diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 7f11100d..eed9854f 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,734 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km" } }, @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber dialects: Kabylie Berber (Tamazight), Chaouia Berber (Tachawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) \n\n" + "text": "Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) \nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "39,542,166 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the mother is an Algerian citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -413,13 +424,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Council of the Nation (144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National People's Assembly (462 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Council of the Nation (144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National People's Assembly (489 seats including 8 seats for Algerians living abroad); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2012 (next to be held in December 2017); National People's Assembly - last held on 10 May 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of the Nation election of 29 December 2009 - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly election of 10 May 2012 - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 221, RND 70, AAV 47, FFS 21, PT 17, FNA 9, El Adala 7, MPA 6, PFJ 5, FC 4, PNSD 4, other 32, independent 19" + "text": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 221, RND 70, AAV 47, FFS 21, PT 17, FNA 9, El Adala 7, MPA 6, PFJ 5, FC 4, PNSD 4, other 32, independent 19; seats by party as of 5 October 2015 - FLN 220, RND 68, AAV 50, FFS 28, PT 24, FNA 10, FJD 8, MPA 7, FC 5, PFJ 5, ANR 4, PNSD 4, AHD 54 3, PED 3, FNJS 3, UFDS 3, other minor parties 16, independent 19, representing Algerian diaspora 8, vacant 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]; Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES]; Algerian Rally [Ali ZAGHDOUD]; Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL]; Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed BENHAMOU]; Front for Change or FC [Abdelmadjid MENASRA]; Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH]; Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID]; Green Algeria Alliance or AAV (includes Movement for National Reform, Islamic Renaissance Movement, and Movement of the Society of Peace or Hamas); Islamic Renaissance Movement or EnNahda Movement [Mohamed DHOUIBI]; Movement of the Society of Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI]; National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Bensalah ABDELKADER]; National Liberation Front or FLN [Amar SAIDANI]; National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD; National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI] (see Green Algeria Alliance); New Dawn Party or PFJ; New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI]; New Light Party [Bedreddine BELBAZ]; Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE]; Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID]; Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS]; Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Mustafa BOUCHACHI]; Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]", + "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI] ++ Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES] ++ Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD] ++ Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL] ++ Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed BENHAMOU] ++ Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ] ++ Front for Change or FC [Abdelmadjid MENASRA] ++ Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH] ++ Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID] ++ Green Algeria Alliance or AAV (includes Islah, Ennahda Movement, and MSP) ++ Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Mohamed DHOUIBI] ++ Movement of the Society of Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI] ++ National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Bensalah ABDELKADER] ++ National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA] ++ National Liberation Front or FLN [Amar SAIDANI] ++ National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD ++ National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI] ++ National Republican Alliance ++ New Dawn Party or PFJ ++ New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI] ++ Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE] ++ Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID] ++ Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS] ++ Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Mustafa BOUCHACHI] ++ Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH] ++ Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA] ++ Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]", "note": { "text": "a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997" } @@ -685,10 +696,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "48.05 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "53.99 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "44 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "42.87 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "985 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -700,52 +711,52 @@ "text": "15.2 million kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.762 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.42 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.097 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.158 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "6,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "571,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "484,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "380,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "390,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "471,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "432,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,270 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "94,180 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "78.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "79.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "32.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "49 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "43 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "4.505 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index a8893151..0a9f3d34 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,369 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1,427 km, Zambia 1,065 km" } }, @@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent was an Angolan citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -443,10 +454,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] ++ National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Lucas NGONDA] ++ National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) ++ Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) ++ Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]", - "note": { - "text": "4 other parties qualified to participate in the national election in August 2012" - } + "text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] ++ National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Lucas NGONDA] ++ National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) ++ Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) ++ Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO]", @@ -511,7 +519,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Angola’s economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country’s exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge." + "text": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$175.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $168.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $157.8 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -676,10 +684,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.512 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.475 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.875 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.842 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -688,55 +696,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.657 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.53 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "39.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "50.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "60.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "49.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.89 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.742 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.928 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.815 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "9.06 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "9.011 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "38,760 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "40,010 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "133,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "112,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "17,750 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "21,740 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "55,740 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "75,790 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "760 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "925 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "760 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "495 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "275 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 13de21e6..142aa295 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,347.15 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Namibia 1,544 km, South Africa 1,969 km, Zambia 0.15 km, Zimbabwe 834 km" } }, @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria (2013)" } }, @@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent was a citizen of Botswana" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -420,7 +431,7 @@ "text": "National Assembly elections last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - BDP 46.5%, UDC 30.0%, BCP 20.4%, independents 3.1%; seats by party - BDP 37, UDC 17, BCP 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - BDP 46.5%, UDC 30.0%, BCP 20.4%, independent 3.1%; seats by party - BDP 37, UDC 17, BCP 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -497,7 +508,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Botswana’s diamond dependent economy has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. However, economic growth was negative in 2009, with the industrial sector shrinking by 30%, after the global crisis reduced demand for Botswana's diamonds. Although the economy recovered in 2010-12, GDP growth slowed in 2012-14. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $16,600 in 2014. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury export was a critical factor in the sharp economic contraction of 2009. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. According to official government statistics, unemployment reached 17.8% in 2009, but unofficial estimates run much higher. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond production within the next 10-15 years overshadows long-term prospects. A major international diamond company signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 to move its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone by the end of 2013. The move has supported the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry." + "text": "Botswana's diamond dependent economy has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. However, economic growth was negative in 2009, with the industrial sector shrinking by 30%, after the global crisis reduced demand for Botswana's diamonds. Although the economy recovered in 2010-12, GDP growth slowed in 2012-14. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $16,600 in 2014. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury export was a critical factor in the sharp economic contraction of 2009. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. According to official government statistics, unemployment reached 17.8% in 2009, but unofficial estimates run much higher. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond production within the next 10-15 years overshadows long-term prospects. A major international diamond company signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 to move its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone by the end of 2013. The move has supported the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$33.74 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $30.36 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -659,67 +670,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "350 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "235 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.162 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.213 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.18 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.371 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "132,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "132,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "15,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "19,360 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "18,320 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -869,7 +880,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "Trafficking in persons": { - "currrent situation": { + "current situation": { "text": "Botswana is a source and destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; young Batswana serving as domestic workers, sometimes sent by their parents, may be denied education and basic necessities or experience confinement and abuse indicative of forced labor; adults and children of San ethnicity were reported to be in forced labor on farms and at cattle posts; Batswana girls also are forced into prostitution domestically; undocumented Asian workers may be vulnerable to forced labor due to the threat of deportation" }, "tier rating": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 8f1e8492..2f5a175a 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,123 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burkina Faso 386 km, Niger 277 km, Nigeria 809 km, Togo 651 km" } }, @@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Fon and related 39.2%, Adja and related 15.2%, Yoruba and related 12.3%, Bariba and related 9.2%, Peulh and related 7%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%, Dendi and related 2.5%, other 1.6% (includes Europeans), unspecified 2.9% (2002 census)" + "text": "Fon and related 39.2%, Adja and related 15.2%, Yoruba and related 12.3%, Bariba and related 9.2%, Peulh and related 7%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%, Dendi and related 2.5%, other 1.6%, unspecified 2.9% (2002 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 27.1%, Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, Protestant 10.4% (Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%), other Christian 5.3%, other 15.5% (2002 census)" + "text": "Catholic 27.1%, Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, Protestant 10.4% (Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%), other traditional religions 6%, other Christian 5.3%, other 1.9%, none 6.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2002 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "10,448,647", @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Benin" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ "text": "last held on 26 April 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - FCBE 30.2%, UN 14.4%, PRD 10.6%, ; seats by party - FCBE 32, UN 15, PRD 10, RB-RP 7, other 19" + "text": "percent of vote by party - FCBE 30.2%, UN 14.4%, PRD 10.6%, AND 7.6%, RB-RP 7.1%, other 30.1%; seats by party - FCBE 33, UN 13, PRD 10, AND 5, RB-RP 7, other 15" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN]; Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP; Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI]; Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI]; Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA]; Key Force or FC [Lazare S�HOU�TO]; Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI]; Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU]; Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Dominique HOUNGNINOU]; Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU]; Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA]; Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU]; Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD)", + "text": "African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN] ++ Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP ++ Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO] ++ Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] ++ Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI] ++ Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA] ++ Key Force or FC [Lazare S�HOU�TO] ++ Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI] ++ National Alliance for Development and Democracy (Alliance nationale pour le developpement et la democratie) or AND ++ Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Dominique HOUNGNINOU] ++ Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU] ++ Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA] ++ Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU] ++ Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD)", "note": { "text": "approximately 20 additional minor parties" } @@ -658,67 +669,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "146 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "154 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "858 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "911 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "925 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "983 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "171,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "171,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "8 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "8 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "34,410 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "34,840 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "30,930 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 56ebd952..0a4247e9 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that integrated defense forces, and established a new constitution and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010, continues to face many political and economic challenges. Burundi began holding national elections in June 2015 with a presidential election scheduled for July." + "text": "Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that integrated defense forces, and established a new constitution and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010 and 2015, continues to face many political and economic challenges." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo" + "text": "Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "3 30 S, 30 00 E" @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,140 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km, Rwanda 315 km, Tanzania 589 km" } }, @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ "text": "none (landlocked)" }, "Climate": { - "text": "equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees celcius but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)" + "text": "equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)" }, "Terrain": { "text": "hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains" @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Prosper BAZOMBAZA (since 13 February 2014); Second Vice President Gervais RUFYIKIRI (since 29 August 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Gaston SINDIMWO (since 25 August 2015); Second Vice President Joseph BUTORE (since 25 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { "text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Prosper BAZOMBAZA (since 13 February 2014); Second Vice President Gervais RUFYIKIRI (since 29 August 2010)" @@ -403,18 +403,18 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 July 2015(next to be held in 2020); vice presidents nominated by the president, endorsed by Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Pierre NKURUNZIZA reelected president; percent of vote - Pierre NKURUNZIZA (CNDD-FDD ) 69.4%, Agathon RWASA (National Liberation Forces) 19%, other 11.6%" + "text": "Pierre NKURUNZIZA reelected president; percent of vote - Pierre NKURUNZIZA (CNDD-FDD) 69.4%, Agathon RWASA (National Liberation Forces) 19%, other 11.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (54 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of provincial councils using a two-thirds majority vote and 20 seats reserved for former heads of state; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a required ethnic mix of 60 percent Hutu and 40 percent Tutsi, and at least 30 percent women; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (37-54 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of provincial councils using a two-thirds majority vote, 3 seats reserved for Twas, 8 seats reserved for women, and 20 seats reserved for former heads of state; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (118-121 seats; 100 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a required ethnic mix of 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi, and at least 30% women; 18-21 members are co-opted including 3 members representing the Twas; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 23 July 2010 (next to be held on 26 June 2015); note - legislative election delayed because of unrest" + "text": "Senate - last held on 24 July 2015 (next to be hld onin 2019); National Assembly - last held on 29 June 2015 (next to be held on NA 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CNDD-FDD 81.2%, UPRONA 11.6%, FRODEBU 5.9%, other 1.3%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 81, UPRONA 17, FRODEBU 5, other 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CBDD-FDD 30, UPRONA 2, FNL 1, and 4 seats reserved for heads of state, 3 seats for Twas, and 8 seats for women; National Assembly - percent of vote by party (preliminary results) - CNDD-FDD 60.3%, Burundians' Hope Independent 11.2% UPRONA 2.5%, other 26%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 77, Burundians' Hope Independent 21, UPRONA 2, co-opted members 18, seats reserved for Twas 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -664,67 +664,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "152 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "202 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "236.4 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "282.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "95 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "95 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "52,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "55,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,270 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,429 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,456 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -869,10 +869,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "54,011 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" + "text": "53,977 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "79,200 (the majority are ethnic Tutsi displaced by inter-communal violence that broke out after the 1993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; no new displacements since 2008 when the last rebel group laid down its arms) (2015)" + "text": "undetermined (some ethnic Tutsis remain displaced from intercommunal violence that broke out after the 1993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; violence since April 2015 has caused internal displacement, but exact figures are unknown because of insecurity and fear of reprisal attacks for self-identification as an IDP) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,302 (2014)" diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index b3350ccb..ee5c3f0a 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,406 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cameroon 1,116 km, Central African Republic 1,556 km, Libya 1,050 km, Niger 1,196 km, Nigeria 85 km, Sudan 1,403 km" } }, @@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly (188 seats; 118 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 70 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 13 February 2011 (next to be held on 30 September 2015)" + "text": "National Assembly - last held on 13 February and 6 May 2011 (next to be held on 30 September 2015)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ART 133, UNDR 11, other 44" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPS 117, UNDR 10, RDP 9, URD 8, RNDT/Le Reveil 8, Viva-RNDP 5, FAR 4, PUR 2, UDR 2, PDSA 2, CTPD 2, other minor parties 19" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Renaissance of Chad or ART, an alliance among the ruling MPS, RDP, and Viva-RNDP ++ Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarledjy YORONGAR] ++ National Rally for Development and Progress or Viva-RNDP [Dr. Nouradine Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE] ++ National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO] ++ Party for Liberty and Development or PLD [Jean-Baptiste LAOKOLE] ++ Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Mahamat Saleh AHMAT, chairman] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Lol Mahamat CHOUA] ++ Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Sande NGARYIMBE]" + "text": "Alliance for the Renaissance of Chad or ART (includes MPS, RDP, and Viva-RNDP) ++ Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarledjy YORONGAR] ++ National Rally for Development and Progress or Viva-RNDP [Dr. Nouradine Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE] ++ National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO] ++ Party for Liberty and Development or PLD [Jean-Baptiste LAOKOLE] ++ Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Idriss DEBY] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Lol Mahamat CHOUA] ++ Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Sande NGARYIMBE]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" @@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "205 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "186 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "190.7 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -682,55 +682,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "31,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "31,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "97,910 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "103,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "125,700 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "104,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.5 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,754 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,754 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "367,229 (Sudan); 84,223 (Central African Republic); 14,586 (Nigeria) (2015)" + "text": "367,229 (Sudan); 66,233 (Central African Republic); 14,586 (Nigeria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "111,000 (majority are in the east) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index e4debb94..2b0251eb 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,008 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Gabon 2,567 km" } }, @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "animal contact disease": { @@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-half of membership renewed every three years) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 5 August 2008 (next to be held in July 2014); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 12 October 2014 for 36 of the expiry seats (next to be held in 2020); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, other 7, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT (and allies) 117, UPADS 7, independent 12, vacant 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, other 7, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 89, MCDDI 7, UPADS 7, RDPS 5, MAR 4, RC 3, MUST 2, UPDP 2, CPR 1, PRL 1, PUR 1, UFD 1, UR 1, independent 12, vacant 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Movement for Renewal or MAR ++ Congolese Labour Party or PCT ++ Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Michel MAMPOUYA] ++ Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD ++ Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Martin MBERI] ++ Rally for Democracy and the Republic or RDR [Raymond Damasge NGOLLO] ++ Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Jean-Pierre Thystere TCHICAYA, president] ++ Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMP ++ Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR ++ United Democratic Forces or FDU [Sebastian EBAO] ++ many smaller parties" + "text": "Action Movement for Renewal or MAR [Roland BOUITI-VIAUDO] ++ Citizen's Rally or RC ++ Congolese Labour Party or PCT [Denis SASSOY-NGUESSO] ++ Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Guy Price Parfait KO] ++ Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work or MUST [Claudine MUNARI] ++ Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Pascal Tsaty MABIALA] ++ Party for the Unity of the Republic or PUR ++ Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress or UPDP [Auguste-Celestin GONGARD NKOUA ++ Prospects and Realities Club or CPR ++ Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Bernard BATCHI] ++ Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMP ++ Republican and Liberal Party or PRL ++ Union for the Republic or UR ++ Union of Democratic Forces ++ Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR ++ United Democratic Forces or FDU [Sebastian EBAO]; many smaller parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Congolese Trade Union Congress or CSC ++ General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students or UGEEC ++ Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women or URFC ++ Union of Congolese Socialist Youth or UJSC" @@ -653,67 +653,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "559 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.303 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "588 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "740 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "27 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "55 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "559,000 kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "238,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "51.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "12.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "48.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "279,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "250,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "290,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "278,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "13,820 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "17,740 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,288 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,160 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,156 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,571 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.16 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.16 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "39 million cu m (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "90.61 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -816,13 +816,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "17,289 km" + "text": "17,000 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "864 km" + "text": "1,212 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "16,425 km (2004)" + "text": "15,788 km (2006)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index d6ac5f58..4d2689a4 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "10,481 km" }, - "border countries (9)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2,332 km" } }, @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO] ++ Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA] ++ Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC ++ Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA] ++ People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Henri MOVA, Secretary General] ++ Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI] ++ Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA] ++ Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI] ++ Union of Mobutuist Democrats or UDEMO [MOBUTU Nzanga]" + "text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO] ++ Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA] ++ Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC ++ Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA] ++ People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Henri MOVA] ++ Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI] ++ Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA] ++ Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Allied Democratic Forces or ADF (anti-Ugandan government rebel groups] ++ Forces Arm�es de la R�publique D�mocratique du Congor (Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or FARDC ++ Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda or FDLR (Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's genocide in 1994) ++ M23 (rebel group comprised largely of ex-CNDP forces)" @@ -673,67 +673,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.802 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.885 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.653 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.292 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "171 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "44 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.506 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.506 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "22,240 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "180 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "180 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "9,320 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,620 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "9 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "9 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "38,028 (Rwanda) (2014); 98,281 (Central African Republic); 23,639 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "38,028 (Rwanda) (2014); 98,281 (Central African Republic); 23,686 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "2,857,400 (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 1d53390d..618e1477 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,018 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Central African Republic 901 km, Chad 1,116 km, Republic of the Congo 494 km, Equatorial Guinea 183 km, Gabon 349 km, Nigeria 1,975 km" } }, @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "Senate last held on 14 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly last held on 30 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 56, SDF 14; National Assembly percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 148, SDF 18, UNDP 5, UDC 4, UPC 3, other 2" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 56, SDF 14; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPDM 73.1%, SDF 17.6%, UNDP 6.1%, UDC 2.5%, other 0.7%; seats by party - CPDM 148, SDF 18, UNDP 5, UDC 4, UPC 3, other 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.857 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.155 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.267 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.535 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -688,55 +688,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.007 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.009 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "28.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "71.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "71.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "62,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "80,830 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "55,680 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "52,060 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "34,220 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "31,960 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "43,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "42,780 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "29,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "38,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "13,370 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "10,150 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,018 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,061 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "165 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "346 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "165 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "346 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "135.1 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "253,042 (Central African Republic); 58,220 (Nigeria) (2015)" + "text": "258,582 (Central African Republic); 62,861 (Nigeria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "81,693 (2015)" diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 28650503..317085bd 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 24 members elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed and 9 members indirectly selected by island assemblies; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 25 January - 22 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 25 January and 22 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPDC 8, Juwa 7, Democratic Rally of the Comoros 2, Convention for the Revival of the Comoros 2, RADHI 1, Party for the Comorian Agreement 1, independents 3; note - in addition 9 seats will be filled by nominations from the three island assemblies" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPDC 8, PJ 7, RDC 2, CRC 2, RADHI 1, PEC 1, independents 3; note - in addition 9 seats will be filled by nominations from the 3 island assemblies" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "43 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "43 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "39.99 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "39.99 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -625,55 +625,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "22,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "22,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "95.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "4.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,080 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "877.1 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,009 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index a3d831e8..ba3e7bc0 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March, 2003 President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. The militant group, Lord's Resistance Army, continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president; new general elections are scheduled for October 2015." + "text": "The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March, 2003 President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. The militant group, Lord's Resistance Army, continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president; new general elections, originally scheduled for October 2015, have now been postponed to at least 2016." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,920 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km" } }, @@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "interim president elected by the National Transitional Council on 20 January 2014 and sworn in three days later (next general election scheduled for October 2015" + "text": "interim president elected by the National Transitional Council on 20 January 2014 and sworn in three days later (planned 18 October 2015 has been postponed)" }, "election results": { "text": "Catherine SAMBA-PANZA elected in second round; SAMBA-PANZA 75 votes from the National Transitional Council, Desire KOLINGBA 53 votes (128 MPs out of 135 voted)" @@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (105 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 23 January 2011 and 27 March 2011 (next to be held in February 2015)" + "text": "last held on 23 January 2011 and 27 March 2011 (planned 18 October 2015 election postponed)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KNK 61, MLPC 1, RDC 1, independent 16, other 11" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KNK 61, Presidential Majority 11, independent 26, other 2; note - information on 5 seats is unavailable" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -663,10 +663,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "175 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "181 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "162.8 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "168.3 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -675,55 +675,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "44,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "44,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "43.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,910 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,318 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,318 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -815,7 +815,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "20,278 km (2010)" + "text": "20,278 km" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "1,385 km" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "18,893 km (2010)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -868,7 +874,7 @@ "text": "5,342 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "369,490 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2015)" + "text": "399,024 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index dfd4dc1c..75bf2a31 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -373,6 +373,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Cabo Verde" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -631,10 +642,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "307 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "307 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "285.5 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "285.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -643,55 +654,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "121,300 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "108,500 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "76.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "31.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,780 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,646 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,646 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 3ddde670..087d7d08 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "528 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Eritrea 125 km, Ethiopia 342 km, Somalia 61 km" } }, @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" }, "note": { @@ -405,13 +405,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale, formerly the Chamber of Deputies (65 seats; 52 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 13 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - in 2012, the electoral law was modified to include proportional representation for 13 seats" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale, formerly the Chamber of Deputies (65 seats; 52 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 13 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 22 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP (coalition of parties associated with President Ismail Omar GUELLEH) 49, USN 16" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UMP 61.5%, USN 35.6%, CDU 3.0%; seats by pary - UMP 43, USN 21, CDU 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Roble OLHAYE Oudine (since 22 March 1988)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Issa Daher BOURALEH (since 23 July 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1156 15th Street NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC 20005" @@ -647,10 +647,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "330 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "335 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "306.9 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "311.6 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -659,55 +659,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "130,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "131,400 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "19 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "19.18 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "8,089 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,089 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -813,10 +813,10 @@ "text": "3,065 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,226 km" + "text": "1,379 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "1,839 km (2000)" + "text": "1,686 km (2000)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "while attacks decreased significantly in 2012, the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden remain a high risk for piracy; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents" + "text": "while attacks continued to decrease, with only 4 in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden remain a high risk for piracy; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents" } }, "Military": { @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "25,219 (Yemen); 11,931 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "15,761 (Yemen); 11,931 (Somalia) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 13445271..637cfd67 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,612 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Gaza Strip 13 km, Israel 208 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,276 km" } }, @@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2012 est.)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "88,487,396 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -408,15 +411,26 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the father was born in Egypt" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "only with prior permission from the government" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, "Executive branch": { - "Chief of state": { + "chief of state": { "text": "President Abdelfattah Said ELSISI (since 8 June 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sherif ISMAIL (since 12 September 2015) note - Prime Minister Ibrahim MEHLAB resigned 12 September 2015" + "text": "Prime Minister Sherif ISMAIL (since 12 September 2015); note - Prime Minister Ibrahim MEHLAB resigned 12 September 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet sworn in 17 June 2014" @@ -430,13 +444,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); according to 2014 election laws, will consist of up to 567 members; 420 members to be in elected in single- and multi-seat districts by simple majority vote, 120 members to be elected in party-list districts by simple majority vote, and up to 27 seats as presidential appointees" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members selected by the president; member term NA" }, "elections (for new House of Representatives)": { - "text": "initially scheduled for late December 2014, changed to 22 March to May 2015, but suspended on 3 March 2015 following ruling by Supreme Constitutional Court" - }, - "election results (for previous legislature)": { - "text": "Advisory Council (held 29 January and 14 February 2012) - percent of vote by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 45%, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 28.6%, New Wafd Party 8.5%, Egyptian Bloc 5.4%, other 12.5%; seats by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 105, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 45, New Wafd Party 14, Egyptian Bloc 8, other 4, independents 4, presidential appointees 90; People's Assembly (held in three stages 28 November 2011 to 11 January 2012) - percent of vote by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 37.5%, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 27.8%, New Wafd Party 9.2%, Egyptian Bloc 8.9%, Al-Wasat Party 3.7%, The Revolution Continues Alliance 2.8%, Reform and Development Party 2.2%, National Party of Egypt 1.6%, Freedom Party 1.9%, Egyptian Citizen Party 0.9%, other 3.5%; seats by party - Democratic Alliance of Egypt 235, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 123, New Wafd Party 38, Egyptian Bloc 35, Al-Wasat 10, Reform and Development Party 9, The Revolution Continues Alliance 8, National Party of Egypt 5, Egyptian Citizen Party 4, Freedom Party 4, independents 21, other 6, SCAF appointees 10" + "text": "initial election scheduled in two phases - 17-28 October and 21 November-2 December 2015" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -463,7 +474,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Yasser REDA(since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Yasser REDA (since 17 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -681,7 +692,7 @@ "text": "$15.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$55.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$79.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $76.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -695,34 +706,34 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "152 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "155.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "129.4 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "135.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.679 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.474 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "102 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "77 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "27 million kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "700,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "478,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "189,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -731,13 +742,13 @@ "text": "80,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "445,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "770,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "752,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "83,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -746,10 +757,10 @@ "text": "170,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "56.63 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "57.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "53.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "52.72 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "3.823 billion cu m (2013 est.)" @@ -949,7 +960,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "70,023 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 12,730 (Sudan); 5,149 (Iraq) (2014); 132,375 (Syria); 7,365 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "70,023 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 12,730 (Sudan); 5,149 (Iraq) (2014); 128,019 (Syria); 7,365 (Somalia) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "20 (2014)" diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 0bf468b4..c776b174 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "528 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cameroon 183 km, Gabon 345 km" } }, @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "animal contact disease": { @@ -374,6 +374,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Equatorial Guinea" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -396,7 +407,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional, formerly the unicameral Parliament, consists of the Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 15 appointed by the president) and the House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the constitutional referendum of 2011 established the Senate which was formed at the time of the May 2013 elections" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional, formerly the unicameral Parliament, consists of the Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 15 appointed by the president) and the House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the constitutional referendum of 2011 established the Senate and was implemented at the time of the May 2013 elections" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 26 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" @@ -616,7 +627,7 @@ "text": "petroleum sector equipment, other equipment, construction materials, vehicles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 23.5%, Spain 17.3%, China 13.6%, France 5.7%, Cote dIvoire 4.5% (2014)" + "text": "US 23.5%, Spain 17.3%, China 13.6%, France 5.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$2.763 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.507 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -630,10 +641,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "97 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "100 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "90.21 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "93 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -642,55 +653,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "41,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "164,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "22.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "9.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "77.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "290,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "248,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "319,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "318,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "3,074 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,290 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,320 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,561 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,863 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.88 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.29 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.16 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.49 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "4.72 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "36.81 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 6c42b230..65913a25 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,840 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1,033 km, Sudan 682 km" } }, @@ -363,6 +363,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Eritrea" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "20 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -388,7 +399,7 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Hagerawi Baito (150 seats; 75 members indirectly elected by the ruling party and 75 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia" + "text": "in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to form a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -449,7 +460,10 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country" + "text": "red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country", + "note": { + "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "camel; national colors: green, red, blue" @@ -618,10 +632,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "317 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "338 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "269 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "284 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -630,55 +644,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "140,800 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "140,800 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,160 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index a57e05d0..558bce54 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,925 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Djibouti 342 km, Eritrea 1,033 km, Kenya 867 km, Somalia 1,640 km, South Sudan 1,299 km, Sudan 744 km" } }, @@ -415,6 +415,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Ethiopia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "4 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -441,7 +452,7 @@ "text": "last held on 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 547" + "text": "House of Representatives percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 500, SPDP 24, BGPDP 9, ANDP 8, GPUDM 3, APDO 1, HNL 1, independent 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -456,7 +467,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Afar National Democratic Party or ANDP [Mohammed KEDIR] ++ All Ethiopian Unity Organization or AEUO [Hailu SHAWEL] ++ Arena Tigray [GEBRU Asrat] ++ Argoba People's Democratic Organization or APDO [Abdulkader MOHAMMED] ++ Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Party or BGPDP [Mulualem BESSE] ++ Blue Party (Semayawi Party) [Yanatan TESFAYE, spokesman] ++ Coalition for Unity and Democratic Party or CUDP [AYELE Chamiso] ++ Ethiopian Democratic Party or EDP [MUSHE Semu] ++ Ethiopian Federal Democratic Forum or FORUM [Dr. Moga FRISSA] (a UDJ-led 6-party alliance established for the 2010 parliamentary elections) ++ Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF (including the following organizations: Amhara National Democratic Movement or ANDM; Oromo People's Democratic Organization or OPDO; Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement or SEPDM; and Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF) ++ Gambella Peoples Unity Democratic Movement or GPUDM ++ Gurage Peoples Democratic Front [GIRMA Bogale] ++ Harari National League or HNL [YASIN Husein] ++ Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement or OFDM ++ Oromo People's Congress or OPC [IMERERA Gudina] ++ Somali Democratic Alliance Forces or SODAF [BUH Hussien] ++ Somali People's Democratic Party or SPDP [Abdulfetah Sheck ABDULAHI] ++ South Ethiopian People's Democratic Union or SEPDU [TILAHUN Endeshaw] ++ United Ethiopian Democratic Forces or UEDF [BEYENE Petros] ++ Unity for Democracy and Justice or UDJ [Dr. NEGASSO Gidada]" + "text": "Afar National Democratic Party or ANDP [Mohammed KEDIR] ++ Argoba People's Democratic Organization or APDO ++ Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Party or BGPDP ++ Blue Party (Semayawi Party) [Yanatan TESFAYE, spokesman] ++ Ethiopian Federal Democratic Forum or FORUM [Dr. Moga FRISSA] (a UDJ-led 6-party alliance established for the 2010 parliamentary elections) ++ Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF [Hailemarian DESALEGN] (including the following organizations: Amhara National Democratic Movement or ANDM; Oromo People's Democratic Organization or OPDO; Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement or SEPDM; Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF) ++ Gambella Peoples Unity Democratic Movement or GPUDM ++ Harari National League or HNL [YASIN Husein] ++ Somali People's Democratic Party or SPDP" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front or EPPF ++ Ogaden National Liberation Front or ONLF ++ Oromo Liberation Front or OLF [DAOUD Ibsa]" @@ -695,67 +706,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.107 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.632 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.591 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.227 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "400 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.127 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.47 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "9.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "88.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "88.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "430,000 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "430,000 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "56,940 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "51,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "42,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "51,960 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "24.92 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -926,7 +937,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "287,939 (South Sudan); 247,706 (Somalia); 139,039 (Eritrea); 36,863 (Sudan); 10,687 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "289,227 (South Sudan); 251,261 (Somalia); 147,190 (Eritrea); 37,113 (Sudan); 8,114 (Yemen) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "413,400 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Sumale and Oromiya regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 9824cea9..abba7e57 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "749 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Senegal 749 km" } }, @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ "text": "last held on 29 March 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - APRC 51.8%, independent 38.8%, NRP 9.4%; seats by party - APRC 43, independent 4, NRP 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - APRC 51.8%, NRP 9.4%, independent 38.8%; seats by party - APRC 43, NRP 1, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH] (the ruling party) ++ Gambia People's Democratic Party or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ] ++ National Alliance for Democracy and Development or NADD [Halifa SALLAH] ++ National Convention Party or NCP [Sheriff DIBBA] ++ National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH] ++ People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]" + "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH] ++ National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "National Environment Agency or NEA ++ West African Peace Building Network-Gambian Chapter or WANEB-GAMBIA ++ Youth Employment Network Gambia or YENGambia", @@ -661,10 +672,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "230 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "235 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "213.9 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "218.6 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -673,55 +684,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "62,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "62,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,350 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "42 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "41.62 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,434 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,159 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 917b9b06..0e4fdc80 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,261 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2,567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km" } }, @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -372,6 +372,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Gabon" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -628,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 20%, Cote dIvoire 15.3%, China 9.6%, US 9.3%, Algeria 5.1%, Belgium 4.5% (2014)" + "text": "France 20%, Cote d'Ivoire 15.3%, China 9.6%, US 9.3%, Algeria 5.1%, Belgium 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$2.397 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -642,10 +653,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.702 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.111 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.378 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.68 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -654,55 +665,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "415,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "415,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "59% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "239,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "240,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "225,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "226,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "19,280 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "18,750 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "7,670 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,678 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,594 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,042 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "90 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "384 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "90 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "384 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index e54a9970..00d82662 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,420 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burkina Faso 602 km, Cote d'Ivoire 720 km, Togo 1,098 km" } }, @@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Mother's mean age at first birth": { + "text": "22.6", + "note": { + "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + } + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,6 +409,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent or grandparent was a citizen of Ghana" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -668,7 +685,7 @@ "text": "capital equipment, refined petroleum, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 25.5%, Nigeria 13.1%, Netherlands 8.2%, Cote dIvoire 7.2%, US 6.9%, India 4.1% (2014)" + "text": "China 25.5%, Nigeria 13.1%, Netherlands 8.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 7.2%, US 6.9%, India 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$5.461 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.632 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -703,52 +720,52 @@ "text": "2.847 million kW (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "45% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "45.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "110,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "105,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "83,870 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "32,060 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "660 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "660 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "22,130 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,490 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "66,570 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "75,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "9,977 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,107 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "37,240 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "74,550 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "615 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "430 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "615 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "430 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "22.65 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index b372e93c..4004cfda 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,046 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km" } }, @@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 27 June 2010 with a runoff on 7 November 2010 (next tentatively scheduled for October 2015); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October 2015 (next scheduled for 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Alpha CONDE elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 52.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 47.5%" + "text": "Alpha CONDE reelected president; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ "text": "last held on 28 September 2013 (next scheduled for 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, other 14" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 12" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE] ++ Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE] (ruling party) ++ Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean Marie DORE] ++ Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO] ++ Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE] ++ ", + "text": "National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE] ++ Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE] ++ Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean Marie DORE] ++ Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO] ++ Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE]", "note": { - "text": "listed are the five most popular parties as of January 2014; overall, there are more than 140 registered parties" + "text": "listed are the five most popular parties as of January 2014" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "950 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "971 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "883.5 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "903 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -682,55 +682,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "398,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "398,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "67.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "32.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "8,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "9,089 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,089 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index b5dabdaf..cb3c521d 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,458 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burkina Faso 545 km, Ghana 720 km, Guinea 816 km, Liberia 778 km, Mali 599 km" } }, @@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 October and 28 November 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 54.1%, Laurent GBAGBO (FPI) 45.9%; note - Prime Minister SORO resigned from the incumbent administration and was subsequently appointed to the same position by OUATTARA; on 12 March 2011, SORO was elected to the National Assembly and resigned as prime minister the same day; former president GBAGBO refused to cede office, resulting in a 5-month standoff, but was finally forced to stand down in April 2011" + "text": "Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (ADF) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ "highest court(s)": { "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)" }, - "judge selection and term offfice": { + "judge selection and term office": { "text": "judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 \"bench\" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizen's Democratic Union or UDCY [Theodore MEL EG] ++ Democracy and Liberty for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] ++ Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal AFFI NGUESSAN] ++ Ivorian Worker's Party or PIT [Daniel AKA AHIZ] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] ++ over 144 smaller registered parties" + "text": "Alliance of Democratic Forces or AFD ++ Citizen's Democratic Union or UDCY [Theodore MEL EG] ++ Democracy and Liberty for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] ++ Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal AFFI NGUESSAN] ++ Ivorian Worker's Party or PIT [Daniel AKA AHIZ] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] ++ over 144 smaller registered parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] ++ National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] ++ Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY] ++ Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP" @@ -685,67 +685,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.87 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.688 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.89 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.731 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "615 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "645 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "54 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.522 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.522 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "39.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "39.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "37,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "36,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "32,190 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "47,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "49,780 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "72,860 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "55,890 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "62,750 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "22,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "38,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "39,720 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,810 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,305 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.619 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.78 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.619 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.78 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 476ad12e..4f23a59b 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,457 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Ethiopia 867 km, Somalia 684 km, South Sudan 317 km, Tanzania 775 km, Uganda 814 km" } }, @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -403,6 +403,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -431,7 +442,7 @@ "text": "last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017 or 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance (TNA 17, URP 12, NARC 1); CORD Coalition (ODM 17, FORD-K 5, WDM-K 5, other 1); Amani Coalition (KANU 3, UDF 3); APK 3; National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee ALliance (TNA 89, URP 75, NARC 3), CORD Coalition (ODM 96, WDM-K 26, FORD-K 10, other 9), Amani Coalition (UDF 12, KANU 6, NFK 6), APK 5, FORD-P 4, independent 4, other 4" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance 30 (TNA 17, URP 12, NARC 1); CORD Coalition 28 (ODM 17, FORD-K 5, WDM-K 5, other 1); Amani Coalition 6 (KANU 3, UDF 3), APK 3; National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee ALliance 167 (TNA 89, URP 75, NARC 3), CORD Coalition 141 (ODM 96, WDM-K 26, FORD-K 10, other 9), Amani Coalition 24 (UDF 12, KANU 6, NFK 6), Eagle Coalition 2 (KNC 2), APK 5, FORD-P 4, independent 4, other 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -685,67 +696,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.618 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.123 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.284 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.627 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "42 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "31 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "37 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "42 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.816 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.851 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "42.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "44.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "43.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "31,040 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "19,830 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "32,240 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,510 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "83,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "84,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,266 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "843.8 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "52,160 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "65,450 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -924,7 +935,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "420,199 (Somalia - includes registered asylum seekers); 91,827 (South Sudan); 31,023 (Ethiopia - includes registered asylum seekers); 22,049 (Democratic Republic of Congo - includes registered asylum seekers); 10,443 (Sudan - includes registered asylum seekers); 7,292 (Burundi - includes registered asylum seekers) (2015)" + "text": "420,199 (Somalia - includes registered asylum seekers); 92,531 (South Sudan); 31,023 (Ethiopia - includes registered asylum seekers); 22,049 (Democratic Republic of Congo - includes registered asylum seekers); 10,443 (Sudan - includes registered asylum seekers); 7,292 (Burundi - includes registered asylum seekers) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "309,200 (represents people displaced since the 1990s by ethnic and political violence and land disputes and who sought refuge mostly in camps; persons who took refuge in host communities or were evicted in urban areas are not included in the data; data is not available on pastoralists displaced by cattle rustling, violence, natural disasters, and development projects; the largest displacement resulted from 2007-08 post-election violence (2014)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 3c43629d..64c30984 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,667 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guinea 590 km, Cote d'Ivoire 778 km, Sierra Leone 299 km" } }, @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 20 December 2014 (originally scheduled for 14 October 2014, but postponed due to Ebola-virus epidemic; next to be held in fall 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 11 October 2011 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UP 10, NPP 6, CDC 3, APD 2, NUDP 2, LDP 1, LP 1, NDC 1, NDPL 1, independent 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UP 24, CDC 11, LP 7, NUDP 6, NDC 5, APD 3, NPP 3, MPC 2, LDP 1, LTP 1, NRP 1, independent 9" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDC 29.8%, LP 11.5%, NPP 6.1%, PUP 4.9%, NDC 1.3%, other parties 11.8%, independent 24.3%; seats by party - UP 4, CDC 2, LP 2, ANC 1, NDC 1, NPP 1, PUP 1, independent 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - UP 17.8%, CDC 12.8%, LP 9.2%, NDC 5.7%, LTP 4.5%, PUP 3.9%, NPP 3.3%, MPC 2.4%, LDP 1.0%, NRP 0.8%, other parties 16.8% independent 19.7% ; seats by party - UP 24, CDC 11, LP 7, PUP 6, NDC 5, APD 3, NPP 3, MPC 2, LDP 1, LTP 1, NRP 1, independent 9" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Marcus S. G. DAHN] ++ Alternative National Congress or ANC [Orishil GOULD] ++ Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH] ++ Liberia Destiny Party or LDP [Nathaniel BARNES] ++ Liberia Transformation Party or LTP [Julius SUKU] ++ Liberty Party or LP [J. Fonati KOFFA] ++ Movement for Progressive Change or MPC [Simeon FREEMAN] ++ National Democratic Coalition or NDC [Dew MAYSON] ++ National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [D. Nyandeh SIEH] ++ National Patriotic Party or NPP [Theophilus C. GOULD] ++ National Reformist Party or NRP [Maximillian T. W. DIABE] ++ National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP [Victor BARNEY] ++ Unity Party or UP [Varney SHERMAN]" + "text": "Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Marcus S. G. DAHN] ++ Alternative National Congress or ANC [Orishil GOULD] ++ Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH] ++ Liberia Destiny Party or LDP [Nathaniel BARNES] ++ Liberia Transformation Party or LTP [Julius SUKU] ++ Liberty Party or LP [J. Fonati KOFFA] ++ Movement for Progressive Change or MPC [Simeon FREEMAN] ++ National Democratic Coalition or NDC [Dew MAYSON] ++ National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [D. Nyandeh SIEH] ++ National Patriotic Party or NPP ++ National Reformist Party or NRP [Maximillian T. W. DIABE] ++ National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP [Victor BARNEY] ++ People's Unification Party [Isobe GBORKORKOLLIE] ++ Unity Party or UP [Varney SHERMAN]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. It’s principal exports are iron ore, rubber, gold and timber. The Government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, in 2014 as the Ebolavirus began to spread, the economy declined and many businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, and maintaining political stability and security. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic will weigh heavily on public finances at the same time decreased economic activity reduces government revenue, although higher donor support will partly offset this loss." + "text": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, gold and timber. The Government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, in 2014 as the Ebolavirus began to spread, the economy declined and many businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, and maintaining political stability and security. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic will weigh heavily on public finances at the same time decreased economic activity reduces government revenue, although higher donor support will partly offset this loss." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$3.691 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.672 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.38 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "335 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "300 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "311.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "276.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -669,55 +669,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "197,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "23,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,780 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,750 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "23 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,673 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,750 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index ea3bdf6e..e5314aeb 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,106 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "South Africa 1,106 km" } }, @@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ "text": "last held on 28 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - DC 38.8%, ABC 38.1%, LCD, 10.0%, BNP 5.6%, PFD 1.7%, RCL 1.2%, NIP 1.0%, other 3.6%; seats by party - DC 47, ABC 46, LCD 12, BNP 7, PFD 2, RCL 2, NIP 1, MFP 1, BCP 1, LPC 1" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - DC 38.4%, ABC 37.8%, LCD, 9.9%, BNP 5.5%, PFD 1.7%, RCL 1.2%, NIP 1.0%, MFP 0.6%, BCP 0.5%, LPC 0.3%, other 3.1%; seats by party - DC 47, ABC 46, LCD 12, BNP 7, PFD 2, RCL 2, NIP 1, MFP 1, BCP 1, LPC 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -641,67 +641,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "486 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "898 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "707 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "247 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "255 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "80,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "80,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,830 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,711 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,553 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 1846d060..68eafddd 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,339 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 989 km, Chad 1,050 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km" } }, @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu \nnote: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (\n\n" + "text": "Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu \nnote: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (\nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "6,411,776", @@ -380,13 +380,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; member term NA)" + "text": "unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)" }, "elections": { - "text": "election last held in June 2014; note—the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional; however, no country has officially recognized the rival government" + "text": "election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected te ruling; no country has officially recognized the rival government" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the House also boycotted" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Al-Watan (Homeland) Party ++ Justice and Construction Party or JCP [Muhammad SAWAN] ++ National Forces Alliance or NFA [Mahmoud JIBRIL, founder] (includes many political organizations, NGOs, and independents) ++ National Front (initially the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, formed in 1981 as a diaspora opposition group) ++ Union for the Homeland [Abd al-Rahman al-SUWAYHILI] ++ ", + "text": "Al-Watan (Homeland) Party ++ Justice and Construction Party or JCP [Mohamed SOWAN] ++ National Forces Alliance or NFA [Mahmoud JIBRIL] (includes many political organizations, NGOs, and independents) ++ National Front (initially the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, formed in 1981 as a diaspora opposition group) ++ Union for the Homeland [Abd al-Rahman al-SUWAYHILI]", "note": { "text": "partial list of the larger political parties and leaders" } @@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "25.96 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.94 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "22.31 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.54 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "14 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -643,22 +643,22 @@ "text": "61 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7.066 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.121 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "310,000 bbl/day (2014)" + "text": "470,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "735,000 bbl/day", @@ -667,34 +667,34 @@ } }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "48.47 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "48.36 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "388,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "171,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "248,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "242,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "119,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "35,630 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "575.3 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "108,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "12.19 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "12 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.716 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.487 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "6.47 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.513 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.549 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 12001d76..88c742f3 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly, appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA (FIDO) 53.5%, Jean Louis ROBINSON (AVANA) 46.5%" + "text": "Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA (FIDO) 53.5%, Jean Louis ROBINSON (AVANA) 46.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "on 17 March 2009, democratically elected President Marc RAVALOMANANA stepped down handing the government over to the military, which in turn conferred the presidency on opposition leader and Antananarivo mayor Andry RAJOELINA; a power-sharing agreement established a 15-month transition period to conclude with a general election in 2010, which failed to occur; a subsequent agreement aimed for an early 2013 election - the first round was held on 25 October 2013 and the second on 20 December 2013" + "text": "on 17 March 2009, democratically elected President Marc RAVALOMANANA stepped down, handing the government over to the military, which in turn conferred the presidency on opposition leader and Antananarivo mayor Andry RAJOELINA; a power-sharing agreement established a 15-month transition period to conclude with a general election in 2010, which failed to occur; a subsequent agreement aimed for an early 2013 election - the first round was held on 25 October 2013 and the second on 20 December 2013" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ "text": "National Assembly - last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2017); note - a power-sharing agreement in the summer of 2009 established a 15-month transition, concluding in general elections held in 2013 after repeated delays" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - MPAR 17.3%, MR 10.8%, VPM MMM 8.2%, independent and other 63.7%; seats by party - MPAR 49, MR 20, VPM MMM 13, PHI 5, other 35, independent 25, seats with delayed elections 4" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - MPAR 17.3%, MR 10.8%, VPM MMM 8.2%, PHI 3.8%, AMHM 3.5%, LF 2.8%, FFF 1.6%, AIM 1.0%, SFN 0.3%, independent and other 50.6%; seats by party - MPAR 49, MR 20, VPM MMM 13, PHI 5, AMHM 2, LF 5, FFF 2, AIM 2, SFN 2, other 22, independent 25, seats with delayed elections 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -671,10 +671,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.34 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.025 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.246 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.883 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -683,55 +683,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "512,200 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "m 544,200 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "74% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "69.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "25.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "30.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "20,140 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "365 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,120 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "12,120 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.01 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)" @@ -837,13 +837,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "34,476 km" + "text": "37,476 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "5,613 km" + "text": "6,103 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "28,863 km (2010)" + "text": "31,373 km (2010)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 54602319..4c3ed15e 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA’s brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the May 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi." + "text": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the May 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,857 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Mozambique 1,498 km, Tanzania 512 km, Zambia 847 km" } }, @@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ "text": "last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 50, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52; note - voting in one electoral constituency to be rescheduled due to death of candidate" + "text": "percent of vote by party - DPP 22.0%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports. ++ ++ The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. Between 2005 and 2009 Malawi’s government exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 million. The government announced infrastructure projects that could yield improvements, such as a new oil pipeline for better fuel access, and the potential for a waterway link through Mozambican rivers to the ocean for better transportation options. ++ ++ Since 2009, however, Malawi has experienced some setbacks, including a general shortage of foreign exchange, which has damaged its ability to pay for imports, and fuel shortages that hinder transportation and productivity. In October 2013, the African Development Bank, the IMF, several European countries, and the US indefinitely froze $150 million in direct budgetary support in response to a high level corruption scandal, called “Cashgate,” citing a lack of trust in the government’s financial management system and civil service. Most of the frozen donor funds—which accounted for 40% of the budget—have been channeled through non-governmental organizations in the country. The government has failed to address barriers to investment such as unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, and the high costs of services. Investment had fallen continuously for several years, but rose 4 percentage points in 2014 to 17% of GDP. ++ ++ The government faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, addressing environmental problems, dealing with HIV/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors on anti-corruption efforts." + "text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports. ++ ++ The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. Between 2005 and 2009 Malawi’s government exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 million. The government announced infrastructure projects that could yield improvements, such as a new oil pipeline for better fuel access, and the potential for a waterway link through Mozambican rivers to the ocean for better transportation options. ++ ++ Since 2009, however, Malawi has experienced some setbacks, including a general shortage of foreign exchange, which has damaged its ability to pay for imports, and fuel shortages that hinder transportation and productivity. In October 2013, the African Development Bank, the IMF, several European countries, and the US indefinitely froze $150 million in direct budgetary support in response to a high level corruption scandal, called “Cashgate,” citing a lack of trust in the government’s financial management system and civil service. Most of the frozen donor funds — which accounted for 40% of the budget — have been channeled through non-governmental organizations in the country. The government has failed to address barriers to investment such as unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, and the high costs of services. Investment had fallen continuously for several years, but rose 4 percentage points in 2014 to 17% of GDP. ++ ++ The government faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, addressing environmental problems, dealing with HIV/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors on anti-corruption efforts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$13.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.98 billion (2013 est.) ++ $12.34 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -662,10 +662,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.069 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.18 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.924 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.027 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -674,55 +674,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "301,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "302,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,059 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,059 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 60f9c452..ee369b39 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "7,908 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 1,359 km, Burkina Faso 1,325 km, Cote d'Ivoire 599 km, Guinea 1,062 km, Mauritania 2,236 km, Niger 838 km, Senegal 489 km" } }, @@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held in two rounds on 24 November 2013 and on 15 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); note - the scheduled July 2012 election was cancelled due to a coup d'etat and the Tuareg Rebellion" + "text": "last held in two rounds on 24 November and 15 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); note - the scheduled July 2012 election was canceled due to a coup d'etat and the Tuareg Rebellion" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FDR coalition 64 (RPM 61, PARENA 3), ADP coalition 42 (ADEMA 20, URD 18, CNID 4), FARE 5, CODEM 5, SADI 4, ASMA-CFP 4, Yelema 2, independent 16, other 5; note - 13 seats were from voters abroad" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FDR coalition 69 (RPM 66, PARENA 3), ADP coalition 31 (ADEMA-PASG 16, URD 17, CNID 4), FARE 6, CODEM 5, SADI 5, ASMA-CFP 3, PDES 3, MPR 3, independent 4, other 12; note - 13 seats were from voters abroad" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO, Secretary General] ++ Alliance for Democracy or ADEMA [Dionconda TRAORE] ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP (a coalition of political parties including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ Alliance for Democratic Change (political group comprised mainly of Tuareg from Mali's northern region) ++ Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces or ASMA-CFP [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA] ++ Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence or FARE [Modibo SIDIBE] ++ Convergence for the development of Mali or CODEM [Housseyni GUINDO] ++ Economic and Social Development Party or PDES [Jamille BITTAR] ++ Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (a coalition of political parties including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ Movement for a Common Destiny or MODEC [Koniba SIDIBE] ++ National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL] ++ Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Mady KONATE] ++ Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME] ++ Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel Kokalla MAIGA] ++ Rally for Democracy and Labor or RDT [Amadou Ali NIANGADOU] ++ Rally for Mali or RPM [Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA] (ruling party) ++ Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally or US/RDA [Mamadou Bamou TOURE] ++ Union for Democracy and Development or UDD [Tieman Hubert COULIBALY] ++ Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Younoussi TOURE] ++ Yelema [Moussa MARA]" + "text": "African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO] ++ Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity, and Justice or ADEMA-PASJ [Dionconda TRAORE] ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP (coalition including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces or ASMA-CFP [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA] ++ Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence or FARE [Modibo SIDIBE] ++ Convergence for the Development of Mali or CODEM [Housseyni Amion GUINDO] ++ Economic and Social Development Party or PDES [Jamille BITTAR] ++ Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (coalition including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL] ++ Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME] ++ Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel Kokalla MAIGA] ++ Rally for Mali or RPM [Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA] (ruling party) ++ Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Younoussi TOURE]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will largely depend on global price trends. The government is subsidizing the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. The main threat to Mali’s economy is a return to physical insecurity. Other long term threats to the economy include high population growth, corruption, a weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital. The administration’s purchase of a presidential jet for $40 million and inflated defense contracts damaged it’s credibility and led the IMF to temporarily suspend aid in 2014." + "text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will largely depend on global price trends. The government is subsidizing the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. The main threat to Mali’s economy is a return to physical insecurity. Other long term threats to the economy include high population growth, corruption, a weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital. The administration’s purchase of a presidential jet for $40 million and inflated defense contracts damaged its credibility and led the IMF to temporarily suspend aid in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$27.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.56 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.13 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 11.7%, Senegal 10.6%, Cote dIvoire 9%, China 7.7% (2014)" + "text": "France 11.7%, Senegal 10.6%, Cote d'Ivoire 9%, China 7.7% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { "text": "$3.737 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.431 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "520 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "949 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "483.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "882.6 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -682,55 +682,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "304,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "304,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "48.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "48.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "51.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "51.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,698 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,698 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index ecdf991f..6ff1dba7 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain’s 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory. King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government." + "text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory. King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,362.5 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 1,900 km, Western Sahara 444 km, Spain (Ceuta) 8 km, Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km" }, "note": { @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, \n\n" + "text": "Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, \nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "33,322,699 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI] ++ Al Ahd (The Covenant) Party [Najib EL OUAZZANI] ++ An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Abdellah EL HARIF] ++ Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Mustapha BAKKOURY] ++ Choura et Istiqlal (Consultation and Independence) Party or PCI [Abdelwahed MAACH] ++ Citizens' Forces or FC [Abderrahman LAHJOUJI] ++ Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohammed ABIED] ++ Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Mahmoud ARCHANE] ++ Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Touhami EL KHIARI] ++ Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Ahmed BENJELLOUN] ++ Democratic Society Party or PSD [Zhor CHEKKAFI] ++ Democratic Union or UD [Bouazza IKKEN] ++ Environment and Development Party or PED [Ahmed EL ALAMI] ++ Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Hamid CHABAT] ++ Labor Party or LP [Abdelkrim BENATIK] ++ Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohamed ZIANE] ++ National Democratic Party or PND [Abdallah KADIRI] ++ National Ittihadi Congress Party or CNI [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA] ++ National Popular Movement or MNP [Mahjoubi AHERDANE] ++ National Rally of Independents or RNI [Salaheddine MEZOUAR] ++ Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF] ++ Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelillah BENKIRANE] ++ Popular Movement or MP [Mohamed LAENSER] ++ Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH] ++ Reform and Development Party or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOUHEN] ++ Renaissance and Virtue Party or PRV [Mohamed KHALIDI] ++ Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHABAR] ++ Social Center Party or PSC [Lahcen MADIH] ++ Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR] ++ Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]" + "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI] ++ Al Ahd (The Covenant) Party [Najib EL OUAZZANI] ++ An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Abdellah EL HARIF] ++ Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Mustapha BAKKOURY] ++ Choura et Istiqlal (Consultation and Independence) Party or PCI [Abdelwahed MAACH] ++ Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID] ++ Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Mahmoud ARCHANE] ++ Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI] ++ Democratic Oath Party or SD ++ Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Ahmed BENJELLOUN] ++ Democratic Union or UD [Bouazza IKKEN] ++ Environment and Development Party or PED [Ahmed EL ALAMI] ++ Green Left Party ++ Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Hamid CHABAT] ++ Labor Party or PT [Abdelkrim BENATIK] ++ National Popular Movement or MNP [Mahjoubi AHERDANE] ++ National Rally of Independents or RNI [Salaheddine MEZOUAR] ++ Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF] ++ Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelillah BENKIRANE] ++ Party of Liberty and Social Justice ++ Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER] ++ Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH] ++ Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHABAR] ++ Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR] ++ Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Democratic Confederation of Labor or CDT [Noubir EL AMAOUI] ++ General Union of Moroccan Workers or UGTM [Mohamed KAFI CHERRAT] ++ Justice and Charity Organization or JCO [Mohammed ben Abdesslam ABBADI] ++ Moroccan Employers Association or CGEM [Miriem BENSALAH-CHAQROUN] ++ National Labor Union of Morocco or UNMT [Mohamed YATIM] ++ Union of Moroccan Workers or UMT [Miloudi EL MOUKHARIK]" @@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "$20.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$35.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.93 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$49.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $45.62 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -679,10 +679,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "23.65 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.35 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "25.14 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "26.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "818 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -691,55 +691,55 @@ "text": "5.66 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.413 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.763 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "73.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "69% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "19.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "5,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "122,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "148,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "680,000 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "680,000 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "131,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "155,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "209,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "293,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "20,830 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "13,380 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "143,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "161,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "62.03 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "79 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.084 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.181 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.022 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.102 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.444 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index f65b8647..ae25f1b6 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -373,6 +373,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -401,7 +412,7 @@ "text": "last held on 10 December 2014 (next to be held by 2019); note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 6 October 2014, resulting in early elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Alliance Lepep 49.8%, PTR-MMM 38.5%, FSM 2.1%, OPR 1.1%, other 8.5%; elected seats by party - Alliance Lepep 47, PTR-MMM 13, OPR 2; appointed seats Alliance Lepep 4, PTR-MMM 3, unassigned 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Alliance Lepep 49.8%, PTR-MMM 38.5%, FSM 2.1%, OPR 1.1%, other 8.5%; elected seats by party - Alliance Lepep 47, PTR-MMM 13, OPR 2; appointed seats Alliance Lepep 4, PTR-MMM 3, non-elected candidate 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -688,40 +699,40 @@ "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "25,430 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "20,620 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "23,980 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 491a2eae..6ca845c3 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009 and sworn in the following month. AZIZ sustained injuries from an accidental shooting by his own troops in October 2012 but has continued to maintain his authority. He was reelected in 2014 to a second and final term as president (according to the present constitution). The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among three major groups: Arabic-speaking descendants of slaves (Haratines), Arabic-speaking “White Moors” (Bidhan), and members of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups mostly originating in the Senegal River valley (Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). Mauritania confronts a terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, which launched successful attacks between 2005 and 2010." + "text": "Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009 and sworn in the following month. AZIZ sustained injuries from an accidental shooting by his own troops in October 2012 but has continued to maintain his authority. He was reelected in 2014 to a second and final term as president (according to the present constitution). The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among three major groups: Arabic-speaking descendants of slaves (Haratines), Arabic-speaking \"White Moors\" (Bidhan), and members of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups mostly originating in the Senegal River valley (Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). Mauritania confronts a terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, which launched successful attacks between 2005 and 2010." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,002 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 460 km, Mali 2,236 km, Senegal 742 km, Western Sahara 1,564 km" } }, @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Mauritania is considered both a part of North Africa’s Maghreb region and West Africa’s Sahel region; most of the population is concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country" + "text": "Mauritania is considered both a part of North Africa's Maghreb region and West Africa's Sahel region; most of the population is concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country" } }, "People and Society": { @@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ "text": "black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors) 40%, white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Bidhan) 30%, black Africans (non-Arabic speaking, Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof, and Bamara ethnic groups) 30%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic)" + "text": "Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French", + "note": { + "text": "the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official) 100%" @@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009); note - AZIZ deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as president in August 2008; he subsequently retired from the military, stepped down from the approprtiated presidency in April 2009 to run for the legitimate presidency, and was elected president on 18 July 2009" + "text": "President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009); note - AZIZ deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as president in August 2008; he subsequently retired from the military, stepped down from the appropriated presidency in April 2009 to run for the legitimate presidency, and was elected president on 18 July 2009" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Yahya Ould HADEMINE (since 21 August 2014)" @@ -411,18 +414,18 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 June 2014 (next to be held by 2019); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ elected president; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (UPR) 81.9%, Biram Dah ABEID (independent) 8.7%, Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT (El Wiam) 4.5%, Ibrahima Moctar SARR (SJD/MR) 4.4%, other 0.5%" + "text": "Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ elected president; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (UPR) 81.9%, Biram Dah ABEID (independent) 8.7%, Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT (El Wiam) 4.5%, Ibrahima Moctar SARR (SJD/MR) 4.4%, other 0.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members indirectly elected by municipal leaders by simple majority vote and 3 directly elected by Mauritanians abroad; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (146 seats; 106 members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed and 40 directly elected in constituencies with three or more seats by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members indirectly elected by municipal leaders by simple majority vote and 3 directly elected by Mauritanians abroad; members serve a 6-year term with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) and the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (146 seats; 106 members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed and 40 directly elected in constituencies with three or more seats by proportional representation vote; members serve a 5-year term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 8 and 15 November 2009 (next to be held in 2014); National Assembly - first round last held on 23 November and second round on 21 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 23 November 2013 (next election scheduled for 2015 but delayed because of opposition party threats to boycott election); National Assembly - first round last held on 23 November and second round on 21 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPM (Coalition of Majority Parties) 14, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 1, independent 2; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPR 75, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 16, El Wiam 10, APP 7, El Karama Party 6, UDP 6, AJD/MR 4, Surge of Youth for the Nation 4, El Vadila Party 3, PRDR 3, PUD 3, Ravah Party 3, other 6" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPM 14 (UPR 12, UDP 2), RNRD-TAWASSOUL 1, independent 2; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPR 75, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 16, El Wiam 10, APP 7, El Karama Party 6, UDP 6, AJD/MR 4, Burst of Youth for the Nation 4, El Vadila Party 3, PRDR 3, PUD 3, Ravah Party 3, other 6; note - parties winning fewer than 3 seats sit as independents unless they join a coalition" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR [Ibrahima Moctar SARR] ++ Alternative or El-Badil [Mohamed Yahdhi Ould MOCTAR HACEN] ++ Coalition of Majority Parties or CPM (parties supporting the regime including PRDR, UPR, UDP, RD, HATEM-PMUC, UCD) ++ Coalition for Pacific Alternation or CAP (coalition of opposition parties, including APP, El Wiam, and Sawab) ++ Coordination of Democratic Opposition or COD [Ahmed Ould DADDAH] (coalition of 11 opposition political parties including RNRD-TAWASSOUL, RFD, UFP, PNDD-ADIL, Alternative or El-Badil) ++ Democratic Renewal or RD [Moustapha Ould ABDEIDARRAHMANE] ++ El Karama Party [Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould HAJBOU] ++ El Vadila Party [Ethmane Ould Ahmed ABOULMAALY] ++ El Wiam [Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT] ++ Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (Biram Dah ABEID] ++ Mauritanian Party for Unity and Change or HATEM-PMUC [Saleh Ould HANENA] (Nasserist Arab Nationalists) ++ National Pact for Democracy and Development or PNDD-ADIL [Yahya Ould Ahmed El WAGHEF] (independents formerly supporting President ABDELLAHI) ++ National Rally for Freedom, Democracy and Equality or RNLDE ++ National Rally for Reform and Development or RNRD-TAWASSOUL [Mohamed Jamil MANSOUR] (moderate Islamists) ++ Party of Unity and Development or PUD [Mohamed BARO] ++ Popular Front or FP [Mohamed Lemine Ch'bih Ould CHEIKH MALAININE] ++ Popular Progressive Alliance or APP [Messaoud Ould BOULKHEIR] ++ Rally of Democratic Forces or RFD [Ahmed Ould DADDAH] ++ Ravah Party ++ Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal or PRDR [Mintata Mint HIDEID] ++ Sawab [Abdel Salem Ould HORMA] (Ba'athists) ++ Socialist and Democratic Unity Party or PUDS [Mahfouz Weld AZIZ] ++ Surge of Youth for the Nation [Lalla CHERIVA] ++ Union for Democracy and Progress or UDP [Naha Mint MOUKNASS] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Sidi Mohamed Ould MAHAM] (ruling party) ++ Union of Democratic Center or UCD [Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould BABA] ++ Union of the Forces for Progress or UFP [Mohamed Ould MAOULOUD]" + "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR [Ibrahima Moctar SARR] ++ Burst of Youth for the Nation [Lalla CHERIVA] ++ Coalition for Pacific Alternation or CAP (coalition of opposition parties, including APP, El Wiam) ++ Coalition of Majority Parties or CPM including UPR, UDP) ++ Coordination of Democratic Opposition or COD [Ahmed Ould DADDAH] (coalition including RNRD-TAWASSOUL) ++ El Karama Party [Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould HAJBOU] ++ El Vadila Party [Ethmane Ould Ahmed ABOULMAALY] ++ El Wiam [Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT] ++ National Rally for Reform and Development or RNRD-TAWASSOUL [Mohamed Jamil Ould MANSOUR] ++ Party of Unity and Development or PUD [Mohamed BARO] ++ Popular Progressive Alliance or APP [Messaoud Ould BOULKHEIR] ++ Ravah Party ++ Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal or PRDR [Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed VALL] ++ Union for Democracy and Progress or UDP [Naha Mint MOUKNASS] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Sidi Mohamed Ould MAHAM]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CGTM [Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general] ++ Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CLTM and El Hor [Samory Ould BEYE] (civil society organization) ++ Mauritanian Workers Union or UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general] ++ SOS-Esclaves [Boubacar MESSAOUD] (anti-slavery group)", @@ -658,10 +661,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "930 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.035 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "864.9 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "962.6 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -670,55 +673,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "293,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "293,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "66.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "66.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "33.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "6,750 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,003 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "7,337 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,250 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "20 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "20 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,810 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "12,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index ff879dff..1b94fdcf 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,783 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Malawi 1,498 km, South Africa 496 km, Swaziland 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1,402 km" } }, @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Amelia Narciso Matos SUMBANA (since 2 November 2009)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Eduardo Candido Albino ZAQUEU (since 18 July 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -664,67 +664,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14.83 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.01 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "10.19 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.28 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "9.462 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.791 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "8.537 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.304 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.429 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.436 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "10.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "89.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "89.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "992 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "953 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,140 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "17,560 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.355 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.309 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "755 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "191 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "3.6 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.118 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.832 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 5e2f4cea..9ef84c04 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,834 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 951 km, Benin 277 km, Burkina Faso 622 km, Chad 1,196 km, Libya 342 km, Mali 838 km, Nigeria 1,608 km" } }, @@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ } }, "Legislative branch": { - "description": { + "odescription": { "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (113 seats; 105 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 8 directly elected in special single-seat constituencies for minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 31 January 2011 (next to be held in 2016)" + "text": "last held on 31 January 2011 (next to be held on 21 February 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 33%, MNSD-Nassara 21%, MODEN/FA-Lumana 20%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 7.5%, RDP-Jama'a 6.5%, UDR-Tabbat 5.4%, CDS-Rahama 3.3%, UNI 1%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 37, MNSD-Nassara 26, MODEN/FA-Lumana 25, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 8, RDP-Jama'a 7, UDR-Tabbat 6, CDS-Rahama 3, UNI 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 33.0%, MNSD-Nassara 20.6%, MODEN/FA-Lumana 19.7%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 7.5%, RDP-Jama'a 6.5%, UDR-Tabbat 5.4%, CDS-Rahama 3.3%, UNI 1.0%, other 3.0%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 39, MNSD-Nassara 23, MODEN/FA-Lumana 25, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 8, RDP-Jama'a 7, UDR-Tabbat 6, CDS-Rahama 3, UNI 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -656,67 +656,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "355 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "879 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "930.2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "600 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "134,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "134,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,770 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,136 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,136 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 775599e6..f7b19e70 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,477 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Benin 809 km, Cameroon 1,975 km, Chad 85 km, Niger 1,608 km" } }, @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" }, - "water contact diseases": { + "water contact disease": { "text": "leptospirosis and schistosomiasis" }, "respiratory disease": { @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in February 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - All Progressive Congress 60, PDP 49; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - All Progressive Congress 225, PDP 125, other 10" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 60, PDP 49; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 225, PDP 125, other 10" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Adebowale Ibidapo ADEFUYE (since 26 March 2010)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Hakeem Toyin BALOGUN (since 27 August 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -682,10 +682,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "25.7 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.27 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "23.11 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "24.78 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -694,55 +694,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5.9 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.09 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "32.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.367 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.423 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2.341 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2.411 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "37.14 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "37.07 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "101,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "101,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "302,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "280,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "18,750 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "16,120 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "151,700 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "180,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "33.71 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "38.41 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "6.916 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.69 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "26.79 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.12 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.118 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2012, 27 commercial vessels were boarded or attacked compared with 10 attacks in 2011; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; Nigerian pirates have extended the range of their attacks to as far away as Cote d'Ivoire" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2014, 18 commercial vessels were boarded or attacked compared with 31 attacks in 2013; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; Nigerian pirates have extended the range of their attacks to as far away as Cote d'Ivoire" } }, "Military": { @@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "1,538,982 (Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2015)" + "text": "2,233,506 (Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 967fa339..6a354bc7 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession. Independence was attained on 9 July 2011. Since independence South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan." + "text": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession. Since independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,018 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Central African Republic 1,055 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km, Ethiopia 1,299 km, Kenya 317 km, Sudan 2,158 km, Uganda 475 km" }, "note": { @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ "text": "plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country" }, "Elevation extremes": { - "Lowest point": { + "lowest point": { "text": "NA" }, "highest point": { @@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ "degree of risk": { "text": "very high" }, - "food or waterborne disease": { + "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States (50 seats; the Council of States, established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 50 members - 20 former members of the Council of States and 30 appointed representatives ) and the National Legislative Assembly (332 seats; the National Assembly, also established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 170 members elected in April 2010, 96 members of the former National Assembly, and 66 newly appointed members)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 but did not take office until July 2011 (next to be held in 2015); Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011" + "text": "National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 but did not take office until July 2011; because of political instability, current parliamentary term extended until next election on 9 July 2018); Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011" }, "election results": { "text": "National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, SPLM-DC 6, NCP 3, independent 6, unknown 66; Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30" @@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael MCCARTHY" + "text": "Ambassador Mary Catherine PHEE (since July 2015)" }, "embassy": { - "text": "located on Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba" + "text": "Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba" }, "telephone": { "text": "[211] (0) 912-105-188" @@ -459,19 +459,19 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "881.3 million kWh (2010 est.)" + "text": "881.3 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "694.1 million kWh (2010 est.)" + "text": "694.1 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "255,200 kW (2010 est.)" + "text": "255,200 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" @@ -492,25 +492,25 @@ "text": "291,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.75 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "3.75 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { "text": "13,050 bbl/day" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "63.71 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)" @@ -612,10 +612,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "244,042 (Sudan); 15,146 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" + "text": "244,037 (Sudan); 15,279 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1,641,200 (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2015)" + "text": "1,659,327 (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 14782bf5..010a67dc 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "762 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guinea 421 km, Senegal 341 km" } }, @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ "text": "President Josse Mario VAZ (since 17 June 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Baciro DJA (since 20 August 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Carlos CORREIA (since 17 September 2015); the initial appointment of Baciro DJA in August was nullified by the Supreme Court and he resigned" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ "text": "last held on 13 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PAIGC 47.3%, PRS 31.1%, other 21.6%; seats by party - PAIGC 57, PRS 41, other 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PAIGC 48.0%, PRS 30.8%, other parties 21.2%; seats by party - PAIGC 57, PRS 41, other 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde or PAIGC [Domingos Simoes PEREIRA] ++ Democratic Convergence Party or PCD [Victor MANDINGA] ++ New Democracy Party or PND [Iaia DJALO] ++ Party for Social Renewal or PRS [Filomeno Mendes PEREIRA] ++ Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID [Aristides GOMES] ++ Union for Change or UM [Agnelo REGALA]" + "text": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde or PAIGC [Domingos Simoes PEREIRA] ++ Democratic Convergence Party or PCD [Vicente FERNANDES] ++ New Democracy Party or PND [Mamadu Iaia DJALO] ++ Party for Social Renewal or PRS [Filomeno Mendes PEREIRA] ++ Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID [Aristides GOMES] ++ Union for Change or UM [Agnelo REGALA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Chamber of Commerce of Agriculture, Industry, and Services [Braima CAMARA]" @@ -632,10 +632,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "55 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "50 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "51.15 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "46.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -644,55 +644,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "26,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "26,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,020 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,661 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,661 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index e365fd66..77ab95c2 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo" + "text": "Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "2 00 S, 30 00 E" @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "930 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burundi 315 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km, Tanzania 222 km, Uganda 172 km" } }, @@ -668,67 +668,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "310.2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "352.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "365.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "5 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "78 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "80 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "684,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "99,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "39.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "34.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "59.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "65.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,320 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,302 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,302 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "56.63 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -875,8 +875,8 @@ "text": "Burundi and Rwanda dispute two sq km (0.8 sq mi) of Sabanerwa, a farmed area in the Rukurazi Valley where the Akanyaru/Kanyaru River shifted its course southward after heavy rains in 1965; fighting among ethnic groups - loosely associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces in Great Lakes region transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), Rwanda, and Uganda - abated substantially from a decade ago due largely to UN peacekeeping, international mediation, and efforts by local governments to create civil societies; nonetheless, 57,000 Rwandan refugees still reside in 21 African states, including Zambia, Gabon, and 20,000 who fled to Burundi in 2005 and 2006 to escape drought and recriminations from traditional courts investigating the 1994 massacres; the 2005 DROC and Rwanda border verification mechanism to stem rebel actions on both sides of the border remains in place" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "73,915 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 69,408 (Burundi) (2015)" + "70179refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "74,054 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 70,335 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "undetermined (fighting between government and insurgency in 1998-99; returning refugees) (2012)" diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 84cf3187..63b63a09 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "last held on 29 September - 1 October 2011 (next to be held in 2016); note - the National Assembly was dissolved in July 2011 resulting in early elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PL 88.6%, PDM 10.9%, independent 0.6%; seats by party - PL 31, PDM 1, vacant 2; note - the ruling party, SPPF, changed its name to People's Party (Party Lepep) in June 2009; the SNP and NDP boycotted the 2011 elections" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PL 88.6%, PDM 10.9%, independent 0.6%; seats by party - PL 33, PDM 1; note - the SNP and NDP boycotted the 2011 elections" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Independent Conservative Union of Seychelles or ICUS [Jona ALCINDOR] ++ People's Party (Parti Lepep) or PL [James Alix MICHEL] ++ Popular Democratic Movement or PDM [David PIERRE] ++ Seychelles Freedom Party or SFP [Christopher GILL] ++ Seychelles National Party or SNP [Wavel RAMKALAWAN] (formerly the United Opposition or UO) ++ Seychelles United Party or SUP [Robert EMESTA]" + "text": "People's Party (Parti Lepep) or PL [James Alix MICHEL] (formerly SPPF) ++ Popular Democratic Movement or PDM [David PIERRE] ++ Seychelles National Party or SNP [Wavel RAMKALAWAN] (formerly the United Opposition or UO) ++ Seselwa (Seychelles) United Party or SUP [Robert ERNESTA] (formerly the New Democratic Party or NDP)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" @@ -597,10 +597,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "304 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "316 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "282.7 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "293.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -609,55 +609,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "89,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "89,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "9,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,316 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,805 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 68a78661..48d034e3 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,244 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Botswana 1,969 km, Lesotho 1,106 km, Mozambique 496 km, Namibia 1,005 km, Swaziland 438 km, Zimbabwe 230 km" } }, @@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, but requires prior permission of the government" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -423,7 +434,7 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jacob ZUMA (AFC) reelected president by the National Assembly unopposed" + "text": "Jacob ZUMA (ANC) reelected president by the National Assembly unopposed" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ "text": "National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held on 7 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 62.2%, DA 22.2%, EFF 6.4%, IFP 2.4%, NFP 1.6%, other 5.2%; seats by party - ANC 249, DA 89, EFF 25, IFP 10, NFP 6, other 21" + "text": "National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANC 60, DA 20, EFF 7, IFP 1, NFP 1, UDM 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 62.2%, DA 22.2%, EFF 6.4%, IFP 2.4%, NFP 1.6%, UDM 1.0%, other 4.2%; seats by party - ANC 249, DA 89, EFF 25, IFP 10, NFP 6, UDM 4, other 21" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -442,14 +453,14 @@ "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 21 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals president and vice-president appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), a 23-member body chaired by the chief jusice and includes other judges and judicial executives, members of parliament, practicing lawyers and advocates, a teacher of law, and several members designated by the national president; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the national president on the advice of the JSC and hold office until discharged from active service by terms of an Act of Parliament; Constitutional Court chief and deputy chief justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the JSC and with heads of the National Assembly; other Constitutional Court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the chief justice and leaders of the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 12-year non-renewable terms or until age 70" + "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals president and vice-president appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), a 23-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes other judges and judicial executives, members of parliament, practicing lawyers and advocates, a teacher of law, and several members designated by the national president; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the national president on the advice of the JSC and hold office until discharged from active service by terms of an Act of Parliament; Constitutional Court chief and deputy chief justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the JSC and with heads of the National Assembly; other Constitutional Court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the chief justice and leaders of the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 12-year non-renewable terms or until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Courts; Magistrates' Courts; labor courts; land claims courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Christian Democratic Party or ACDP [Kenneth MESHOE] ++ African National Congress or ANC [Jacob ZUMA] ++ Congress of the People or COPE [Mosiuoa LEKOTA] ++ Democratic Alliance or DA [Helen ZILLE] ++ Economic Freedom Fighters or EFF [Julius MALEMA] ++ Freedom Front Plus or FF+ [Pieter MULDER] ++ Inkatha Freedom Party or IFP [Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI] ++ National Freedom Party or NFP [Zanele kaMAGWAZA-MSIBI] ++ Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania or PAC [Alton MPHETHI] ++ United Christian Democratic Party or UCDP [Isaac Sipho MFUNDISI] ++ United Democratic Movement or UDM [Bantu HOLOMISA]" + "text": "African Christian Democratic Party or ACDP [Kenneth MESHOE] ++ African National Congress or ANC [Jacob ZUMA] ++ Congress of the People or COPE [Mosiuoa LEKOTA] ++ Democratic Alliance or DA [Mmusi MAIMANE] ++ Economic Freedom Fighters or EFF [Julius MALEMA] ++ Freedom Front Plus or FF+ [Pieter MULDER] ++ Inkatha Freedom Party or IFP [Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI] ++ National Freedom Party or NFP [Zanele kaMAGWAZA-MSIBI] ++ Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania or PAC ++ United Christian Democratic Party or UCDP [Isaac Sipho MFUNDISI] ++ United Democratic Movement or UDM [Bantu HOLOMISA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Congress of South African Trade Unions or COSATU [Zwelinzima VAVI, general secretary] ++ South African Communist Party or SACP [Blade NZIMANDE, general secretary] ++ South African National Civic Organization or SANCO [Richard MDAKANE, national president]", @@ -680,7 +691,7 @@ "text": "$50.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$143 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $142.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $137.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$177.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $171.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -694,10 +705,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "257.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "239 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "234.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "211.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "13.93 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -721,40 +732,40 @@ "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "168,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "414,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "437,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "456,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "604,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "612,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "80,460 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "81,660 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "79,010 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "137,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.187 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.17 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.637 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.889 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.45 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.771 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "15.01 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 7a1e3a57..e0dba5c2 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,684 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "The Gambia 749 km, Guinea 363 km, Guinea-Bissau 341 km, Mali 489 km, Mauritania 742 km" } }, @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition 119, PDS 12, Bokk Giss Giss coalition 4, MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 4, PVD 2, MRDS 2, URD 1, AJ/PADS 1, other 5" + "text": "National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition 119, PDS 12, Bokk Gis Gis coalition 4, MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 4, PVD 2, MRSD 2, URD 1, AJ/PADS 1, other 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar [Macky SALL] ++ Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE] ++ And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Mamadou DIOP, Landing SAVANE] ++ Benno Bokk Yakaar coaltion [Macky SALL] ++ Benno Siggil Senegal (a coalition of opposition parties) ++ Bokk Giss Giss coalition [pape DIOP] ++ Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk ++ Convergence Democratique �BOKK GIS GIS’ (Common Vision) Pape DIOP ++ Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Mamadou NDOYE] ++ Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE] ++ Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS] ++ Independence and Labor Party or PIT [Magette THIAM] ++ People's Labor Party or PTP [El Hadji DIOUF] ++ Reform Party or PR [Abdourahim AGNE] ++ Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy or MRDS ++ Rewmi Party [Idrissa SECK] ++ Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG] ++ Union Centriste du Senegal or UCS [Abdoulaye BALDE'] ++ Union for Democratic Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]" + "text": "Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar or APR-Yakaar [Macky SALL] ++ And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Mamadou Diop DECROIX, Landing SAVANE] ++ Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition or BBY [Macky SALL] (includes APR-Yakaar, AFP) ++ Benno Siggil Senegal (a coalition of opposition parties) ++ Bokk Gis Gis coalition [Pape DIOP] ++ Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk ++ Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE] ++ Party for Truth and Development or PVD [Cheikh Ahmadou Kara MBAKE] ++ Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy or MRSD ++ Senagalese Patriotic Movement;; United in Hope Coalition;; Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -698,49 +698,49 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "623,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "623,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "15,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,560 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "35,800 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "16,190 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "43,720 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "38,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "562 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,070 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "23,760 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "23,820 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20.48 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "46 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20.48 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "46 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index e37580c5..7b0d089d 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ "text": "Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903." }, "Ascension Island": { - "text": "This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic." + "text": "This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. The island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. NASA and the US Air Force also operate a Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension as part of the deep space surveillance system for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts." }, "Tristan da Cunha": { "text": "The island group consists of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands. Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island." @@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Legislative Council (17 seats including the speaker and deputy speaker; 12 members directly elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote and 3 ex-officio members - the chief secretary, financial secretary, and attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "note": { - "text": "the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" + "text": "each voter can vote for up to 12 candidates; the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 November 2009 (next to be held in November 2013)" + "text": "last held on 17 July 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12" @@ -484,10 +484,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "8 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.44 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.44 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -496,55 +496,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "70 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "60 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "63.12 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "63.12 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -604,14 +604,17 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2015)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 Ascension Island (Wideawake Field)" + }, + "1,524 to 2,437 m": { + "text": "1 Saint Helena; note - opening to commercial flights in February 2016 (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index ca4b9256..0300be21 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,093 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guinea 794 km, Liberia 299 km" } }, @@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -432,7 +443,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA] ++ Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Kandeh Baba CONTEH] ++ People's Movement for Democratic Change or PMDC [Charles MARGAI] ++ Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Sumanu KAPEN] ++ United Democratic Movement or UDM [Mohamed BANGURA] ++ numerous other parties" + "text": "All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA] ++ Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Somano KAPEN] ++ numerous other parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -664,10 +675,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "145 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "145 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "134.9 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "134.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -676,55 +687,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "81,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "81,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "33.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "33.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "66.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "9,540 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "9,373 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,428 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 035be792..289d3a2c 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,385 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Djibouti 61 km, Ethiopia 1,640 km, Kenya 684 km" } }, @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament by two-thirds majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 10 September 2012 (next to be held in 2016); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the Federal Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "HASSAN SHEIKH Mahamud elected president; Federal Parliament second round vote - HASSAN SHEIKH Mahamud (PDP) 190, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 79; Omar Abdirashid Ali SHARMARKE approved as prime minister; Federal Parliament vote - 218 for approval, none against (6 members not present for vote)" + "text": "HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud elected president; Federal Parliament second round vote - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 190, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 79; Omar Abdirashid Ali SHARMARKE approved as prime minister; Federal Parliament vote - 218 for approval, none against (6 members not present for vote)" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "none" + "text": "CADHI [Abdirahman IBRAHIM] ++ Cosmopolitan Democratic Party [Yarow Sharef ADEN] ++ Democratic Green Party of Somalia or DGPS [Abdullahi Y. MAHAMOUD] ++ Democratic Party of Somalia or DPS [Maslah Mohamed SIAD] ++ Green Leaf for Democracy or GLED ++ Hiil Qaran ++ Justice and Communist Party [Mohamed NUR] ++ Liberal Party of Somalia ++ National Unity Party (Xisbiga MIdnimo-Quaran) [Abdurahman BAADIYOW] ++ Peace and Development Party or PDP ++ Somali National Party or SNP [Mohammed Ameen Saeed AHMED] ++ Somali People's Party [Mahamud Hassan RAGE] ++ Somali Green Party (local chapter of Federation of Green Parties of Africa] ++ Tayo or TPP [Mohamed Abdullahi MOHAMED] ++ Tiir Party [Fadhil Sheik MOHAMUD] ++ United and Democratic Party [Salad Ali JELLE] ++ United Somali Parliamentarians" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "310 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "315 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "288.3 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "293 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -597,55 +597,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "80,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "80,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,399 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,556 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "despite a dramatic drop in the number of attacks in 2012, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean as a region of significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 25% of all attacks in 2012; 75 vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, were attacked or hijacked both at anchor and while underway compared with 237 in 2011; the number of hijackings off the coast of Somalia was reduced to 14 in 2012, down from 28 in 2011; as of April 2013, 77 vessels and 7 hostages were being held for ransom by Somali pirates; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced piracy incidents in that body of water; in response Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" + "text": "despite a dramatic drop in the number of attacks in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean as a region of significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 4% of all attacks in 2014; 11 vessels were attacked or hijacked in 2014 compared with 237 in 2011; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced piracy incidents in that body of water; in response Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" } }, "Military": { @@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "29,079 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "3,054 (Yemen) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.106 million (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources; 2011 famine; insecurity because of fighting between al-Shabaab and TFG allied forces) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index da580b9e..00f7fc9d 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. ++ Since South Sudan's independence, conflict has broken out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which has resulted in 1.2 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons needing humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. Violence in Darfur in 2013 resulted in an additional estimated 6,000 civilians killed and 500,000 displaced. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation known as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. In 2013, 16 peacekeepers were killed, UNAMID's deadliest year so far. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and government denial of access have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations." + "text": "Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. ++ Since South Sudan's independence, conflict has broken out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which has resulted in 1.2 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons needing humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. Violence in Darfur in 2013 resulted in an additional estimated 6,000 civilians killed and 500,000 displaced. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation known as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and government denial of access have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,819 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1,403 km, Egypt 1,276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2,158 km" }, "note": { @@ -423,13 +423,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis Weleyat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (450 seats; 270 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 68 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis Weleyat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 13-15 April 2015 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, other NA (preliminary)" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19" }, "note": { "text": "the mandate of the members from the south was terminated upon independence by the Republic of South Sudan effective 9 July 2011 and membership in Sudan's National Assembly was reduced to 354; it is unclear whether this total will be retained for the next election or whether the previous total of 450 will be reconstituted" @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] ++ Muslim Brotherhood or MB ++ National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] ++ National Umma Party or UP [Siddiq al-MAHDI] ++ Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI] ++ Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah ADDEEN] ++ Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] ++ Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al Shiek ABDULRAHMAN] ++ Unionist Movement Party or UMP [Nagla AL-AZHARI]" + "text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Jalal al-DIGAIR] ++ Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] ++ Muslim Brotherhood or MB ++ National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] ++ National Umma Party or UP [Siddiq al-MAHDI] ++ Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI] ++ Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN] ++ Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] ++ Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH] ++ Unionist Movement Party or UMP [Nagla AL-AZHARI]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM [Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR,various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI] ++ National Consensus Front or NCF [Farouq ABU ISSA] ++ Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or SPLM-N [Malik AGAR] ++ Sudan Revolutionary Front or SRF [Malik AGAR]" @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Jerry P. LANIER" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Jerry P. LANIER (since 13 May 2014)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Sharia Ali Abdul Latif Street, Khartoum" @@ -668,67 +668,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.193 billion kWh (2010 est.)" + "text": "7.193 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "5.665 billion kWh (2010 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.083 million kW (2010 est.)" + "text": "2.083 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "66.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "28,830 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "64,770 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "97,270 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,355 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.25 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.25 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "124,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "95,450 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "26,750 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "14,950 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,496 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,349 bbl/day (2008 est.)" + "text": "6,199 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "21.24 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)" @@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "109,196 (Eritrea); 42,334 (Chad); 5,495 (Ethiopia) (2014); 192,281 (South Sudan); 5,540 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "109,196 (Eritrea); 42,334 (Chad); 5,495 (Ethiopia) (2014); 197,635 (South Sudan); 5,540 (Yemen) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3.1 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 052deb56..b88c586e 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,880 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km" } }, @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independents 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert E. WHITEHEAD (since 3 May 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert E. WHITEHEAD (since 7 May 2012)" }, "embassy": { "text": "4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome" @@ -667,67 +667,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "136 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "109 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "717 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "976 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "751 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "959 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "83,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "83,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "21.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "78.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "78.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "12,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "9,773 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,950 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 44aa348c..02301957 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -623,10 +623,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "60 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "65 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "55.8 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.45 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013)" @@ -635,55 +635,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "16,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "75% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "75% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "930 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "889 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "905.6 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index ad0bb957..9580ae34 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country’s new constitution." + "text": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,495 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 1,034 km, Libya 461 km" } }, @@ -126,10 +126,16 @@ "text": "Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)" + "text": "Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)", + "note": { + "text": "despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two-thirds of the population" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%" + "text": "Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "11,037,225 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -388,7 +394,7 @@ "text": "selected by the prime minister and approved by the Constituent Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 November and 21 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the majority party or major coalition and appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 November and 21 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the majority party or majority coalition and appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "Beji CAID ESSEBSI elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Beji CAID ESSEBSI (Tunisia's Call) 55.7%, Moncef MARZOUKI (CPR) 44.3%" @@ -417,7 +423,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Afek Tounes [Emna MINF] ++ Alliance for Tunisia (a coalition of Tunisia's Call [Beji CAID ESSEBSI], Republican Party [Maya JRIBI and Najib CHBBI], Democratic Path [Ahmed BRAHIM]) ++ al-Nahda (The Renaissance) [Rachid GHANNOUCHI] ++ Congress for the Republic or CPR [Moncef MARZOUKI] ++ Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties or FDTL (Ettakatol) [Mustapha Ben JAAFAR] ++ Democratic Modernist Pole or PDM (a coalition) ++ Democratic Socialist Movement or MDS ++ Et-Tajdid Movement [Ahmed IBRAHIM] ++ Free Patriotic Union or UPL (Union patriotique libre) [Slim RIAHI] ++ Green Party for Progress or PVP [Mongi KHAMASSI] ++ Liberal Social Party or PSL [Mondher THABET] ++ Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ismail BOULAHYA] ++ Popular Front (a coalition of 9 parties including Democractic Patriots' Movement, Workers' Party, Green Tunisia, Tunisian Ba'ath Movement, and Party of the Democractic Arab Vanguard) ++ Popular Petition (Aridha Chaabia) [Hachemi HAMDI] ++ Popular Unity Party or PUP [Mohamed BOUCHIHA] ++ Progressive Democratic Party or PDP [Maya JERIBI] ++ The Initiative [Kamel MORJANE] (formerly the Constitutional Democratic Rally or RCD) ++ Tunisia's Call (Nidaa Tounes) [Beji CAID ESSEBSI] ++ Tunisian Workers' Communist Party or PCOT [Hamma HAMMAMI] ++ Unionist Democratic Union or UDU [Ahmed INOUBLI]" + "text": "Afek Tounes [Emna MINF] ++ Congress for the Republic or CPR [Imed DAIMI] ++ Current of Love [Mohamed HAMDI] (formerly the Popular Petition party) ++ Democratic Alliance Party [Mohamed HAMDI] ++ Democratic Current [Mohamed ABBOU] ++ Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance) [Rachid GHANNOUCHI] ++ Free Patriotic Union or UPL (Union patriotique libre) [Slim RIAHI] ++ Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI] ++ National Destourian Initiative or El Moubadra [Kamel MORJANE] ++ People's Movement [Zouheir MAGHZAOUI] ++ Popular Front (a coalition of 9 parties including Democractic Patriots' Movement, Workers' Party, Green Tunisia, Tunisian Ba'ath Movement, and Party of the Democractic Arab Vanguard) ++ Popular Petition (Aridha Chaabia) [Hachemi HAMDI] ++ Republican Party [Maya JRIBI] ++ The Initiative [Kamel MORJANE] (formerly the Constitutional Democratic Rally or RCD) ++ Tunisia's Call (Nidaa Tounes) [Beji CAID ESSEBSI] ++ Tunisian Workers' Communist Party or PCOT [Hamma HAMMAMI]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "18 October Group [collective leadership] ++ Tunisian League for Human Rights or LTDH [Mokhtar TRIFI] ++ Tunisian General Labor Union or UGTT [Hassine ABASSI]" @@ -447,7 +453,7 @@ "text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "use embassy street address" + "text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053" }, "telephone": { "text": "[216] 71 107-000" @@ -639,7 +645,7 @@ "text": "$7.198 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.447 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$29.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$35.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -653,67 +659,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "15.23 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.09 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "12.94 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.31 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "172 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "426 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "175 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "384 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.076 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.203 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "95.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "64,150 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "55,050 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "77,980 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "56,060 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "3,680 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22,120 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "425 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "425 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "11,170 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "35,860 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "90,080 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "86,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,391 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "18,740 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "80,980 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "65,450 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.863 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.879 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.683 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.079 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.819 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "65.13 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index bf5f1f6d..97784f0f 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,161 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burundi 589 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 479 km, Kenya 775 km, Malawi 512 km, Mozambique 840 km, Rwanda 222 km, Uganda 391 km, Zambia 353 km" } }, @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever" }, - "water contact diseases": { + "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis and leptospirosis" }, "animal contact disease": { @@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Chance and Transparency or ACT [Samson MWIGAMBA] ++ Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party of Democracy and Development) or CHADEMA [Willibrod SLAA] ++ Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party) [Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE] ++ Civic United Front or CUF [Ibrahim LIPUMBA] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Christopher MTIKLA] (unregistered) ++ National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi or NCCR-M [Hashim RUNGWE] ++ Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Mutamwega MUGAHWYA] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Fahma DOVUTWA]", + "text": "Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party of Democracy and Development) or CHADEMA [Freeman MBOWE] ++ Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party) [Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE] ++ Civic United Front or CUF ++ National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi or NCCR-M [James Francis MBATCA] ++ Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Augustine MREMA] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [John Momose CHEYO]", "Note": { - "text": "in March 2014, three opposition parties (CUF, CHADEMA, and NCCR-Mageusi) united to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (Coalition for the People's Constituion) or UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition" + "text": "in March 2014, three opposition parties (CUF, CHADEMA, and NCCR-Mageuzi) united to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (Coalition for the People's Constituion) or UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -696,67 +696,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.115 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.532 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.137 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.545 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "52 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "61 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "845,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "845,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "66.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "52,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "35,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "30,750 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "34,850 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "928.8 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "995 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "928.8 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "995 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "6.513 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "53,881 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2014); 93,566 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "53,881 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2014); 109,325 (Burundi) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 64751be8..786c3d50 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,729 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km" } }, @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (338 seats; 238 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women - directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 \"representatives\" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (375 seats; 238 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 \"representatives\" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in March 2016)" @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] ++ Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Muntu MUGISHA] ++ Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] ++ National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] ++ Peoples Progressive Party or PPP [Bidandi SSALI] ++ Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Olara OTUNNU]" + "text": "Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] ++ Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Mugisha MUNTU] ++ Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] ++ National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] ++ Ugandan People's Congress or UPC" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Activists for Change or A4C ++ National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON] ++ Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO ++ Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women or COPAW" @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Scott H. DELISI (since 18 July 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Scott H. DELISI (since 29 September 2012)" }, "embassy": { "text": "1577 Ggaba Road, Kampala" @@ -667,16 +667,16 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.493 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.045 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.284 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.821 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "70 million kWh (2011)" + "text": "70 million kWh (2012)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "36 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "59 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "711,400 kW (2014 est.)" @@ -694,40 +694,40 @@ "text": "19.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.5 billion bbl (July 6, 1905)" + "text": "2.5 billion bbl (2014)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "18,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22,990 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22,160 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "190,612 (South Sudan); 187,838 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 28,005 (Somalia); 16,601 (Rwanda); 26,106 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "191,512 (South Sudan); 187,838 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 29,053 (Somalia); 16,601 (Rwanda); 27,042 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "30,136 (displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence and cattle raids) (2014)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index ccb615a5..989f035d 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned on 31 October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the Constitution's two-term presidential limit. An interim administration, led by President Michel KAFANDO and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac ZIDA is organizing presidential and legislative elections to be held in late 2015. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens." + "text": "Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the Constitution's two-term presidential limit. By mid-November, a framework for an interim government was adopted under the terms of the National Transition Charter. An interim administration, led by President Michel KAFANDO and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac ZIDA began organizing presidential and legislative elections planned for October 2015, but these have been postponed due to continuing political turmoil. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,611 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Benin 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 545 km, Ghana 602 km, Mali 1,325 km, Niger 622 km, Togo 131 km" } }, @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -406,12 +406,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Burkina Faso" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Interim President Michel KAFANDO (since 1 November 2014); note - President Blaise COMPAORE resigned on 31 October 2014 after efforts to amend the constitution to enable him to run for another term led to violent protests; military chief Gen. Honore TRAORE temporarily took power on 31 October 2014, but the army named Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac ZIDA as the head of a transitional government on 1 November 2014; on 14 November, military and opposition party leaders agreed to a charter returning the government to civilian rule and holding elections in late 2015; Michel KAFANDO became interim president on 18 November 2014 and ZIDA became prime minister on 19 November 2014; KAFANDO and ZIDA were ousted in a military coup on 16 September 2015 and returned to power on 23 September 2015" + "text": "Interim President Michel KAFANDO (since 1 November 2014); note - President Blaise COMPAORE resigned on 31 October 2014 after efforts to amend the constitution to enable him to run for another term led to violent protests; military chief Gen. Honore TRAORE temporarily assumed power on 31 October 2014, but the army named Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac ZIDA as the head of a transitional government on 1 November 2014; on 14 November, military and opposition party leaders agreed to a charter returning the government to civilian rule and holding elections in late 2015; Michel KAFANDO became interim president on 18 November 2014 and ZIDA became prime minister on 19 November 2014; KAFANDO and ZIDA were ousted in a military coup on 16 September 2015 and returned to power on 23 September 2015" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Lt. Col. Yacouba Issac ZIDA (since 19 November 2014)" @@ -420,7 +431,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 21 November 2010 (next to be held 11 October 2015), following the 16 September 2015 military coup, the election date is uncertain; prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly" + "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 21 November 2010 (the scheduled 11 October 2015 election rescheduled for 29 November); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly" }, "election results": { "text": "Blaise COMPAORE reelected president; percent of vote - Blaise COMPAORE 80.2%, Hama Arba DIALLO 8.2%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 6.3%, other 5.3%; note - President COMPAORE resigned on 31 October 2014; Michel KAFANDO took office as interim president on 18 November 2014, after being selected by a special electoral college; Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac ZIDA was appointed as prime minister on 19 November 2014; a 25-member transitional government will rule until elections on 11 October 2015; a 90-member national transitional council will serve as a legislative body; KAFANDO was ousted in a 16 September 2015 military coup and replaced with a National Council of Democracy led by Gen. Gilbert DIENDERE but was restored to power on 23 September 2015" @@ -428,10 +439,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists of the Senate or Senat (99 seats; 39 members indirectly elected by regional councils, 39 appointed by the president, and 21 indirectly elected by interest groups; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (127 seats; 111 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and 16 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the Senate was created in 2013" + "text": "unicameral Transitional National Council - interim legislative body (90 seats; members serve a nominal 1-year term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 2 December 2012 (next to be held on 11 October 2015); note - election date is uncertain following 16 September 2015 military coup" + "text": "last held on 2 December 2012 (the scheduled 11 October 2015 election has been postponed until 29 November 2015)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CDP 70, ADF-RDA 19, Union for Progress and Reform 19, UNIR-MS 4, UPR 4, CFD-B 3, PDS/Metba 2, other 6" @@ -449,7 +460,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO] ++ Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE] ++ Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Zio Eric FRANCOIS] ++ Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Assimi KOUANDA] ++ Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT] ++ Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE] ++ Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE] ++ Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE] ++ Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Hama Arba DIALLO] ++ Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Barry TAHIROU] ++ People's Movement for Progress or MPP [Roch March KABORE] ++ Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE] ++ Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO] ++ Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN] ++ Union for Progress and Change or UPC [Zephirin DIABRE] ++ Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY] ++ Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO]" + "text": "African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO] ++ Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE] ++ Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Zio Eric FRANCOIS] ++ Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Eddie KOMBOIGO] ++ Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT] ++ Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE] ++ Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE] ++ Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE] ++ Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Philippe OVEDRAOGO] ++ Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Barry TAHIROU] ++ People's Movement for Progress or MPP [Roch March KABORE] ++ Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE] ++ Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO] ++ Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN] ++ Union for Progress and Reform or UPC [Zephirin DIABRE] ++ Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY] ++ Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON] ++ Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE] ++ Citizen's Resistance Front [Luc Marius IBRIGA] ++ Group of 14 February [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] ++ National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO] ++ National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE]", @@ -665,7 +676,7 @@ "text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Cote dIvoire 19.6%, France 14.1%, Togo 7.7%, China 4.8%, India 4.7%, Ghana 4.7% (2014)" + "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 19.6%, France 14.1%, Togo 7.7%, China 4.8%, India 4.7%, Ghana 4.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$493.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $628.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -679,67 +690,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "579 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "522 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.033 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "985.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "495 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "500 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "238,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "238,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "86.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "10,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "11,660 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,610 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 80b72496..a262ea70 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,220 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Angola 1,427 km, Botswana 1,544 km, South Africa 1,005 km, Zambia 244 km" } }, @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president) and the National Council, which primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly (26 seats; members indirectly elected 2 each by the 13 regional councils to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president) and the National Council, which primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly (26 seats (to be expanded to 42 in 2016); members indirectly elected 2 each by the 13 regional councils to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 26-27 November 2010 (next to be held in 2015); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)" + "text": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 26-27 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2015); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)" }, "election results": { "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 24, UDF 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 80.0%, DTA 4.8%, RDP 3.5%, APP 2.3%, UDF 2.1%, NUDO 2.0%, CPN 1.5%, other 3.8%; seats by party - SWAPO 77, DTA 5, RDP 3, APP 2, UDF 2, NUDO 2, CPN 2, SWANU 1, UPM 1, RP 1" @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.331 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.796 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "4.238 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -718,34 +718,34 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "26,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "20,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "21,990 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "62.29 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/wi.json b/africa/wi.json index 3b13f803..287fd7fb 100644 --- a/africa/wi.json +++ b/africa/wi.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,049 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Algeria 41 km, Mauritania 1,564 km, Morocco 444 km" } }, @@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "90 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "90 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "83.7 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "83.7 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -390,55 +390,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "58,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "58,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,702 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,702 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index b81c2b08..4f50f768 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid-2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate." + "text": "Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties was not defined and their status remains unclear. Swaziland has surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "546 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Mozambique 108 km, South Africa 438 km" } }, @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "House of Assembly - last held on 20 September 2013 (next scheduled for September 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round" + "text": "House of Assembly - no results of the election were released; note - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "the status of political parties, previously banned, is unclear under the 2006 Constitution and currently being debated; the following are considered political associations ++ African United Democratic Party or AUDP [Stanley MAUNDZISA, president] ++ Ngwane National Liberatory Congress or NNLC [Alvit DLAMINI, president] ++ People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU, president]" + "text": "the status of political parties, previously banned, is unclear under the 2006 Constitution; the following are considered political associations: ++ African United Democratic Party or AUDP [Stanley MAUNDZISA, president] ++ Ngwane National Liberatory Congress or NNLC [Alvit DLAMINI, president] ++ People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU, president]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Swaziland Democracy Campaign ++ Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions ++ Swaziland Solidarity Network or SSN" @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Makila JAMES (since 27 August 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Makila JAMES (since 20 September 2012)" }, "embassy": { "text": "7th Floor, Central Bank Building, Mahlokohla St., Mbabane" @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends heavily on South Africa for more than 90% of its imports and for 60% of its exports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland’s GDP per capita makes it a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and wood pulp had been major foreign exchange earners until the wood pulp producer closed in January 2010, and sugar is now the main export earner. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small-scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. With an estimated 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistant problems. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), threatening the remaining 12,000 jobs in the textile and apparel sector, after 3,000 jobs were lost since the 2014 announcement of the loss of AGOA. As of 2013 more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate." + "text": "Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends heavily on South Africa for more than 90% of its imports and for 60% of its exports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland’s GDP per capita makes it a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and wood pulp had been major foreign exchange earners until the wood pulp producer closed in January 2010, and sugar is now the main export earner. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small-scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. With an estimated 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), threatening the remaining 12,000 jobs in the textile and apparel sector, after 3,000 jobs were lost since the 2014 announcement of the loss of AGOA. As of 2013 more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$8.621 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.476 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.245 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -650,67 +650,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "415 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "425 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.295 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.295 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "909 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "900 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "149,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "149,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "59.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "40.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "40.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,761 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,785 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index d77b3c34..defb5e5e 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the former British South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement, and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule and propelled the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to government. The subsequent vote in 1996, however, saw increasing harassment of opposition parties and abuse of state media and other resources. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems, with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who won a special presidential byelection later that year. The MMD and BANDA lost to the Patriotic Front (PF) and Michael SATA in the 2011 general elections. SATA, however, presided over a period of haphazard economic management and attempted to silence opposition to PF policies. SATA died in October 2014 and was succeeded by his vice president, Guy SCOTT, who served as interim president until special elections were held in January 2015. Edgar LUNGU won the presidential byelection and will complete SATA’s term, which expires in late 2016." + "text": "The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the former British South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement, and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule and propelled the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to government. The subsequent vote in 1996, however, saw increasing harassment of opposition parties and abuse of state media and other resources. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems, with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who won a special presidential byelection later that year. The MMD and BANDA lost to the Patriotic Front (PF) and Michael SATA in the 2011 general elections. SATA, however, presided over a period of haphazard economic management and attempted to silence opposition to PF policies. SATA died in October 2014 and was succeeded by his vice president, Guy SCOTT, who served as interim president until special elections were held in January 2015. Edgar LUNGU won the presidential byelection and will complete SATA's term, which expires in late 2016." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,043.15 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Angola 1,065 km, Botswana 0.15 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km" } }, @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ "text": "last held on 20 September 2011 (next to be held in 2016); note - over 25 by-elections, prompted by resignation, death, change of party or legal nullification have taken place since September 2011" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PF 60, MMD 55, UPND 28, ADD 1, FDD 1, independent 3; seats not determined 2; note - seats as of 8 April 2015 - PF 84, MMD 34, UPND 31, ADD 1, FDD 1, independent 2, other 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PF 60, MMD 55, UPND 28, ADD 1, FDD 1, independent 3, seats not determined 10; note - seats as of September 2015 - PF 84, MMD 34, UPND 31, ADD 1, FDD 1, independent 2, other 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI] ++ Christian Democratic Party or CDP [Daniel PULE] ++ Forum for Democratic Alternatives or FDA [Ludwig SONDASHI] ++ Fourth Revolution Party or 4R [Eric CHANDA] ++ Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI] ++ Green Party or GREENS [Peter SINKAMBA] ++ Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA] ++ Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Nevers MUMBA] ++ National Restoration Party or NAREP [Elias CHIPIMO] ++ National Revolution Party or NRP [Cosmo MUMBA] ++ Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU] ++ People's Party [Mike MULONGOTI] ++ Republican Progressive Party or RPP [James LUKUKU] ++ United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA] ++ United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA] ++ Zambia Direct Democracy Movement or ZDDM [Edwin SAKALA]" + "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI] ++ Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI] ++ Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Nevers MUMBA] ++ Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU] ++ United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eric T. SCHULTZ (since 20 October 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Eric T. SCHULTZ (since 12 December 2014)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Ibex Hill, Lusaka" @@ -656,67 +656,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "11.34 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.73 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.06 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.327 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "586 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "606 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "23 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "13 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.819 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.888 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "12,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "14,340 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "12,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "14,750 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "21,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "254.1 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,216 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,272 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,765 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ "text": "9,403 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "31,051 km" + "text": "31,051 km (2005)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 3fd2cc8d..a83509e2 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,229 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1,402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km" } }, @@ -386,6 +386,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -671,67 +682,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.297 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.736 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.49 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.831 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.085 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "653 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.616 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.201 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.966 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.038 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "62.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "37.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "36.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "13,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "14,730 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/antarctica/ay.json b/antarctica/ay.json index a763f61d..93f2cb9d 100644 --- a/antarctica/ay.json +++ b/antarctica/ay.json @@ -1,47 +1,185 @@ { "Introduction": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Background": { + "text": "Speculation over the existence of a \"southern land\" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not merely a group of islands or an area of ocean. Several exploration \"firsts\" were achieved in the early 20th century, but generally the area saw little human activity. Following World War II, however, the continent experienced an upsurge in scientific research. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961." } }, "Geography": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Location": { + "text": "continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle" + }, + "Geographic coordinates": { + "text": "90 00 S, 0 00 E" + }, + "Map references": { + "text": "Antarctic Region" + }, + "Area": { + "total": { + "text": "14 million sq km" + }, + "land": { + "text": "14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe" + } + }, + "Area - comparative": { + "text": "slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US" + }, + "Land boundaries": { + "text": "0 km", + "note": { + "text": "see entry on Disputes - international" + } + }, + "Coastline": { + "text": "17,968 km" + }, + "Maritime claims": { + "text": "Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 21 of 28 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and do not recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes - international entry" + }, + "Climate": { + "text": "severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing" + }, + "Terrain": { + "text": "about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 m; mountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 m; ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound; glaciers form ice shelves along about half of the coastline, and floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent" + }, + "Elevation extremes": { + "lowest point": { + "text": "Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,540 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Vinson Massif 4,897 m" + }, + "note": { + "text": "the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater" + } + }, + "Natural resources": { + "text": "iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries" + }, + "Land use": { + "agricultural land": { + "text": "0%" + }, + "forest": { + "text": "0%" + }, + "other": { + "text": "100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2011 est.)" + } + }, + "Natural hazards": { + "text": "katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West Antarctica; other seismic activity rare and weak; large icebergs may calve from ice shelf" + }, + "Environment - current issues": { + "text": "in 1998, NASA satellite data showed that the Antarctic ozone hole was the largest on record, covering 27 million square kilometers; researchers in 1997 found that increased ultraviolet light passing through the hole damages the DNA of icefish, an Antarctic fish lacking hemoglobin; ozone depletion earlier was shown to harm one-celled Antarctic marine plants; in 2002, significant areas of ice shelves disintegrated in response to regional warming" + }, + "Geography - note": { + "text": "the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period; mostly uninhabitable, 98% of land area is ice covered" } }, "People and Society": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Population": { + "text": "no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations", + "note": { + "text": "29 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region ++ peak summer (December-February) population - 4,490 total; Argentina 667, Australia 200, Australia and Romania jointly 13, Belgium 20, Brazil 40, Bulgaria 18, Chile 359, China 90, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26, Finland 20, France 125, France and Italy jointly 60, Germany 90, India 65, Italy 102, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28, Poland 40, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 50, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 217, US 1,293, Uruguay 70 (2008-2009) ++ winter (June-August) station population - 1,106 total; Argentina 176, Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 114, China 29, France 26, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2009); research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs ++ year-round stations - 40 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (2009) ++ a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania (with Australia), Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2008-2009) ++ in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (May 2009 est.)" + } } }, "Government": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Country name": { + "conventional long form": { + "text": "none" + }, + "conventional short form": { + "text": "Antarctica" + }, + "note": { + "text": "name derived from two Greek words meaning \"opposite to the Arctic\" or \"opposite to the north\"" + } + }, + "Government type": { + "text": "Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic region is governed by a system known as the Antarctic Treaty System; the system includes: 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, which establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica, 2. Recommendations and Measures adopted at meetings of Antarctic Treaty countries, 3. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972), 4. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980), and 5. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991); the 33rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay in May 2010; at these periodic meetings, decisions are made by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative member nations; by April 2010, there were 48 treaty member nations: 28 consultative and 20 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory (some claims overlap) and 21 non-claimant nations; the US and Russia have reserved the right to make claims; the US does not recognize the claims of others; Antarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member nations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; the years in parentheses indicate when a consultative member-nation acceded to the Treaty and when it was accepted as a consultative member, while no date indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory; claimant nations are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NZ, Norway, and the UK; nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil (1975/1983), Bulgaria (1978/1998), China (1983/1985), Ecuador (1987/1990), Finland (1984/1989), Germany (1979/1981), India (1983/1983), Italy (1981/1987), Japan, South Korea (1986/1989), Netherlands (1967/1990), Peru (1981/1989), Poland (1961/1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1982/1988), Sweden (1984/1988), Ukraine (1992/2004), Uruguay (1980/1985), and the US; non-consultative members, with year of accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Belarus (2006), Canada (1988), Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Czech Republic (1962/1993), Denmark (1965), Estonia (2001), Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), North Korea (1987), Monaco (2008), Papua New Guinea (1981), Portugal (2010), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1962/1993), Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1996), and Venezuela (1999); note - Czechoslovakia acceded to the Treaty in 1962 and separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993; ++ Article 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited, but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and other international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south and reserves high seas rights; Article 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and of the introduction of military personnel must be given; Article 8 - allows for jurisdiction over observers and scientists by their own states; Article 9 - frequent consultative meetings take place among member nations; Article 10 - treaty states will discourage activities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by the parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 - deal with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved nations; other agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments; a mineral resources agreement was signed in 1988 but remains unratified; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through six specific annexes: 1) environmental impact assessment, 2) conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora, 3) waste disposal and waste management, 4) prevention of marine pollution, 5) area protection and management and 6) liability arising from environmental emergencies; it prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina" + }, + "Legal system": { + "text": "Antarctica is administered through annual meetings - known as Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings - which include consultative member nations, non-consultative member nations, observer organizations, and expert organizations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritorially; some US laws directly apply to Antarctica; for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the following activities unless authorized by regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison; the National Science Foundation and Department of Justice share enforcement responsibilities; Public Law 95-541, the US Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as amended in 1996, requires expeditions from the US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans, Room 5805, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, which reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit its website at www.nsf.gov" } }, "Economy": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Economy - overview": { + "text": "Scientific undertakings rather than commercial pursuits are the predominant human activity in Antarctica. Fishing off the coast and tourism, both based abroad, account for Antarctica's limited economic activity. Antarctic fisheries, targeting three main species - Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides and D. mawsoni), mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari), and krill (Euphausia superba) - reported landing 141,147 metric tons in 2008-09 (1 July - 30 June). (Estimated fishing is from the area covered by the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which extends slightly beyond the Antarctic Treaty area.) Unregulated fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), is a serious problem. The CCAMLR determines the recommended catch limits for marine species. A total of 37,858 tourists visited the Antarctic Treaty area in the 2008-09 Antarctic summer, down from the 46,265 visitors in 2007-08 (estimates provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO); this does not include passengers on overflights). Nearly all of them were passengers on commercial (nongovernmental) ships and several yachts that make trips during the summer." } }, "Communications": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Telephone system": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "local systems at some research stations" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations" + }, + "international": { + "text": "country code - none allocated; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) to and from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties (2007)" + } + }, + "Radio broadcast stations": { + "text": "FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only); note - many research stations have a local FM radio station (2007)" + }, + "Television broadcast stations": { + "text": "1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)" + }, + "Internet country code": { + "text": ".aq" } }, "Transportation": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Airports": { + "text": "23 (2013)" + }, + "Airports - with unpaved runways": { + "total": { + "text": "23" + }, + "over 3,047 m": { + "text": "3" + }, + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "text": "5" + }, + "1,524 to 2,437 m": { + "text": "1" + }, + "914 to 1,523 m": { + "text": "8" + }, + "under 914 m": { + "text": " ++ 6 (2013)" + } + }, + "Heliports": { + "text": "53", + "note": { + "text": "all year-round and seasonal stations operated by National Antarctic Programs stations have some kind of helicopter landing facilities, prepared (helipads) or unprepared (2012)" + } + }, + "Ports and terminals": { + "text": "McMurdo Station; most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore anchorages; a few stations have basic wharf facilities" + }, + "Transportation - note": { + "text": "US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under \"Legal System\"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south have to be complied with (see \"Legal System\"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area" } }, "Military": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes" } }, "Transnational Issues": { - "": { - "text": "" + "Disputes - international": { + "text": "the Antarctic Treaty freezes, and most states do not recognize, the land and maritime territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom (some overlapping) for three-fourths of the continent; the US and Russia reserve the right to make claims; no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west; the International Whaling Commission created a sanctuary around the entire continent to deter catches by countries claiming to conduct scientific whaling; Australia has established a similar preserve in the waters around its territorial claim" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 4ce35392..f5584644 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%" + "text": "Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "54,343 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western" + "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts and 2 islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western" }, "Independence": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" @@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ "government consumption": { "text": "52.8%" }, - "investment if fixed capital": { + "investment in fixed capital": { "text": "2.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "156.4 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "144.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "146 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -506,55 +506,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "45,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "45,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,090 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,375 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0.09 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,003 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,346 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 90367669..e0db6d09 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -385,6 +385,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent is a citizen or permenent resident" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "4 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -393,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Malcomb TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Warren TRUSS (since 18 September 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Malcolm TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Warren TRUSS (since 18 September 2013)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and sworn in by the governor general" @@ -410,7 +421,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 7 September 2013; House of Representatives - last held on 7 September 2013 (the latest a simultaneous half-Senate and House of Representative elections can be held is 30 November 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Liberal/National Coalition 53.45%, Australian Labor Party 46.55%; seats by party - Liberal/National Coalition 90 (Liberal 58, Liberal National 22, Nationals 9, Country Liberals 1), Australian Labor Party 55, Australian Greens Party 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, Palmer United Party 1, independents 2" + "text": "Senate - seats by party - ALP 12, Lib 8, Liberal/National Coalition 5, The Greens 4, LNP 3, PUP 3, CLP 1, Family First 1, LDP 1, Motor Enthusiasts 1, Nick Kenophon Group 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Liberal/National Coalition 45.6%, ALP 33.4%, Greens 8.7%, PUP 5.5%, Katter's Australian Party 1.0%, other 4.5%, independent 1.4%; seats by party - Liberal/National Coalition 90 (Lib 58, LNP 22, Nats 9, CLP 1), ALP 55, Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, PUP 1, independent 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -492,7 +503,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2015 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Although demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports, sharp drops in current prices have already impacted growth. The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend could reverse or slow due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia entered into free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Republic of Korea and Japan, and concluded an FTA with China, in 2014, adding to existing FTAs with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam." + "text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2015 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Although demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports, sharp drops in current prices have already impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend could reverse or slow due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia entered into free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Republic of Korea and Japan, and concluded an FTA with China, in 2014, adding to existing FTAs with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$1.095 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.066 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.045 trillion (2012 est.)", @@ -655,7 +666,7 @@ "text": "$65.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.48 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.459 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.381 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.374 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$646.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $593.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -669,10 +680,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "239.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "235.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "226.9 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "222.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -681,55 +692,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "61.94 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.25 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "79.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "78.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "410,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "354,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "261,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "235,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "503,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "461,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.433 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.193 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "659,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "630,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.083 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.082 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "70,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "53,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "386,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "424,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "61.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "62.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "35.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.79 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "32.56 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.62 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "6.517 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.937 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.219 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index ec05b0b6..b6acc885 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -360,6 +360,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal" }, @@ -579,7 +590,7 @@ "text": "Australia 26%, Singapore 16.4%, China 10.3%, Malaysia 5.8%, NZ 5.1%, Indonesia 4.2%, Fiji 4.2%, Papua New Guinea 4.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$255.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $228.1 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $255.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.088 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -593,10 +604,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "85 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "85 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "79.05 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "79.05 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -605,55 +616,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "36,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "36,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,463 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,491 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index 2ac08721..959c3e80 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor direclty elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 4 November 2014 with a runoff on 21 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 4 November 2014 with a runoff on 21 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Eloy S. INOS reelected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Eloy S. INOS (Republican) 57%, Heinz HOFSCHNEIDER (Republican) 43%; Ralph TORRES reelected lieutenant governor" + "text": "Eloy S. INOS reelected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Eloy S. INOS (Republican) 57%, Heinz HOFSCHNEIDER (Republican) 43%; Ralph TORRES reelected lieutenant governor" }, "note": { "text": "Benigno R. FITIAL was impeached by House of Representatives on 11-12 February 2013 and resigned on 20 February 2013; Eloy INOS (Republican) sworn in as governor the same day" @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ "text": "bicameral Northern Mariana Commonwealth Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (20 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018); House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016); House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" }, "election results": { "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 1, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 13, Republican Party 7" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 12433a2b..271cfd36 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest reident court(s)": { + "highest resident court(s)": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are brought before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "32.13 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.13 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "29.88 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.95 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -508,55 +508,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8,090 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "8,040 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "484.7 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "484.7 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index f070bf1a..628c87be 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Since taking power BAINIMARAMA has neutralized his opponents, crippled Fiji's democratic institutions, and initially refused to hold elections. In 2012, he promised to hold elections in 2014." + "text": "Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed \"credible\" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected." } }, "Geography": { @@ -337,6 +337,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Fiji" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -613,7 +624,7 @@ "text": "857.5 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "777.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "777.6 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -622,55 +633,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "245,100 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "259,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "46.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "45.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "48.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "30 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,380 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "692 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "690.3 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,050 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "10,130 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 6c7bf9d1..5c913f72 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "18,000 kW (2015 est.)" }, + "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 68862e17..3df78c57 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ "description": { "text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblee de la Polynesie Francaise (57 seats; elections held in two rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes get an additional 19 seats; to serve 5-year terms)" }, + "note": { + "text": "two seats were elected to the French Senate for a 6-year term on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; note - the UMP is France's ruling pary, the Union for a Popular Movement" + }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 21 April 2013 - first round and 5 May 2013 - second round (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 21 April 2013 and 5 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Popular Rally 45.1%, Union for Democracy alliance 29.3%, A Tia Porinetia 25.6%; seats by party - Popular Rally 38, Union for Democracy alliance 11, A Tia Porinetia 8" - }, - "note": { - "text": "two seats were elected to the French Senate on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; note - the UMP is France's ruling pary, the Union for a Popular Movement" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Popular Rally 45.1%, UPD 29.3%, A Tia Porinetia 25.6%; seats by party - Popular Rally 38, UPD 11, A Tia Porinetia 8" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -488,10 +488,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "825 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "702 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "767.3 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "652.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -500,55 +500,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "224,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "224,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,430 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "7,190 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,994 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 39346b78..bb271196 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ "text": "1.566 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.564 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.566 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -525,55 +525,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "552,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "552,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,510 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,579 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,620 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 2a3aab61..0e3fad15 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -342,6 +342,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -545,17 +556,17 @@ }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014 est.) ++ 1.04 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010 est.)", - "note:": { + "note": { "text": "the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender" } } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "25 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "26 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "23.25 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "24.18 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -564,55 +575,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "420.2 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "420.4 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index ecc24f42..d413a268 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ "text": "English (official), Chinese, Malay" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 23.1%, Buddhist 16.8%, Muslim 14.8%, Hindu 0.4%, none 9.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 16.9%, Christian 16.4%, Muslim 14.8%, other 1.3%, none 9.2%, unspecified 41.5% (2011 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "1,530 (July 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 3364162d..a3aa571f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ "text": "the Customary Senate is the assembly of the various traditional councils of the Kanaks, the indigenous population, which rules on laws affecting the indigenous population; New Caledonia holds two seats in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; New Caledonia also elects two seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 May 2014 (next to be held on May 2019)" + "text": "last held on 11 May 2014 (next to be held on May 2019); note - the government that was elected on 11 May 2014 collapsed within 6 months leading to a new election on 31 December 2015 which re-elected the same government" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - L'Avenir Ensemble 13, UMP 7, FLINKS 9, Union for Caledonia in France 6, Build Our Rainbow Nation 6, National Union for Independence 6, other 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Caledonia Together 13, FLNKS 9, UMP 7, Union for Caledonia in France 6, Build Our Rainbow Nation 6, National Union for Independence 6, other 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -520,10 +520,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.43 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.92 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.26 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.716 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -532,55 +532,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "499,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "499,200 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "76.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "15.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "15.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "15,150 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "117 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "116.9 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "14,670 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "14,670 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index eee3cb43..dffd682e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest." + "text": "Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,190 in 2014) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest." } }, "Geography": { @@ -424,10 +424,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.79 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.79 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -436,55 +436,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "20 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22.57 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22.57 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index a804e604..d47e5e2d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Neil POPE (since 1 April 2012)" + "text": "Administrator Gary HARDGRAVE (since 1 July 2014)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council consists of 4 Legislative Assembly members" @@ -205,13 +205,16 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members directly elected by modified majority vote in which electors have 9 votes but are limited to 4 votes per candidate; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Regional Council (structure to be determined); interim Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13 March 2013 (next to be held in 2016)" + "text": "elections for the new Regional Council will occur in early 2016" }, "election results": { - "text": "seats - independents 8; Norfolk Liberals 1" + "text": "interim Advisory Council seats - 5 (appointed)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "following an adminstrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council will consist of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections in early 2016, the new Regional Council will commence operations on 1 July 2016" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 5b4fb7bd..5a822e36 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, as well as unity, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace" + "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, as well as unity, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace", + "note": { + "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Eritrea" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "boar's tusk with crossed fern fronds; national colors: red, black, green, yellow" @@ -597,10 +600,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "55 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "53 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "51.15 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "49.29 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -609,55 +612,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "28,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "28,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "89.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,140 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "837.7 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,015 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index ba679914..ae2f06f3 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "last held on 8 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 19" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 19" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -498,8 +498,11 @@ } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity - production": { + "text": "25 million kWh (2012 est.)" + }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "23.25 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.25 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -508,55 +511,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6,040 kW (FY10/11 est.)" + "text": "6,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,075 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,075 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 5a4f0ab9..93c95caf 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael Kenneth MOORE (since 5 August 2010)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Carl Robinson WORKER (since 15 June 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 328-4800" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 667-5227" + "text": "[1] (202) 667-5227[1] (202) 667-5227" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Los Angeles, New York, Pago Pago (American Samoa), Santa Monica (CA)" @@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ "text": "$18.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$87.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $86.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$189.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$85.64 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -656,10 +656,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "42.91 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "43.28 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "40.45 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "40.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -668,55 +668,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.722 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.521 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "30.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "55.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "15.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "15.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "39,410 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "39,860 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "35,520 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "29,620 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "105,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "101,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "81.4 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "67.2 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "117,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "113,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "152,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "156,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,471 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "5,218 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "37,620 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "44,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.765 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.295 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.718 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.38 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "29.42 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index 03d9e714..e8751f02 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "text": "last held on 13 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2015)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independents" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 776018ba..b9ae2555 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016); House of Delegates - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 16" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 16" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 2036788e..8b90613b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network." + "text": "After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network. Kwajalein also hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system." } }, "Geography": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index fec78e73..ca1ac60d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ }, "Languages": { "text": "Tokelauan 93.5% (a Polynesian language), English 58.9%, Samoan 45.5%, Tuvaluan 11.6%, Kiribati 2.7%, other 2.5%, none 4.1%, unspecified 0.6%", - "ntoe": { + "note": { "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2011 ests.)" } }, @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ "text": "last held on 23 January 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "independents 20" + "text": "independent 20" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ }, "Energy": { "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index b70abc13..d227f78a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal" }, @@ -361,13 +372,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (26 seats; 17 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 indirectly elected by hereditary leaders; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (26 seats; 17 people's representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 indirectly elected by hereditary leaders; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 27 November 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Peoples Representatives: percent of vote - NA; seats - Democratic Party 9, nobles representatives 9, independents 8" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, noble's representatives 9, independent 8" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -592,10 +603,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "48 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "48 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "44.64 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "44.64 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013)" @@ -604,55 +615,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "15,300 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "14,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,270 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,202 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,202 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index a6aafb66..b00fcc50 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name \".tv\" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period." + "text": "In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name \".tv\" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. The agreement was subsequently renegotiated but details were not disclosed." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia" + "text": "Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "8 00 S, 178 00 E" @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since May 2010)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since 16 April 2010)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Enele SOPOAGA (since 5 August 2013)" @@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 16 September 2010 (next to be held in 2014)" + "text": "last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15; 10 members reelected" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 15; 12 members reelected" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -550,10 +550,10 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2014)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "0 cu m (2014)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index fe368097..c60d7c7c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ } }, "Climate": { - "text": "tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celcius" + "text": "tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius" }, "Terrain": { "text": "volcanic origin; low hills" @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms)" }, "note": { - "text": "Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1" + "text": "Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - by-election last held on 24 March 2013 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - independent (backed by UMP) 1" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 22 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2017)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 2f2806e0..6db9582f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ "text": "$170.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$368.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $422.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$422.9 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $368.3 million (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.329 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3109 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.) ++ 2.4847 (2010 est.)" @@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "115.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "97.2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "107.1 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "90.4 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -612,55 +612,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "42,100 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "42,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "71.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "71.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "28.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,130 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,149 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,150 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 7195c3be..8d808296 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism, petroleum bunkering, hospitality, and financial and business services are the mainstays of the small open Aruban economy. Tourist arrivals have rebounded strongly following a dip after the 2008 global financial crisis. Tourism now accounts for over 80% of economic activity. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba, with 75% of those from the US. The rapid growth of the tourism sector has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction continues to boom with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. Aruba is heavily dependent on imports and is making efforts to expand exports to achieve a more desirable trade balance. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Panama being the major suppliers. Aruba weathered two major shocks in recent years: fallout from the global financial crisis, which had its largest impact on tourism, and the closure of its oil refinery in 2009. However, tourism and related industries have continued to grow, and the Aruban government is working to attract more diverse industries. Aruba’s banking sector withstood the recession well, and unemployment has significantly decreased." + "text": "Tourism, petroleum bunkering, hospitality, and financial and business services are the mainstays of the small open Aruban economy. Tourist arrivals have rebounded strongly following a dip after the 2008 global financial crisis. Tourism now accounts for over 80% of economic activity. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba, with 75% of those from the US. The rapid growth of the tourism sector has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction continues to boom with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. Aruba is heavily dependent on imports and is making efforts to expand exports to achieve a more desirable trade balance. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Panama being the major suppliers. Aruba weathered two major shocks in recent years: fallout from the global financial crisis, which had its largest impact on tourism, and the closure of its oil refinery in 2009. However, tourism and related industries have continued to grow, and the Aruban government is working to attract more diverse industries. Aruba's banking sector withstood the recession well, and unemployment has significantly decreased." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$2.516 billion (2009 est.) ++ $2.258 billion (2005 est.) ++ $2.205 billion (2004 est.)" @@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "980 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "990 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "911.4 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "920.7 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -567,55 +567,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "320,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "320,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "90.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "228,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "229,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "234,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "234,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,970 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "234,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "234,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,725 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,341 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 6a5e7041..221a8ab3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -355,6 +355,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -596,10 +607,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "310 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "315 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "288.3 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "293 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -608,55 +619,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "55,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "55,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,174 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "240 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "174.8 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,790 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,077 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index b546526b..31e352a0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -338,6 +338,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -608,10 +619,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.002 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "981 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "934 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "938 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -620,55 +631,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "239,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "239,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,001 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "764.5 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "764.5 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.84 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.53 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "31 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,980 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "8,736 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,276 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "20 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "20 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "141.6 million cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 32868670..677fa98d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent is a Bahamian citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "6-9 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -358,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "last held on 7 May 2012 (next to be held by May 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLP 30, FNM 8" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PLP 48.6%, FNM 42.1%, DNA 8.5%, other.8%; seats by party - PLP 29, FNM 9" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -376,7 +387,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS] ++ Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE]" + "text": "Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS] ++ Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE] ++ Democratic National Alliance [Branville MCCARTNEY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Friends of the Environment", @@ -586,7 +597,7 @@ "text": "crawfish, aragonite, crude salt, polystyrene products" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Cote dIvoire 20.5%, US 14.7%, India 13.4%, Dominican Republic 10.6%, Mexico 6.9%, Ecuador 4.9% (2014)" + "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 20.5%, US 14.7%, India 13.4%, Dominican Republic 10.6%, Mexico 6.9%, Ecuador 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { "text": "$3.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.127 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -609,10 +620,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.19 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.845 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.037 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.716 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -621,55 +632,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "493,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "493,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "25,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "41,770 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "41,650 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "64,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "64,430 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index e956348d..c7ce89b3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "542 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 276 km" } }, @@ -385,6 +385,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -635,7 +646,7 @@ "text": "sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UK 20.5%, US 20.5%, Mexico 6%, Nigeria 5.7%, Cote dIvoire 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.1% (2014)" + "text": "UK 20.5%, US 20.5%, Mexico 6%, Nigeria 5.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { "text": "$922.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $876 million (2013 est.)" @@ -658,67 +669,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "452.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "423 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "572.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "605 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "171.9 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "234 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "186,600 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "194,100 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "48.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "46.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "20.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,818 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "4,345 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,240 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.7 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,980 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,493 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,486 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json index 97875375..0f240949 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json @@ -105,23 +105,23 @@ "text": "Roman Catholic 72.8%, Pentecostal 6.6%, Protestant 3.2%, Adventist 3%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, Evangelical 1.9%, other 3.8%, none 6%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)" }, "Population": { - "text": "146,836 (July 2013 est.)" + "text": "148,406 (July 2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.6% (male 15,342/female 14,645)" + "text": "20.3% (male 15,334/female 14,739)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.4% (male 11,599/female 10,790)" + "text": "14.7% (male 11,356/female 10,448)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.5% (male 26,869/female 29,348)" + "text": "37.6% (male 27,125/female 28,716)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.6% (male 8,059/female 10,259)" + "text": "13.2% (male 8,545/female 11,150)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13% (male 7,833/female 11,090) (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.2% (male 8,698/female 12,340) (2015 est.)" }, "population pyramid": { "text": null @@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.43% (2015 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA 13.8 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -177,40 +177,51 @@ }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, + "0-14 years": { + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" + } + }, + "Infant mortality rate": { + "total": { + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "male": { + "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "female": { + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { - "total": { - "text": "77.98 years" + "total population": { + "text": "78.2 years" }, - "males": { - "text": "75.72 years" + "male": { + "text": "75.9 years" }, - "females": { - "text": "80.35 years (2014 est.)" + "female": { + "text": "80.6 years (2015 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.07 children born/woman (2015 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -453,7 +464,7 @@ "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "531 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "531.1 bbl/day (2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "72,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index 31e3f442..b3f98b77 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ "text": "last held on 22 May 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PPM 36.1%, UDP 27.8%, C4C 18.6%, PNA 5.7%, independents 11.9%; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 3, C4C 3, PNA 1, independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PPM 36.1%, UDP 27.8%, C4C 18.6%, PNA 5.7%, independent 11.9%; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 3, C4C 3, PNA 1, independent 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -525,10 +525,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "594 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "587 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "552.4 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "545.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -537,55 +537,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "151,200 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "150,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,360 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,754 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,730 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 9154ad52..3b56a0c9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "661 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Nicaragua 313 km, Panama 348 km" } }, @@ -405,6 +405,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -679,7 +690,7 @@ "text": "$7.067 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.331 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$18.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$24.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -693,10 +704,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.889 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.05 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.792 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.987 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "402 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -705,55 +716,55 @@ "text": "419 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.944 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.039 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "29.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "57.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "55.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "10,040 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "10,630 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "54,170 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,898 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "40,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "49,410 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 86b2d5ab..c2f9b1ae 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "50,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "74,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -727,31 +727,31 @@ "text": "160,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "124 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "124 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "106,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "92,660 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "148,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "170,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "11,320 bbl/day (12 est.)" + "text": "15,080 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "66,350 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,640 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.066 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.034 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "925.6 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.034 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "70.79 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index f4e6f3b1..7916f2f4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -307,6 +307,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -563,10 +574,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "105.5 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "96.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "98.12 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "89.75 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -575,55 +586,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "98,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "33,200 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "20.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "6.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "73.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "960 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "915.9 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "915.9 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index c4675dbc..25bfaa71 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "376 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Haiti 376 km" } }, @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever (2013)" } }, @@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "2 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote" }, @@ -676,7 +687,7 @@ "text": "14.1 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.176 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -700,7 +711,7 @@ "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013)" @@ -709,31 +720,31 @@ "text": "26,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "28,050 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,770 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "123,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "115,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "85,490 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "90,870 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.28 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.45 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.28 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.45 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 2b082ae4..a95dee2a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "590 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guatemala 199 km, Honduras 391 km" } }, @@ -414,6 +414,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -693,7 +704,7 @@ "text": "$2.773 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.745 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$9.124 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.873 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -709,10 +720,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.992 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.18 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.412 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.665 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "78 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -721,55 +732,55 @@ "text": "163 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.507 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.507 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "53.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "53.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "15.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "15.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "16,160 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,940 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "16,620 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "46,210 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,425 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,939 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "29,020 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "36,510 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 813c3e5e..0b4603d3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -321,6 +321,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -588,10 +599,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "196 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "193 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "180 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "178 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -600,55 +611,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "50,700 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "48,700 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,004 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,012 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 2a065d33..64d24cfe 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,667 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belize 266 km, El Salvador 199 km, Honduras 244 km, Mexico 958 km" } }, @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2013)" } }, @@ -411,24 +411,35 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Alejandro Maldonado AGUIRRE (since 3 September 2015); Vice President (vacant) (since 14 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA resigned 2 September 2015 and Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias resigned 8 May 2015" + "text": "President Alejandro Maldonado AGUIRRE (since 3 September 2015); Vice President Juan Alfonso FUENTES Soria (since 16 September 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA resigned 2 September 2015" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Alejandro Maldonado AGUIRRE (since 3 September 2015); Vice President (vacant); President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA resigned 2 September 2015 and Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias resigned 8 May 2015" + "text": "President Alejandro Maldonado AGUIRRE (since 3 September 2015); Vice President Juan Alfonso FUENTES Soria (since 16 September 2015); President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA resigned 2 September 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held in 2 rounds on 11 September and 6 November 2011 (next to be held in September 2015)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held in 2 rounds on 6 September and 25 October 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (PP) 53.7%, Manuel BALDIZON (LIDER) 46.3%" + "text": "Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) elected president; percent of vote in first round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 23.8%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 19.8%, Manuel BALDIZON (LIDER) 19.6%; percent of vote in second round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 67.4%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 32.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -436,10 +447,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; 127 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies within each of the country's 22 departments by simple majority vote and 31 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 September 2011 (first round held on 6 September 2015; runoff to be held in October 2015)" + "text": "last held on 6 September 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PP 26.62%, UNE-GANA 22.67%, UNC 9.50%, LIDER 8.87%, CREO 8.67%, VIVA-EG 7.87%, Winaq-URNG-ANN 3.23%, PAN 3.12%, FRG 2.74%, PU 2.70%, other 3.59%; seats by party - PP 57, UNE-GANA 48, LIDER 14, UCN 14, CREO 12, VIVA-EG 6, PAN 2, Winaq-URNG-ANN 2, FRG 1, PU 1, Victoria 1; note - changes in party affiliation now reflect the following seat distribution: as of 1 May 2015 - LIDER 62, PP 37, UNE 23, TODOS 10, CREO 8, EG 3, PRI 2, PU 1, UCN 1, URNG 1, Victoria 1, VIVA 1, Winaq 1, independents 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - LIDER 19.10%, UNE 14.83%, TODOS 9.74%, PP 9.43%, FCN 8.75%, EG 6.24%, PU 5.69%, UCN 5.43%, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 4.32%, Convergence 3.84%, VIVA 3.66%, PAN 3.42, FUERZA 2.07%, other 3.48%; seats by party - LIDER 44, UNE 36, TODOS 18, PP 17, FCN 11, EG 7, UCN 6, PU 5, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 3, Convergence 3, VIVA 3, PAN 3, FUERZA 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -454,7 +465,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Roberto GONZALEZ Diaz-Duran] ++ Democratic Union or UD [Edwin Armando MARTINEZ Herrera] ++ Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO Cottom] ++ Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Felipe ALEJOS] ++ Grand National Alliance or GANA [Jaime Antonio MARTINEZ Lohayza] ++ Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or URNG [Angel SANCHEZ Viesca] ++ Institutional Republican Party (formerly the Guatemalan Republican Front) or PRI [Luis Fernando PEREZ] ++ National Advancement Party or PAN [Juan GUTIERREZ Strauss] ++ National Unity for Hope or UNE [Sandra TORRES] ++ Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA] ++ New National Alternative or ANN [Pablo MONSANTO] ++ Patriot Party or PP [Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias] ++ Renewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER [Manuel BALDIZON] ++ Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Irigoyen] ++ Victoria (Victory) [Amilcar RIVERA] ++ Vision with Values or VIVA [Harold CABALLEROS] (part of a coalition with EG during the last legislative election) ++ Winaq [Rigoberta MENCHU]" + "text": "Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Roberto GONZALEZ Diaz-Duran] ++ Convergence ++ Democratic Union or UD [Edwin Armando MARTINEZ Herrera] ++ Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO Cottom] ++ Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Felipe ALEJOS] ++ FUERZA [Maurico REDFORD] ++ Grand National Alliance or GANA [Jaime Antonio MARTINEZ Lohayza] ++ Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or Winaq-URNG [Angel SANCHEZ Viesca] ++ Institutional Republican Party (formerly the Guatemalan Republican Front) or PRI [Luis Fernando PEREZ] ++ National Advancement Party or PAN [Juan GUTIERREZ Strauss] ++ National Unity for Hope or UNE [Sandra TORRES] ++ Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA] ++ National Convergence Front or FCN [Edgar Justino OVALLE Maldonado] ++ New National Alternative or ANN [Pablo MONSANTO] ++ Patriot Party or PP [Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias] ++ Renewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER [Manuel BALDIZON] ++ Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Irigoyen] ++ Victoria (Victory) [Amilcar RIVERA] ++ Vision with Values or VIVA [Harold CABALLEROS] (part of a coalition with EG during the last legislative election)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Alliance Against Impunity or AI (includes among others Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), Family and Friends of the Disappeared of Guatemala (FAMDEGUA)) ++ Civic and Political Convergence of Women ++ Committee for Campesino Unity or CUC ++ Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations or CACIF ++ Foundation for the Development of Guatemala or FUNDESA ++ Guatemala Visible ++ Mutual Support Group or GAM ++ Movimiento PRO-Justicia ++ National Union of Agriculture Workers or UNAGRO" @@ -684,10 +695,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "8.361 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.18 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.143 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.172 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "346 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -696,55 +707,55 @@ "text": "372 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.813 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.113 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "55.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "57% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "13,990 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,050 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "10,960 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,640 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "83.07 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "83.07 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1,253 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,354 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "80,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "69,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,911 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,532 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "71,390 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "72,190 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.96 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index a56d9964..a70939a6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "376 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Dominican Republic 376 km" } }, @@ -665,10 +665,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "726 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.089 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "208.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "452 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -677,55 +677,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "130,000 kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "267,800 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "77.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "77.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "22.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "22.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,990 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,130 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "14,720 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 19832bd3..3ef59dd4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,575 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km" } }, @@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -439,7 +450,7 @@ "text": "last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNH 48, LIBRE 37, PL 27, PAC 13, DC 1, UD 1, PINU 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PNH 33.6%, LIBRE 27.5%, PL 17.0%, PAC 15.2%, PINU 1.9%, UD 1.7%, DC 1.6%, other 1.5%; seats by party - PNH 48, LIBRE 37, PL 27, PAC 13, PINU 1, UD 1, DC 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -690,67 +701,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "6.713 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.309 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.091 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.036 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "237 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "79 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "76 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "76 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.815 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.877 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "29.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "58,220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "46,370 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "62,760 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index cacb2696..6461f7a2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -381,12 +381,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Michaelle JEAN (since 5 January 2015)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dr. Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Portia SIMPSON-MILLER (since 5 January 2012)" @@ -654,10 +665,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.745 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.041 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.797 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.008 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -666,55 +677,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "922,700 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "917,500 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "91.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "91.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "22,940 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,160 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "23,120 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,640 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "69,310 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,480 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "32,920 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "32,140 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 70fba36c..d2eef0cf 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "24 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "25 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "22.32 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.25 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -488,55 +488,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "10,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (July 5, 1905 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "570 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "568.5 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "568.5 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index b4593ee7..2120fdb2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,253 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Costa Rica 313 km, Honduras 940 km" } }, @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2013)" } }, @@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "16 years of age; universal" }, @@ -685,7 +696,7 @@ "text": "4.159 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.777 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.556 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "16.23 million kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -709,40 +720,40 @@ "text": "34.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "12,910 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "15,870 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "10,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "34,070 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "396.1 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,830 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "19,760 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index effcdee4..b43378eb 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "687 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Colombia 339 km, Costa Rica 348 km" } }, @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever (2013)" } }, @@ -408,6 +408,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -696,10 +707,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.642 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.361 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.626 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.144 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "59 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -708,55 +719,55 @@ "text": "19 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.391 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.396 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "38.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "56.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "61.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "101,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "134,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22.03 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "111,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "129,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 1a52a45a..2d03b16f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "16 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Sint Maarten 16 km" } }, @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ "text": "58.9 km (for entire island)" }, "Climate": { - "text": "temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celcius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November" + "text": "temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November" }, "Elevation extremes": { "lowest point": { @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ "name": { "text": "Marigot" }, - "geographical coordinates": { + "geographic coordinates": { "text": "18 04 N, 63 05 W" }, "time difference": { @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "note": { - "text": "Saint Martin elects one member to the French Senate; election last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; one seat (shared with Saint Barthelemy) was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1" + "text": "Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate; election last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; one seat (shared with Saint Barthelemy) was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 18 and 25 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 6c66fe1b..44bf3a62 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood." + "text": "Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood. Economic recession on the island has led to a net population loss since about 2005, as large numbers of residents moved to the US mainland. The trend has accelerated since 2010; in 2014, Puerto Rico experienced a net population loss to the mainland of 64,000, more than double the net loss of 26,000 in 2010." } }, "Geography": { @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; the white star symbolizes Puerto Rico; the three sides of the triangle signify the executive, legislative and judicial parts of the government; blue stands for the sky and the coastal waters; red symbolizes the blood shed by warriors, while white represents liberty, victory, and peace", + "text": "five equal horizontal bands of red (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; the white star symbolizes Puerto Rico; the three sides of the triangle signify the executive, legislative and judicial parts of the government; blue stands for the sky and the coastal waters; red symbolizes the blood shed by warriors, while white represents liberty, victory, and peace", "note": { "text": "design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" } @@ -553,10 +553,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "20.02 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.03 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "18.61 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.62 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -565,55 +565,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5.571 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.616 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "96.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "106,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "133,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,520 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "176,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "149,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.36 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.663 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.36 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.663 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 9bed6037..59074b3d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -316,6 +316,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -366,7 +377,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jacinth Lorna HENRY-MARTIN (since 14 February 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Justin Kareem HAWLEY (since 26 May 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" @@ -552,10 +563,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "138 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "140 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "128.3 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "130.2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -564,55 +575,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "46,200 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "46,200 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "95.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,740 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,784 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,690 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json index b67eb55a..6fb6169c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "16 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Saint Martin (France) 16 km" } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 65ed5699..eaf63a98 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -349,6 +349,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -596,10 +607,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "362 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "361.7 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "336.7 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "336.4 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -608,55 +619,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "76,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "89,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,914 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,041 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 9e85cc4e..304967de 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "note": { - "text": "Saint Barthelemy holds one seat in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1; Saint Barthelemy elects one seat to the National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" + "text": "Saint Barthelemy holds one seat in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1; Saint Barthelemy elects one seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 18 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 5d7ce7d9..6abe1a30 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -373,6 +373,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -429,7 +440,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Neil N. PARSAN (since 14 February 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Colin MIchael CONNELLY (since 15 August 2015" }, "chancery": { "text": "1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -655,10 +666,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "8.355 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.604 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.929 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.365 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -667,55 +678,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.104 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.104 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "117,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "81,260 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "75,340 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "30,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "70,260 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "59,180 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "728.3 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "728.3 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "132,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "109,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "46,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "42,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "106,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "111,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,598 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,823 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "40.43 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "42.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "22.29 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "18.14 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "371.2 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index e23e9e55..87be77f5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -470,10 +470,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "185 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "180 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "172.1 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "167.4 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -482,55 +482,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "48,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "48,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "990 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,063 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,261 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 1646b994..29edcb70 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -321,6 +321,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -571,10 +582,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "135 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "137 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "125.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "127.4 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -583,55 +594,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "47,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "47,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "85.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,080 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,474 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,514 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 5f720dad..feb8b9b4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Ethlyn SMITH]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH]; Peoples Empowerment Party or PEP [Alvin CHRISTOPHER]; United Party or UP [Gregory MADURO]; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL]" + "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Ethlyn SMITH];; National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH];; Peoples Empowerment Party or PEP [Alvin CHRISTOPHER];; United Party or UP [Gregory MADURO];; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Family Support Network ++ Woman's Desk", @@ -490,10 +490,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "53 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "55 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "49.29 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "51.15 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -502,55 +502,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "44,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "44,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,190 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "772.6 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "772.6 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 3519b5aa..73041a70 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "707 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "777.9 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "739.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "723.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -508,55 +508,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "323,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "316,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "402,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,493 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "423,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "29,350 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "62,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "110,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "316,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "43,710 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,732 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "131,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 8e0ec329..3dfd1d9c 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,573 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 1,063 km, Kazakhstan 1,212 km, Tajikistan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1,314 km" } }, @@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 October 2010 (next to be held in 2015)" + "text": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Ata-Jurt 28, SDPK 26, Ar-Namys 25, Respublika 23, Ata-Meken 18" + "text": "Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - SDPK 27.4%, Respublika-Ata-Zhurt 20.1%, Kyrgyzstan Party 12.9%, Onuguu-Progress 9.3%, Bir Bol 8.5%, Ata-Meken 7.8%, other 14%; seats by party - SDPK 38, Respublika-Ata-Zhurt 28, Kyrgyzstan Party 18, Onuguu-Progress 13, Bir Bol 12, Ata-Meken 11" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ar-Namys (Dignity) Party [Feliks KULOV] ++ Ata-Jurt (Homeland) [Kamchybek TASHIEV, Akhmat KELDIBEKOV, Sadyr JAPAROV] ++ Ata-Meken (Fatherland) [Omurbek TEKEBAEV] ++ Butun Kyrgyzstan (All Kyrgyzstan) [Adakhan MADUMAROV] ++ Respublika [Omurbek BABANOV] ++ Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) [Almazbek ATAMBAEV]" + "text": "Ar-Namys (Dignity) Party [Felix KULOV] ++ Ata-Jurt (Homeland) [Kamchybek TASHIEV] ++ Ata-Meken (Fatherland) [Omurbek TEKEBAEV] ++ Respublika [Omurbek BABANOV] ++ Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan or SDPK [Almazbek ATAMBAEV]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Adilet (Justice) Legal Clinic [Cholpon JAKUPOVA] ++ Citizens Against Corruption [Tolekan ISMAILOVA] ++ Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society [Dinara OSHURAKHUNOVA] ++ Kylym Shamy (Torch of the Century) [Aziza ABDIRASULOVA] ++ Precedent Partnership Group [Nurbek TOKTAKUNOV] ++ Societal Analysis Public Association [Rita KARASARTOVA] ++ Union of True Muslims [Nurlan MOTUEV]" @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by agriculture and minerals extraction. Cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and—in some years—electricity. Bishkek remains embroiled in a legal battle with Canadian investors in the Kumtor gold mine, the nation’s largest. Kyrgyzstan has sought foreign investment to develop hydroelectric potential as a source of export revenue. The economy also depends heavily on remittances from Kyrgyzstani migrant workers, primarily in Russia. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly carried out market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has sold much of its ownership shares in enterprises. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, but by mid-1995, production began to recover and exports began to increase. The overthrow of President BAKIEV in April 2010 and subsequent ethnic clashes left hundreds dead and damaged infrastructure. Under President ATAMBAEV, Kyrgyzstan has developed a plan for economic development in coordination with international donors. In December 2014 Kyrgyzstan agreed to join the Eurasian Economic Union in early 2015. The keys to future growth include progress in fighting corruption, improving administrative transparency, restructuring domestic industry, and attracting foreign aid and investment." + "text": "Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by agriculture and minerals extraction. Cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and — in some years — electricity. Bishkek remains embroiled in a legal battle with Canadian investors in the Kumtor gold mine, the nation’s largest. Kyrgyzstan has sought foreign investment to develop hydroelectric potential as a source of export revenue. The economy also depends heavily on remittances from Kyrgyzstani migrant workers, primarily in Russia. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly carried out market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has sold much of its ownership shares in enterprises. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, but by mid-1995, production began to recover and exports began to increase. The overthrow of President BAKIEV in April 2010 and subsequent ethnic clashes left hundreds dead and damaged infrastructure. Under President ATAMBAEV, Kyrgyzstan has developed a plan for economic development in coordination with international donors. In December 2014 Kyrgyzstan agreed to join the Eurasian Economic Union in early 2015. The keys to future growth include progress in fighting corruption, improving administrative transparency, restructuring domestic industry, and attracting foreign aid and investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$19.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.49 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.73 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -662,67 +662,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14.96 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.97 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.851 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.943 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.795 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.84 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "177 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.766 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.766 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "21.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "78.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "78.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "40 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "40 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,666 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "35,090 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "33,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,433 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,732 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "35,040 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "38,070 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "8.666 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "32 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "428.7 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "406 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "420 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "374 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "12,133 (2014); note - most stateless people were born in Kyrgystan, have lived there many years, or are married to a Kyrgyz citizen; in 2009, Kyrgyzstan adopted a national action plan to speed up the exchange of old Soviet passports for Kyrgyz ones; stateless people are unable to register marriages and births, to travel within the country or abroad, to own property, or to receive social benefits" + "text": "12,133 (2014); note - most stateless people were born in Kyrgyzstan, have lived there many years, or are married to a Kyrgyz citizen; in 2009, Kyrgyzstan adopted a national action plan to speed up the exchange of old Soviet passports for Kyrgyz ones; stateless people are unable to register marriages and births, to travel within the country or abroad, to own property, or to receive social benefits" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 4c714880..6b3abf9b 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "13,364 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 1,765 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,212 km, Russia 7,644 km, Turkmenistan 413 km, Uzbekistan 2,330 km" } }, @@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -411,13 +422,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 32 members indirectly elected by majority two-round vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 98 members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 indirectly elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, a 350-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" + "text": ".bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 32 members indirectly elected by majority two-round vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 98 members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 indirectly elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, a 350-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - (indirect) last held in 2014 (next to be held in 2017); Mazhilis - last held on 15 January 2012 (next to be held by November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 1 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017); Mazhilis - last held on 15 January 2012 (next to be held by November 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur-Otan 81%, Ak Zhol 7.5%, Communist People's Party 7.2%, other 4.3%; seats by party - Nur-Otan 83, Ak Zhol 8, Communist People's Party 7" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 81%, Ak Zhol 7.5%, Communist People's Party 7.2%, other 4.3%; seats by party - Nur Otan 83, Ak Zhol 8, Communist People's Party 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -432,7 +443,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ak Zhol Party (Bright Path) [Azat PERUASHEV] ++ Alga [Vladimir KOZLOV] (unregistered and banned as extremist in November 2012) ++ Auyl (Village) [Gani KALIYEV] ++ Azat (Freedom) Party [Bolat ABILOV] (formerly True Ak Zhol Party) ++ Birlik (Unity) [Seril SULTANGALI] (Birlik is an April 2013 merger of Adilet (Justice; formerly Democratic Party of Kazakhstan) and Rukhaniyat (Spirituality)) ++ NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Communist Party of Kazakhstan or KPK [Serikbolsyn ABDILDIN] (suspended by court decision) ++ Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan [Vladislav KOSAREV] ++ National Social Democratic Party or NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Nur Otan (Fatherland's Ray of Light) [Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, Nurlan NIGMATULIN] (the Agrarian, Asar, and Civic parties merged with Otan) ++ Patriots' Party [Gani KASYMOV]" + "text": "Ak Zhol (Bright Path) Party or Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol [Azat PERUASHEV] ++ Alga [Vladimir KOZLOV] (unregistered and banned as extremist in November 2012) ++ Auyl (Village) [Gani KALIYEV] ++ Azat (Freedom) Party [Bolat ABILOV] (formerly True Ak Zhol Party) ++ Birlik (Unity) [Seril SULTANGALI] (Birlik is an April 2013 merger of Adilet (Justice; formerly Democratic Party of Kazakhstan) and Rukhaniyat (Spirituality)) ++ NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Communist Party of Kazakhstan or KPK [Serikbolsyn ABDILDIN] (suspended by court decision) ++ Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan [Vladislav KOSAREV] ++ National Social Democratic Party or NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Nur Otan (Radiant Fatherland) Democratic People's Party [Nursultan NAZARBAYEV] (the Agrarian, Asar, and Civic parties merged with Otan) ++ Patriots' Party [Gani KASYMOV]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Adil-Soz [Tamara KALEYEVA] ++ Almaty Helsinki Committee [Ninel FOKINA] ++ Confederation of Free Trade Unions [Sergei BELKIN] ++ For Fair Elections [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, Sabit ZHUSUPOV, Sergey DUVANOV, Ibrash NUSUPBAYEV] ++ Kazakhstan International Bureau on Human Rights [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, Chairman of Bureau's Council, Roza AKYLBEKOVA, director] ++ Khalyk Maidany (Peoples' Front) - an informal union between the unregistered Alga Party, the unregistered Communist Party of Kazakhstan, and several opposition-oriented civil society groups, banned in November 2012 [no formal leader] ++ Pan-National Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Pensioners Movement or Pokoleniye [Irina SAVOSTINA, chairwoman] ++ Republican Network of International Monitors [Daniyar LIVAZOV] ++ Transparency International [Sergey ZLOTNIKOV]" @@ -657,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "$27.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$163.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $150.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$157.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$141.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $129.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -674,64 +685,64 @@ "text": "90.53 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "76.21 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "80.29 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.809 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.933 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.6 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.252 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "18.75 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "17.84 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "88.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "87.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.655 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.632 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.406 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.365 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "119,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "118,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "30 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "30 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "288,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "294,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "258,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "248,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "149,800 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "142,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "94,430 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "51,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.79 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "10.95 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "11.37 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "10.53 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index e49ec674..c820d3f1 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN’s term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized semi-authoritarian state in which the leadership seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals by President PUTIN, foreign policy focused on enhancing the country’s geopolitical influence - particularly in the former Soviet Union - and continued economic growth. Russia has severely disabled a Chechen rebel movement, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus." + "text": "Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized semi-authoritarian state in which the leadership seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals by President PUTIN, foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence - particularly in the former Soviet Union - and continued economic growth. Russia has severely disabled a Chechen rebel movement, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "22,408 km" }, - "border countries (14)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Azerbaijan 338 km, Belarus 1,312 km, China (southeast) 4,133 km, China (south) 46 km, Estonia 324 km, Finland 1,309 km, Georgia 894 km, Kazakhstan 7,644 km, North Korea 18 km, Latvia 332 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km, Mongolia 3,452 km, Norway 191 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Ukraine 1,944 km" } }, @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" }, "note": { @@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ "text": "State Duma - last held on 4 December 2011 (next to be held in December 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "State Duma - United Russia 49.6%, CPRF 19.2%, A Just Russia 13.2%, LDPR 11.7%, other 6.3%; seats by party - United Russia 238, CPRF 92, A Just Russia 64, LDPR 56" + "text": "State Duma - United Russia 49.3%, CPRF 19.2%, A Just Russia 13.2%, LDPR 11.7%, other 6.6%; seats by party - United Russia 238, CPRF 92, A Just Russia 64, LDPR 56" }, "note": { - "text": "the State Duma now includes 2 representatives each from the Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, two annexed Ukrainian regions that the United States does not recognize as part of Russia" + "text": "the State Duma now includes 2 representatives each from the Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, two annexed Ukrainian regions that the US does not recognize as part of Russia" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "A Just Russia [Sergey MIRONOV] ++ Communist Party of the Russian Federation or CPRF [Gennadiy ZYUGANOV] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR [Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY] ++ United Russia [Dmitriy MEDVEDEV]", "note": { - "text": "78 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of January 2014), but only four parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature" + "text": "78 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of October 2015), but only four parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ "text": "$385.5 billion (31 December, 2014 est.) ++ $509.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$683.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $728.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$599 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $728.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$606 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $566.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -754,28 +754,28 @@ "text": "1.037 trillion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "15.7 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "18.38 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.7 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.704 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "239.7 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "234.4 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "69.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "10.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { "text": "20.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10.05 million bbl/day (31 September 2014 est.)" + "text": "10.11 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "4.625 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -784,13 +784,13 @@ "text": "17,610 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "80 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "80 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "4.812 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5.517 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.32 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.493 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "2.968 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -799,16 +799,16 @@ "text": "28,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "668 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "578.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "413.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "409.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "196 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "201.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "8.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "24.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "47.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 4a838ee6..095ab728 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,130 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 1,357 km, China 477 km, Kyrgyzstan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1,312 km" } }, @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria (2013)" } }, @@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members indirectly elected by local representative assemblies or majlisi, 8 appointed by the president, and 1 reserved for the former president; members serve 5-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by two-round absolute majority vote and 22 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held 2020); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held 2020)" + "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65.4%, APT 11.7%, PERT 7.5%, SPT 5.5%, CPT 2.2%, Democratic Party 1.7%, other 6%; seats by party - PDPT 55, APT 5, PERT 3, SPT 1, CPT 2, Democratic Party 1" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65.4%, APT 11.7%, PERT 7.5%, SPT 5.5%, CPT 2.2%, DPT 1.7%, other 6%; seats by party - PDPT 51, APT 5, PERT 3, SPT 1, CPT 2, DPT 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir QARAQULOV] ++ Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV] ++ Democratic Party of Tajikistan [Saidjafar ISMONOV] ++ Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan or IRPT [Muhiddin KABIRI] ++ Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan or PERT [Olimjon BOBOEV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON] ++ Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOYIROV] ++ Socialist Party of Tajikistan or SPT [Abduhalim GHAFOROV]" + "text": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir QARAQULOV] ++ Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV] ++ Democratic Party of Tajikistan or DPT [Saidjafar ISMONOV] ++ Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan or IRPT [Muhiddin KABIRI] ++ Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan or PERT [Olimjon BOBOEV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON] ++ Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOIROV] ++ Socialist Party of Tajikistan or SPT [Abduhalim GHAFOROV]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "influential religious leader Akbar TURAJONZODA ++ New Tajikistan party [Zayd SAIDOV] (unregistered) ++ Guruhi-24 (Group-24) [Umarali QUVVATOV] (unregistered opposition group) ++ presidential candidate of Union of Reformist Forces of Tajikistan Oynihol BOBONAZAROVA (unregistered) ++ Vatandor (Patriot) Movement [Dodojon ATOVULLOEV] ++ Youth Party of Tajikistan [Izzat AMON] (unregistered)" @@ -679,13 +679,13 @@ "text": "17.09 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16.09 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.42 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "300.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "114 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "4.476 million kW (2013 est.)" @@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "206 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "206 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -712,13 +712,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "15,290 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -727,16 +727,16 @@ "text": "20,090 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3.928 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "13 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.928 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "211 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "188 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "198 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index de009f3c..a8963cf3 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,158 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 804 km, Iran 1,148 km, Kazakhstan 413 km, Uzbekistan 1,793 km" } }, @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms); note - in September 2008, a constitutional change abolished a second, 2,507-member People's Council and expanded the membership in the National Assembly to 125 from 65 ; the powers formerly held by the People's Council were divided between the president and the National Assembly" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms); note - in September 2008, a constitutional change abolished a second, 2,507-member People's Council and expanded the membership in the National Assembly to 125 from 65; the powers formerly held by the People's Council were divided between the president and the National Assembly" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 15 December 2013 (next to be held in December 2018)" @@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT [Kasymguly BABAYEW] ++ Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs or PIE [Orazmammet MAMMEDOW] (party registered 21 August 2012)", + "text": "Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT [Kasymguly BABAYEW] ++ Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs or PIE [Orazmammet MAMMEDOW]", "note": { - "text": "a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad; the three most prominent opposition groups-in-exile are the National Democratic Movement of Turkmenistan (NDMT), the Republican Party of Turkmenistan, and the Watan (Fatherland) Party; the NDMT was led by former Foreign Minister Boris SHIKHMURADOV until his arrest and imprisonment in the wake of the 25 November 2002 attack on President NYYAZOW's motorcade" + "text": "a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad; the three most prominent opposition groups-in-exile are the National Democratic Movement of Turkmenistan (NDMT), the Republican Party of Turkmenistan, and the Watan (Fatherland) Party" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ "text": "22.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "19.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.75 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "2.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "4.275 million kW (2014 est.)" @@ -661,37 +661,37 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "231,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "242,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "67,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "60,910 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "143,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "171,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "132,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "144,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "64,360 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "44,130 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,542 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "69.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "84.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "22.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "24 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "46.9 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "60.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index f4ff8ca0..c823753a 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,893 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 144 km, Kazakhstan 2,330 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,314 km, Tajikistan 1,312 km, Turkmenistan 1,793 km" } }, @@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ "text": "Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%" + "text": "Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%", + "note": { + "text": "in the Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%" @@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Harakati) [Boriy ALIXONOV] ++ Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Sodiqjon TURDIYEV] ++ National Rebirth Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Milliy Tiklanish) [Sarvar OTAMURODOV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or NDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" + "text": "Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Harakati) [Boriy ALIKHANOV] ++ Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Islam KARIMOV] ++ National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or NDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "no significant opposition political parties or pressure groups in Uzbekistan" @@ -652,67 +655,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "52.53 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "49.91 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "45.07 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "45.21 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "12.25 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.27 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12.16 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.18 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "12.35 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.57 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "86.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "100,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "64,810 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "340 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "594 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "594 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "92,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "71,260 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "105,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "69,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,968 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,331 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "655.9 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "62.9 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "59.63 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "52.7 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "46.13 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "10.2 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 89b9270a..be98f0f3 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. ++ Multiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI (ASSK) under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing at least 13 people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. In early May 2008, Burma was struck by Cyclone Nargis, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. Parliamentary elections held in November 2010, considered flawed by many in the international community, saw the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the seats. ++ Parliament convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN are former or current military officers, the government has initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms have included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, concluding negotiations on a draft nationwide cease-fire with the country’s various ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, ASSK was elected to parliament in April 2012, and now serves as chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Most political parties have begun building their institutions in preparation for the next round of general elections, scheduled for late 2015. The country served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014." + "text": "Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. ++ Multiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI (ASSK) under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing at least 13 people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. In early May 2008, Burma was struck by Cyclone Nargis, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. Parliamentary elections held in November 2010, considered flawed by many in the international community, saw the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the seats. ++ Parliament convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN are former or current military officers, the government has initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms have included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, concluding negotiations on a draft nationwide cease-fire with the country's various ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, ASSK was elected to parliament in April 2012, and now serves as chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Most political parties have begun building their institutions in preparation for the next round of general elections, scheduled for late 2015. The country served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,522 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bangladesh 271 km, China 2,129 km, India 1,468 km, Laos 238 km, Thailand 2,416 km" } }, @@ -413,6 +413,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -438,7 +449,7 @@ "text": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consists of the House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw (440 seats; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2015)" + "text": "last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held on 8 November 2015)" }, "election results": { "text": "House of Nationalities - percent of vote by party - USDP 74.8%, other (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP) 25.2%; seats by party - USDP 129, other 39; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - USDP 79.6%, other (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP) 20.4%; seats by party - USDP 259, other 71" @@ -456,7 +467,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDP [NAING NGWE THEIN] ++ National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE, Dr.THAN NYEIN] ++ National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI] ++ National Unity Party or NUP [TUN YE] ++ Rakhine Nationalities Development Party or RNDP [Dr. AYE MAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIKE PAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD [HKUN HTUN OO] ++ Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [HTAY OO] ++ numerous smaller parties" + "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDP [NAING NGWE THEIN] ++ National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE] ++ National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI] ++ National Unity Party or NUP [THAN TIN] ++ Rakhine Nationalities Development Party or RNDP [Dr. AYE MAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIK PAUNG] ++ Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [HTAY OO] ++ numerous smaller parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "Thai border": { @@ -694,7 +705,7 @@ "text": "10.48 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.77 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.765 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -703,55 +714,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.59 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.591 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "26.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "24.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "73.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "75.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,717 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "40 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "50 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "50 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "18,920 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,780 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "28,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,855 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,557 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.77 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.1 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.299 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.468 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "283.2 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 365fb094..410254cd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia" + "text": "Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "4 30 N, 114 40 E" @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "266 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Malaysia 266 km" } }, @@ -344,6 +344,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the father is a citizen of Brunei" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "12 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age for village elections; universal" }, @@ -605,10 +616,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.5 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.694 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.233 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.451 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -617,55 +628,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "759,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "759,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "135,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "111,800 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "147,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "131,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "13,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,402 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "253.6 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,198 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "7,666 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "12.06 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "12.47 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.022 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.97 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "9.039 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "390.8 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index a635e4dc..13edd852 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,530 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1,158 km" } }, @@ -414,6 +414,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Cambodia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -442,7 +453,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 4 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2018); National Assembly - last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 77.8%, SRP 22.2%; seats by party - CPP 46, SRP 11; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 48.8%, CNRP 44.5%, FUNCINPEC 3.9%, other 2.8%; seats by party - CPP 68, CNRP 55" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 77.8%, SRP 22.2%; seats by party - CPP 46, SRP 11; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 48.8%, CNRP 44.5%, FUNCINPEC 3.7%, other 3.1%; seats by party - CPP 68, CNRP 55" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -457,7 +468,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cambodian National Rescue Party or CNRP [SAM RANGSI also spelled SAM RAINSY] , a July 2012 merger between the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA] ++ Cambodian People's Party or CPP [CHEA SIM] ++ National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC [NORODOM RANARIDDH] ++ Nationalist Party or NP former Norodom Ranariddh Party or NRP [SAO RANY]" + "text": "Cambodian National Rescue Party or CNRP [SAM RANGSI, also spelled SAM RAINSY] (a July 2012 merger between the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA]) ++ Cambodian People's Party or CPP [CHEA SIM] ++ National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC [NORODOM RANARIDDH]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Partnership for Transparency Fund or PTF (anti-corruption organization) ++ Students Movement for Democracy ++ The Committee for Free and Fair Elections or Comfrel", @@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade. Cambodian GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and over 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 600,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 50,000 people in construction. In 2005, exploitable oil deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a potential revenue stream for the government, if commercial extraction becomes feasible. Some of the deposits are located within the so-called overlapping claimed areas with Thailand. However, an unresolved border dispute with Thailand has so far prevented development in those areas. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems. The tourism industry has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year since 2007 and reaching around 4.5 million visitors in 2014. Cambodia, nevertheless, remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by endemic corruption, limited educational opportunities, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. As of 2012, approximately 2.66 million people live on less than $1.20 per day, and 37% of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure. The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 30% of the government budget comes from donor assistance. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance. Following the 2013 national elections, the government announced a variety of economic and business reforms. The government is also moving forward with new legislation to meet the 2015 deadline for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community." + "text": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade. Cambodian GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and over 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 600,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 50,000 people in construction. The tourism industry has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year since 2007 and reaching around 4.5 million visitors in 2014. ++ ++ In 2005, exploitable oil deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a potential revenue stream for the government, if commercial extraction becomes feasible. Some of the deposits are located within the so-called overlapping claimed areas with Thailand. However, an unresolved border dispute with Thailand has so far prevented development in those areas. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems. ++ ++ Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by endemic corruption, limited educational opportunities, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. As of 2012, approximately 2.66 million people live on less than $1.20 per day, and 37% of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure. ++ ++ The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 30% of the government budget comes from donor assistance. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance. Following the 2013 national elections, the government announced a variety of economic and business reforms. The government is also moving forward with new legislation to meet the 2015 deadline for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$49.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $46.71 billion (2013 est.) ++ $43.48 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -711,7 +722,7 @@ "text": "949,000 kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "32.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" @@ -723,40 +734,40 @@ "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0.5 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "47,490 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "28,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26,250 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "28,890 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index b22feef1..d2ecbd49 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "22,457 km" }, - "border countries (14)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 91 km, Bhutan 477 km, Burma 2,129 km, India 2,659 km, Kazakhstan 1,765 km, North Korea 1,352 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,063 km, Laos 475 km, Mongolia 4,630 km, Nepal 1,389 km, Pakistan 438 km, Russia (northeast) 4,133 km, Russia (northwest) 46 km, Tajikistan 477 km, Vietnam 1,297 km" }, "regional borders": { @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Japanese encephalitis" }, "soil contact disease": { @@ -419,6 +419,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of China" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "while naturalization is theoretically possible, in practical terms it is extremely difficult; residency is required but not specified" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -533,7 +544,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since the late 1970s China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2014 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average. ++ After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, in July 2005 China moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid 2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2014 the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) doubled the daily trading band within which the RMB is permitted to fluctuate. ++ The Chinese government faces numerous economic challenges, including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. ++ Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 12th Five-Year Plan, adopted in March 2011 and reiterated at the Communist Party's \"Third Plenum\" meeting in November 2013, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014 China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. China also implemented several economic reforms in 2014, including passing legislation to allow local governments to issue bonds, opening several state-owned enterprises to further private investment, loosening the one-child policy, passing harsher pollution fines, and cutting administrative red tape." + "text": "Since the late 1970s China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2014 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average. ++ After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, in July 2005 China moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2014 the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) doubled the daily trading band within which the RMB is permitted to fluctuate. ++ The Chinese government faces numerous economic challenges, including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. ++ Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 12th Five-Year Plan, adopted in March 2011 and reiterated at the Communist Party's \"Third Plenum\" meeting in November 2013, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014 China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. China also implemented several economic reforms in 2014, including passing legislation to allow local governments to issue bonds, opening several state-owned enterprises to further private investment, loosening the one-child policy, passing harsher pollution fines, and cutting administrative red tape." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$17.62 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $16.41 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $15.23 trillion (2012 est.)", @@ -752,7 +763,7 @@ "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4.202 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.189 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -761,13 +772,13 @@ "text": "6.167 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "18.1 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "24.65 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "9.648 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.879 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "10.76 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.48 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "593,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -776,16 +787,16 @@ "text": "600,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "130.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "121.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "181.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "180.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.647 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.603 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "58 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "3.3 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 1a0a510c..61c9557f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ "text": "last held on 9 September 2012 (next to be held in September 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 56%; pro-Beijing 41%, independent 3%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 43 (DAB 13, BPA 7, FTU 6, Liberal Party 5, NPP 2, other 10); pro-democracy 27 (Democratic Party 6, Civic Party 6, Labor Party 4, People Power 3, Professional Commons 2, League of Social Democrats 1, ADPL 1, PTU 1, Neo Democrats 1, NWSC 1); independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 56.2%; pro-Beijing 42.7%, independent 3.2%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 43 (DAB 13, BPA 7, FTU 6, Liberal Party 5, NPP 2, other 10); pro-democracy 27 (Democratic Party 6, Civic Party 6, Labor Party 4, PP 3, Professional Commons 2, LSD 1, ADPL 1, PTU 1, Neo Democrats 1, NWSC 1); independent 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -348,17 +348,17 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "parties": { - "text": " ++ Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood or ADPL [Bruce LIU Sing-lee] ++ Business and Professional Alliance or BPA [Andrew LEUNG] ++ Civic Party [EU Audrey] ++ Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB [TAM Yiu-chung] ++ Democratic Party [Emily LAU] ++ Labor Party [LEE Cheuk-yan] ++ League of Social Democrats or LSD [LEUNG Kwok-hung] ++ Liberal Party [Felix CHUNG Kwok-pan] ++ Neo Democrats [joint leaders] ++ New People's Party [Regina IP Lau Su-yee] ++ People Power [Erica YUEN Mi-ming] ++ " + "text": " ++ Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood or ADPL [Bruce LIU Sing-lee] ++ Business and Professional Alliance or BPA [Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen] ++ Civic Party [Audrey EU] ++ Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB [Starry LEE Wai-king] ++ Democratic Party [Emily LAU] ++ Federation of Trade Unions or FTU [Stanley NG Chau-pei] ++ Labor Party [LEE Cheuk-yan] ++ League of Social Democrats or LSD [LEUNG Kwok-hung] ++ Liberal Party [Felix CHUNG Kwok-pan] ++ Neighborhood and Workers Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yui-chung] ++ Neo Democrats [collective leadership] ++ New People's Party or NPP [Regina IP Lau Su-yee] ++ People Power or PP [Erica YUEN Mi-ming] ++ Professional Commons (think tank) [Charles Peter MOK] ++ Professional Teachers Union or PTU" }, "others": { - "text": " ++ Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU ++ Federation of Trade Unions or FTU ++ Neighborhood and Workers Service Center or NWSC ++ Professional Commons (think tank) [Charles Peter MOK] ++ Professional Teachers Union or PTU ++ " + "text": " ++ Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU [LEE Cheuk-yan]" }, "note": { - "text": "political blocs include: pro-democracy - ADPL, Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, People Power, Professional Commons; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, New People's Party, BPA; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" + "text": "political blocks include: pro-democracy - ADPL, Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, PP, Professional Commons; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, NPP, BPA; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China) ++ Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong ++ Civic Act-up [Cyd HO Sau-lan, Legislative Council of Hong Kong member] (pro-democracy) ++ Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU [LEE Cheuk-yan, general secretary] (pro-democracy) ++ Federation of Hong Kong Industries ++ Federation of Trade Unions or FTU [LAM Shuk-yee, President] (pro-China) ++ Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China [LEE Cheuk-yan, chairman] ++ Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan) ++ Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce ++ Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union [FUNG Wai-wah, president] ++ Neighborhood and Workers' Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yui-chung, Legislative Council of Hong Kong member] (pro-democracy)" + "text": "Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China) ++ Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong ++ Civic Act-up [Cyd HO Sau-lan, Legislative Council of Hong Kong member] (pro-democracy) ++ Federation of Hong Kong Industries ++ Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China [LEE Cheuk-yan, chairman] ++ Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan) ++ Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce ++ Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union [FUNG Wai-wah, president]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC (NGOs), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" @@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ "text": "$324 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $311.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$171.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $165.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.29 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.161 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.523 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.444 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "354,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "360,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "12,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -652,13 +652,13 @@ "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.743 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.743 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 87d3d837..31307d1a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,958 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km" } }, @@ -418,12 +418,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joko WiDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014)" @@ -435,7 +446,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joko WiDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WiDODO (PDI-P) 53.2%, PRABOWO Subianto (GERINDRA) 46.8%" + "text": "Joko WiDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WIDODO (PDI-P) 53.2%, PRABOWO Subianto (GERINDRA) 46.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -704,7 +715,7 @@ "text": "$111.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$278.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $259.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$293.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $266.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$255 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $230.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -718,67 +729,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "182.4 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "185.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "156 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "167.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.542 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "41.01 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "47.75 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "84.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "83.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "929,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "789,800 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "338,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "296,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "388,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "391,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.591 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "3.693 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "935,300 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "946,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.66 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.718 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "142,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "78,690 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "473,400 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "699,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "72.47 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "70.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "37.63 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "39.1 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "34.84 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.955 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -934,7 +945,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks have increased yearly since 2009; in 2012, 73 commercial vessels were boarded and 47 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks have increased yearly since 2009; in 2014, 100 commercial vessels were attacked and 90 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 6623ed5c..be25700e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan’s economy and bolster the country’s international standing." + "text": "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing." } }, "Geography": { @@ -663,10 +663,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "936.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "966.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "859.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "921 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" @@ -675,22 +675,22 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "287.3 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "293.3 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "64.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "16.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "15.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "8.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "11,010 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,666 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -705,25 +705,25 @@ "text": "3.294 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4.3 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.297 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "309,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "324,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "951,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.103 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "2.822 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.728 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "127.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "134.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "116.9 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "128.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "20.9 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 9a052b0f..1d13c383 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,607 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 1,352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km" } }, @@ -417,10 +417,10 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "major party": { - "text": " ++ Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Un] ++ " + "text": "Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Un]" }, "minor parties": { - "text": " ++ Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong] (under KWP control) ++ Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae] (under KWP control)" + "text": "Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong] (under KWP control) ++ Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae] (under KWP control)" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -581,10 +581,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "21.63 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.76 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.72 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -596,52 +596,52 @@ "text": "7.243 million kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "40.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "47.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "59.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "52.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "70,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "6,965 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,120 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "14,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 181a9400..729399df 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "237 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "North Korea 237 km" } }, @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Justice Party [CHEON Ho-sun] ++ Liberty Forward Party or LFP (merged with NFP in October 2012) ++ New Frontier Party (NFP) or Saenuri (formerly Grand National Party) [KIM Moo-sung] ++ New Politics Alliance for Democracy or NPAD [MOON Jae-in] (merger of the Democratic Party or DP (formerly DUP) [KIM Han-gil] and the New Political Vision Party or NPVP [AHN Cheol-soo] in March 2014) ++ Unified Progressive Party or UPP (disbanded in December 2014)" + "text": "Justice Party [SIM Sang-jeong] ++ Liberty Forward Party or LFP (merged with NFP in October 2012) ++ New Frontier Party (NFP) or Saenuri (formerly Grand National Party) [KIM Moo-sung] ++ New Politics Alliance for Democracy or NPAD [MOON Jae-in] (merger of the Democratic Party or DP (formerly DUP) [KIM Han-gil] and the New Political Vision Party or NPVP [AHN Cheol-soo] in March 2014) ++ Unified Progressive Party or UPP (disbanded in December 2014)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Catholic Priests' Association for Justice ++ Christian Council of Korea ++ Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice ++ Federation of Korean Industries ++ Federation of Korean Trade Unions ++ Korean Confederation of Trade Unions ++ Korean Veterans' Association ++ Lawyers for a Democratic Society ++ National Council of Churches in Korea ++ People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy" @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ "text": "517.1 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "474.8 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "482.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "86.97 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "94.35 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "69.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" @@ -699,10 +699,10 @@ "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "5,578 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "2.949 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -711,28 +711,28 @@ "text": "0 bbl" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "2.745 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.697 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.261 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.35 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.182 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.175 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "911,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "920,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "515 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "322 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "53.15 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "47.76 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "46.26 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "49.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.748 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 7d521329..8c94ad5b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,274 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burma 238 km, Cambodia 555 km, China 475 km, Thailand 1,845 km, Vietnam 2,161 km" } }, @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "last held on 30 April 2011 (next to be held in 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPRP 128, independents 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPRP 128, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP [CHOUMMALI Saignason]; other parties proscribed" + "text": "Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP [CHOUMMALI Saignason]", + "note": { + "text": "other parties proscribed" + } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" @@ -656,67 +659,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12.24 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.874 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "2.537 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.127 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "3.217 million kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,160 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,160 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -811,13 +814,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "39,568 km" + "text": "39,586 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "530 km" + "text": "5,415 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "39,038 km (2007)" + "text": "34,171 km (2009)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 898df33e..b533b928 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2014, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 83% of total government revenue. Macau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in 2010-13, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2014, this city of 636,200 hosted nearly 31.5 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export—primarily gaming—increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt, with spending in casinos contracting 2.6% in 2014. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 0.4% from 2013, down from double-digit expansion rates in 2010-13. Non-inflation adjusted exports of goods and services dropped 0.4% from 2013, reflecting the slowdown in gaming exports. Macau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory." + "text": "Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2014, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 83% of total government revenue. Macau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in 2010-13, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2014, this city of 636,200 hosted nearly 31.5 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export — primarily gaming — increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt, with spending in casinos contracting 2.6% in 2014. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 0.4% from 2013, down from double-digit expansion rates in 2010-13. Non-inflation adjusted exports of goods and services dropped 0.4% from 2013, reflecting the slowdown in gaming exports. Macau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$51.68 billion (2013 est.) ++ $46.19 billion (2012 est.) ++ $42.34 billion (2011 est.)", @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -598,13 +598,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 9798c806..8d66a906 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "8,082 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 4,630 km, Russia 3,452 km" } }, @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ "text": "President Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (since 18 June 2009)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Chimed SAIKHANBILEG (since 21 November 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH (since 9 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Chimed SAIKHANBILEG (since 21 November 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Tserendash OYUNBAATAR (since 8 September 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president, confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)" @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "presidential candidates nominated by political parties represented in the State Great Hural and directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 June 2013 (next to be held in June 2017); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the State Great Hural" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ reelected president; percent of vote - Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (DP) 50.2%, Badmaanyambuu BAT-ERDENE (MPP) 42%, Natsag UDVAL (MPRP) 6.5%, other 1.3%" + "text": "Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ reelected president; percent of vote - Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (DP) 50.2%, Badmaanyambuu BAT-ERDENE (MPP) 42%, Natsag UDVAL (MPRP) 6.5%, other 1.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -667,67 +667,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.472 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.534 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.062 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.204 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "24 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "21 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "258 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "366 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "833,200 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "833,300 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "14,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,850 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "5,680 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,780 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "NA bbl" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "25,110 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,360 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "24,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index b1da1686..2dc77508 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,742 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Brunei 266 km, Indonesia 1,881 km, Thailand 595 km" } }, @@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal" }, @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 5 May 2013 (next to be held by May 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by coalition/party - BN coalition 47.4%, opposition parties 50.9%, other 1.7%; seats by coalition/party - BN coalition 133, opposition parties 89" + "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - BN 47.4%, PR 50.9%, other 1.7%; seats by party/coalition - BN 133, PR 89" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -449,14 +460,11 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN (ruling coalition) consists of the following parties": { - "text": " ++ Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party or GERAKAN [MAH Siew Keong] ++ Liberal Democratic Party (Parti Liberal Demokratik - Sabah) or LDP [TEO Chee Kang] ++ Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan China Malaysia) or MCA [LIOW Tiong Lai] ++ Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC [Govindasamy PALANIVEL] ++ Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah or PBRS [Joseph KURUP] ++ Parti Bersatu Sabah or PBS [Joseph PAIRIN Kitingan] ++ Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu or PBB [Adenan SATEM] ++ Parti Rakyat Sarawak or PRS [James MASING] ++ Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party or SPDP [TIONG King Sing] ++ Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian] ++ United Malays National Organization or UMNO [NAJIB bin Abdul Razak] ++ United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu) or UPKO [Wilfred Madius TANGAU] ++ People's Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia) or PPP [M.Kayveas] ++ " + "National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN": { + "text": " ++ Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party or GERAKAN [MAH Siew Keong] ++ Liberal Democratic Party (Parti Liberal Demokratik - Sabah) or LDP [TEO Chee Kang] ++ Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan China Malaysia) or MCA [LIOW Tiong Lai] ++ Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC [S. SUBRAMANIAM] ++ Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah or PBRS [Joseph KURUP] ++ Parti Bersatu Sabah or PBS [Joseph PAIRIN Kitingan] ++ Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu or PBB [Adenan SATEM] ++ Parti Rakyat Sarawak or PRS [James MASING] ++ Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party or SPDP [TIONG King Sing] ++ Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian] ++ United Malays National Organization or UMNO [NAJIB bin Abdul Razak] ++ United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu) or UPKO [Wilfred Madius TANGAU] ++ People's Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia) or PPP [M. Kayveas] ++ " }, - "People's Alliance (Pakatan Rakyat) or PR (opposition coalition) consists of the following parties": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP [TAN Kok Wai] ++ Islamic Party of Malaysia (Parti Islam se Malaysia) or PAS [Abdul HADI Awang ++ People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR [WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail] ++ " - }, - "notable independent parties": { - "text": " ++ Sabah Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Sabah) or SAPP [YONG Teck Lee] ++ State Reform Party (Parti Reformasi Negeri) or STAR [Jeffery KITINGAN]" + "People's Alliance (Pakatan Rakyat) or PR": { + "text": " ++ Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP [TAN Kok Wai, Acting National Chairman] ++ Islamic Party of Malaysia (Parti Islam se Malaysia) or PAS [Abdul HADI Awang ++ People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR [WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail]" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -691,7 +699,7 @@ "text": "$133.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$109.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $106.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$213.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $212.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$144 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $132.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -705,67 +713,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "118 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "126.8 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "112 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "118.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "12 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "372 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "28.4 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.53 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "87.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "647,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "597,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "269,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "244,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "160,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "200,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "4 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "4 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "568,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "560,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "623,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "680,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "176,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "235,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "175,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "302,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "61.62 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "64 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "31.25 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.86 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "32.54 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "35.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.165 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.34 billion cu m (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.35 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -918,7 +926,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; increased naval patrols since 2005 in the Strait of Malacca resulted in no reported incidents in 2010" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; 24 attacks were reported in 2014" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 2be3c515..0ebd149f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "824 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Indonesia 824 km" } }, @@ -376,6 +376,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -422,7 +433,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Alliance Party or NA [Patrick PRUAITCHI] ++ Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Beldan NEMAH] ++ People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL] ++ People's Party or PP (merged with People's National Congress Party) ++ People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN] ++ Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE [Don POYLE] ++ United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA] ++ ", + "text": "National Alliance Party or NA [Patrick PRUAITCHI] ++ Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Beldan NAMAH] ++ People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL] ++ People's Party or PP (merged with PNC) ++ People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN] ++ Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE ++ United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA]", "note": { "text": "as of 13 March 2012, 41 political parties were registered" } @@ -658,10 +669,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.325 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.35 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.092 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.116 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -670,55 +681,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "700,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "700,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "61.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "30.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "28,090 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "34,210 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "28,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "25,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "14,880 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "14,880 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "185.9 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "175.2 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "17,330 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "17,330 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "22,170 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,536 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3,536 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,937 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,933 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "110 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "110 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "155.3 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 109dd038..304f8ed6 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -395,6 +395,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -680,10 +691,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "72.92 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "69.67 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "72.92 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "61.31 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -692,37 +703,37 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "17.03 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.91 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "66.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "21.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "65,590 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "13,990 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "1.503 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "138.5 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "138.5 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "1.373 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "299,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "314,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "219,800 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -737,10 +748,10 @@ "text": "3.557 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "98.54 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 2c9a9509..b9432297 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -346,6 +346,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -363,7 +374,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 27 August 2011 (next to be held by August 2017); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tony TAN Keng Yam elected president; percent of vote - Tony TAN Keng Yam (independent) 35.2% , TAN Cheng Bock (independent) 34.9%, TAN Jee Say (independent) 25% , TAN Kin Lian (PP) 4.9%" + "text": "Tony TAN Keng Yam elected president; percent of vote - Tony TAN Keng Yam (independent) 35.2% , TAN Cheng Bock (independent) 34.9%, TAN Jee Say (independent) 25%, TAN Kin Lian (PP) 4.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -623,7 +634,7 @@ "text": "$256.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $273.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (2014 est.) ++ $0 (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.33 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.323 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$900.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $837.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10.49 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.75 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "95.3% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" @@ -664,40 +675,40 @@ "text": "3.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "5,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.137 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "976,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.357 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.099 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.292 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.24 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.685 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1.36 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.914 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "9.38 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.62 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "9.38 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.62 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -816,7 +827,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; in 2014, 8 commercial vessels were attacked in the Singapore Straits" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index e98f256c..afea8f84 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,673 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burma 2,416 km, Cambodia 817 km, Laos 1,845 km, Malaysia 595 km" } }, @@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -454,7 +465,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Chat Pattana Party or CPN (Nation Development Party) [WANNARAT Channukul] ++ Chat Thai Phattana Party or CTP (Thai Nation Development Party) [THEERA Wongsamut] ++ Mahachon Party or Mass Party [APHIRAT Sirinawin] ++ Matubhum Party (Motherland Party) [Gen. SONTHI Bunyaratkalin] ++ Phalang Chon Party (People Chonburi Power Party) [SONTHAYA Khunpluem] ++ Phumjai (Bhumjai) Thai Party or PJT (Thai Pride) [ANUTIN Charnvirakul] ++ Prachathipat Party or DP (Democrat Party) [ABHISIT Wechachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva] ++ Prachathipathai Mai Party (New Democracy Party) [SURATIN Phijarn] ++ Puea Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP [acting leader VIROJ Paoin] ++ Rak Prathet Thai Party (Love Thailand Party) [CHUWIT Kamonwisit] ++ Rak Santi Party (Peace Conservation Party) [Pol. Lt. Gen. THAWIL Surachetphong]" + "text": "Chat Pattana Party or CPN (National Development Party) [WANNARAT Channukul] ++ Chat Thai Phattana Party or CTP (Thai Nation Development Party) [THEERA Wongsamut] ++ Mahachon Party or Mass Party [APHIRAT Sirinawin] ++ Matubhum Party (Motherland Party) [Gen. SONTHI Bunyaratkalin] ++ Phalang Chon Party (People Chonburi Power Party) [SONTHAYA Khunpluem] ++ Phumjai (Bhumjai) Thai Party or PJT (Thai Pride) [ANUTIN Charnvirakul] ++ Prachathipat Party or DP (Democrat Party) [ABHISIT Wechachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva] ++ Prachathipathai Mai Party (New Democracy Party) [SURATIN Phijarn] ++ Puea Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP [acting leader VIROJ Paoin] ++ Rak Prathet Thai Party (Love Thailand Party) [CHUWIT Kamonwisit] ++ Rak Santi Party (Peace Conservation Party) [Pol. Lt. Gen. THAWIL Surachetphong]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Multicolor Group ++ People's Alliance for Democracy or PAD ++ People's Democratic Reform Committee or PDRC ++ Student and People Network for Thailand's Reform or STR ++ United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship or UDD" @@ -522,7 +533,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies Thailand has historically had a strong economy due in part to competitive industrial and agriculture exports - mostly electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. The economy experienced slow growth and declining exports in 2014, in part due to domestic political turmoil and sluggish global demand. With full employment, Thailand attracts an estimated 2-4 million migrant workers from neighboring countries, and faces labor shortages. Following the May 2014 coup d’�tat, tourism decreased 6-7% but is beginning to recover. The household debt to GDP ratio is over 80%. The Thai government in 2013 implemented a nation-wide 300 baht ($10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners. The Thai baht has remained stable." + "text": "With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies Thailand has historically had a strong economy due in part to competitive industrial and agriculture exports - mostly electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. The economy experienced slow growth and declining exports in 2014, in part due to domestic political turmoil and sluggish global demand. With full employment, Thailand attracts an estimated 2-4 million migrant workers from neighboring countries, and faces labor shortages. Following the May 2014 coup d'etat, tourism decreased 6-7% but is beginning to recover. The household debt to GDP ratio is over 80%. The Thai government in 2013 implemented a nation-wide 300 baht ($10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners. The Thai baht has remained stable." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$985.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $978.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $951.1 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -699,10 +710,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "173.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "156.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "169.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "155.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1.375 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -711,55 +722,55 @@ "text": "12.57 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "32.6 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "53.85 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "90.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "453,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "232,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "32,200 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "43,140 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "793,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "898,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "448.8 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "461 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "913,600 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.197 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.005 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.171 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "192,400 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "233,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "41,700 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "67,470 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "41.29 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "41.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "50.86 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "52.27 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "9.574 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.47 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "255.9 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 9761883f..5fdb2a77 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "TThe Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died. In an August 1999 UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forced 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly all of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state. ++ In 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president. In late 2012, the UN Security Council ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country." + "text": "The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died. In an August 1999 UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forced 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly all of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state. ++ In 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president. In late 2012, the UN Security Council ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "253 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Indonesia 253 km" } }, @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ } }, "Independence": { - "text": "28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence" + "text": "20 May 2002 (from Indonesia); note - 28 November 1975 was the date independence was proclaimed from Portugal; 20 May 2002 was the date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Proclamation of Independence Day, 28 November (1975)" @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judge tenure NA" + "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judges appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal; district courts; magistrates' courts" @@ -669,26 +669,29 @@ "Electricity - imports": { "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" }, + "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { + "text": "NA kW (2012 est.)" + }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "79,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "76,490 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "77,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,980 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { "text": "1,264 bbl/day (2012 est.)" @@ -697,13 +700,13 @@ "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "200 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 3f40af28..82a18484 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -581,10 +581,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "235 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "233.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "224.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "224.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -608,28 +608,28 @@ "text": "8.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,726 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "196 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "885,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "885,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.38 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.38 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "920,200 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "911,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "974,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "975,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "255,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "337,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "304,700 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "315,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "379.4 million cu m (2014 est.)" @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ "text": "16.21 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { "text": "17.69 billion cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 2c9bc61a..45af5f15 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's \"doi moi\" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, H’mong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region." + "text": "The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's \"doi moi\" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, H'mong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,616 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cambodia 1,158 km, China 1,297 km, Laos 2,161 km" } }, @@ -697,67 +697,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "117 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "118.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "104 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "108.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.073 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.078 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.254 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "26.3 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.54 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "55% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "48.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "45% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "50.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "349,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "298,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "188,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "179,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "112,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "150,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "413,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "471,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "37,050 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "34,670 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "184,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "298,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "9.3 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.393 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "890 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "699.4 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 0a094a96..085d5bcd 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "691 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Greece 212 km, Kosovo 112 km, Macedonia 181 km, Montenegro 186 km" } }, @@ -383,6 +383,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one of the parents is an Albanian citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -405,16 +416,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - in late 2008, Albania replaced its mixed member electoral system with a proportional representation system" - }, - "note": { - "text": "seats by parliamentary group as of April 2015 - ASHE 88, APMI 50, 2 - outside of the majority and opposition groups" + "text": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 23 June 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 41.36%, PD 30.63%, LSI 10.46%, PR 3.02%, PDIU 2.61%, other 11.92%; seats by party- PS 65, PD 50, LSI 16, PDIU 4, PR 3, other 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 41.36%, PD 30.63%, LSI 10.46%, PR 3.02%, PDIU 2.61%, other 11.92%; seats by party - PS 65, PD 50, LSI 16, PDIU 4, PR 3, other 2; seats by parliamentary group as of April 2015 - ASHE 88, APMI 50, 2 - outside of the majority and opposition groups" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -422,7 +430,7 @@ "text": "Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including a chairman); Court of Cassation (consists of 14 judges, including the chief justice)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms; chairman elected by the People's Assembly for single 3-year term; Court of Cassation judges, including the chairman, appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single, 9-year terms)" + "text": "Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; chairman elected by the People's Assembly for a single 3-year term; Court of Cassation judges, including the chairman, appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single, 9-year terms)" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance" @@ -430,10 +438,10 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "Alliance for Employment, Welfare, and Integration or APMI (coalition of 24 centrist and center-right parties) [Sali BERISHA]": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party or PDK [Nard NDOKA] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Lulzim BASHA] ++ Movement for National Development of LZHK [Dashamir SHEHI] ++ Republican Party or PR [Fatmir MEDIU] ++ " + "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party or PDK [Nard NDOKA] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Lulzim BASHA] ++ Movement for National Development of LZHK [Dashamir SHEHI] ++ Republican Party or PR [Fatmir MEDIU]" }, "Alliance for a European Albania or ASHE (coalition of 38 parties from far left to right wing) [Edi RAMA]": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party of PKD [Mark FRROKU] ++ Party for Justice, Integration and Unity or PDIU [Shpetim IDRIZI] ++ Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI [Ilir META] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Edi RAMA] ++ Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNJ [Vangjel DULE] ++ " + "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party of PKD [Mark FRROKU] ++ Party for Justice, Integration and Unity or PDIU [Shpetim IDRIZI] (formerly part of APMI) ++ Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI [Ilir META] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Edi RAMA] ++ Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNJ [Vangjel DULE]" }, "other parties": { "text": " ++ New Democratic Spirit or FRD [Bamir TOPI]" @@ -703,40 +711,40 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "26,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,510 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "23,320 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,440 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "168.3 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "168.3 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "3,121 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,228 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "28,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "68 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "354.2 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22,810 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,770 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "10 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "19 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "10 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "19 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "849.5 million cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 12ae4fcd..516ffbb8 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "118 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "France 55 km, Spain 63 km" } }, @@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the mother is an Andorran citizen or the father was born in Andorra and both parents maintain permanent residence in Andorra" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "25 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -327,13 +338,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - each voter casts two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list" + "text": "unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - each voter casts two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "seats by party - percent of vote by party: DA 34.5%, PLA 25.0%, coalition 21.3%, SDP 9.6%, invalid votes 9.5%; seats by party: DA 15, PLA 8, coalition 3, SDP 2" + "text": "seats by party - percent of vote by party: DA 34.5%, PLA 25.0%, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 21.3%, SDP 9.6%, invalid votes 9.5%; seats by party: DA 15, PLA 8, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 3, SDP 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -348,7 +359,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizens' Initiative or IC [Pere LOPEZ AGRASI] ++ coalition (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) ++ Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] ++ Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDES BLASI] ++ Liberal Party or PLA [Josep PINTAT FORNE] ++ Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] ++ Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victo NAUDI ZAMORA]", + "text": "Citizens' Initiative or IC [Sergi RICART] ++ coalition (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) ++ Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] ++ Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI] ++ Liberal Party or PLA [Josep PINTAT FORNE] ++ Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] ++ Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victo NAUDI ZAMORA]", "note": { "text": "there are also several smaller parties at the Parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" } diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 7d724436..0cde245b 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,524 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Czech Republic 402 km, Germany 801 km, Hungary 321 km, Italy 404 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Slovakia 105 km, Slovenia 299 km, Switzerland 158 km" } }, @@ -364,6 +364,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent is an Austrian citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "16 years of age; universal" }, @@ -392,7 +403,7 @@ "text": "National Council - last held on 29 September 2013 (next to be held by September 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - SPOe 27.1%, OeVP 23.8%, FPOe 21.4%, Greens 11.5%, Team Stronach 5.8%, NEOS 4.8%, other 5.6%; seats by party - SPOe 53, OeVP 46, FPOe 42, Greens 22; Team Stronach 11, NEOS 9" + "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - SPOe 26.8%, OeVP 24.0%, FPOe 20.5%, Greens 12.4%, Team Stronach 5.7%, NEOS 5.0%, other 5.6%; seats by party - SPOe 52, OeVP 47, FPOe 40, Greens 24, Team Stronach 11, NEOS 9" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -472,7 +483,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Austria, with its well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Its economy features a large service sector, a relatively sound industrial sector, and a small, but highly developed agricultural sector. Economic growth was anemic at less than 0.5% in 2013 and 2014, and growth in 2015 is not expected to exceed 0.5%. Austria’s 5.6% unemployment rate, while low by European standards, is at an historic high for Austria. Without extensive vocational training programs and generous early retirement, the unemployment rate would be even higher. Public finances have not stabilized even after a 2012 austerity package of expenditure cuts and new revenues. On the contrary, in 2014, the government created a “bad bank” for the troubled nationalized “Hypo Alpe Adria” bank, pushing the budget deficit up by 0.9% of GDP to 2.4% and public debt to 84.5% of the GDP. Although Austria's fiscal position compares favorably with other euro-zone countries, it faces several external risks, such as Austrian banks' continued exposure to Central and Eastern Europe, repercussions from the Hypo Alpe Adria bank collapse, political and economic uncertainties caused by the European sovereign debt crisis, the current crisis in Russia/Ukraine, the recent appreciation of the Swiss Franc, and political developments in Hungary." + "text": "Austria, with its well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Its economy features a large service sector, a relatively sound industrial sector, and a small, but highly developed agricultural sector. Economic growth was anemic at less than 0.5% in 2013 and 2014, and growth in 2015 is not expected to exceed 0.5%. Austria's 5.6% unemployment rate, while low by European standards, is at an historic high for Austria. Without extensive vocational training programs and generous early retirement, the unemployment rate would be even higher. Public finances have not stabilized even after a 2012 austerity package of expenditure cuts and new revenues. On the contrary, in 2014, the government created a \"bad bank\" for the troubled nationalized \"Hypo Alpe Adria\" bank, pushing the budget deficit up by 0.9% of GDP to 2.4% and public debt to 84.5% of the GDP. Although Austria's fiscal position compares favorably with other euro-zone countries, it faces several external risks, such as Austrian banks' continued exposure to Central and Eastern Europe, repercussions from the Hypo Alpe Adria bank collapse, political and economic uncertainties caused by the European sovereign debt crisis, the current crisis in Russia/Ukraine, the recent appreciation of the Swiss Franc, and political developments in Hungary." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$395.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $394.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $393.3 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -661,7 +672,7 @@ "text": "24.96 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "22.36 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "22.98 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "20.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" @@ -676,46 +687,46 @@ "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,240 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,250 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "157,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "158,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "48.5 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "47.5 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "191,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "194,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "263,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "260,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "117,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "121,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.297 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.244 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.764 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "3.973 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.373 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "10.41 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.17 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "9.656 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "66.68 million Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "NA Mt (2012 est.)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index f21c5066..2bb176b3 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ "total": { "text": "48 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cyprus 48 km" } }, @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ "text": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointment and tenure NA" + "text": "judge appointment and tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Resident Judges' Court; Courts Martial" diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index d1714d58..e435948e 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,297 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "France 556 km, Germany 133 km, Luxembourg 130 km, Netherlands 478 km" } }, @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%" + "text": "Flemish 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%" }, "Languages": { "text": "Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%" @@ -372,6 +372,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Belguim" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -397,10 +408,10 @@ "text": "the 1993 constitutional revision that further devolved Belgium into a federal state created three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments, each with its own legislative assembly; changes above occurred since the sixth state reform" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 May 2014 (next to be held May 2019); note - elections will coincide with the EU's elections" + "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019); note - elections will coincide with the EU's elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - N-VA 20.3%, PS 11.7%, CD&V 11.6%, Open VLD 9.8%, MR 9.6%, SP.A 8.8%, Groen! 5.3%, CDH 5.0% Workers' Party 3.7%, VB 3.7%, Ecolo 3.3%, FDF 1.8%, the People's Party 1.5%, other 7.2%; seats by party - N-VA 33, PS 23, CD&V 18, Open VLD 14, MR 20, SP.A 13, Groen! 6, CDH 9, Workers' Party 2, VB 3, Ecolo 6, FDF 2, the People's Party 1" + "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - N-VA 20.3%, PS 11.7%, CD&V 11.6%, Open VLD 9.8%, MR 9.6%, SP.A 8.8%, Groen! 5.3%, CDH 5.0% Workers' Party 3.7%, VB 3.7%, Ecolo 3.3%, FDF 1.8%, PP 1.5%, other 7.2%; seats by party - N-VA 33, PS 23, CD&V 18, Open VLD 14, MR 20, SP.A 13, Groen! 6, CDH 9, Workers' Party 2, VB 3, Ecolo 6, FDF 2, PP 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -485,7 +496,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly in Belgium’s EU trade partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries. In 2014 Belgian GDP grew by 0.9%, the unemployment rate stabilized at 8.5%, and the the budget deficit was 3.2% of GDP. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL’s center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to reduce Belgium’s high public debt, which remains above 100% of GDP, but such efforts could also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and high unemployment promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption. The government has pledged to pursue an reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to tax policy, labor market rules, and welfare benefits. These changes risk worsening tensions with trade unions and triggering extended strikes." + "text": "This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly in Belgium’s EU trade partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries. In 2014 Belgian GDP grew by 0.9%, the unemployment rate stabilized at 8.5%, and the budget deficit was 3.2% of GDP. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL's center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to reduce Belgium's high public debt, which remains above 100% of GDP, but such efforts could also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and high unemployment promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption. The government has pledged to pursue a reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to tax policy, labor market rules, and welfare benefits. These changes risk worsening tensions with trade unions and triggering extended strikes." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$481.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $476.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $475.2 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -654,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "$26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.424 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.417 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$1.312 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.285 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.196 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.169 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -668,10 +679,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "74.13 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "76.09 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "83.16 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "81.89 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "7.603 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -680,55 +691,55 @@ "text": "17.24 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "20.79 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.98 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "46.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "39.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "30.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "22.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "54,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "634,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "618,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "715,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "666,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "612,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "618,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "442,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "497,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "433,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "548,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "17.63 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "5.613 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "845 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "23.33 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "16.85 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index dd57eebb..9e8e6a5b 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,543 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Croatia 956 km, Montenegro 242 km, Serbia 345 km" } }, @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "2 first-order administrative divisions and 1 internationally supervised district* - the Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine), the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska, Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt)*; note - Brcko District is in northeastern Bosnia and is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina and formally held in condominium between the two entities" }, "Independence": { - "text": "1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992)" + "text": "1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992" }, "National holiday": { "text": "National Day (Statehood Day), 25 November (1943); note - observed only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity" @@ -370,6 +370,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, provided there is a bilateral agreement with the other state" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "8 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, @@ -401,7 +412,7 @@ "text": "House of Peoples - last constituted in 11 February 2015 (next likely to be constituted in 2018); state-level House of Representatives - election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA; state-level House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - Federation votes: SDA 27.9%, DF 15.3%, SBB BiH 14.4%, HDZ BiH-HSSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP-dr. Ante Starcevic-HSP Herceg-Bosne 12.2%, SDP BiH 9.5%, HDZ-1990 4.1%, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 3.7%, A-SDA 2.3%, other 10.6%; Republika Srpska votes: SNSD 38.5%, SDS 32.6%, PDP-NDP 7.8%, DNS 5.7%, SDA 4.9%, other 10.5%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 10, SNSD 6, SDS 5, DF 5, SBB BiH 4, HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP-Dr. Ante Starcevic-HSP Herceg-Bosne 4, SDP BiH 3, PDP-NDP 1, HDZ-1990 1, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 1, DNS 1, A-SDA 1" + "text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA; state-level House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - Federation votes: SDA 27.9%, DF 15.3%, SBB BiH 14.4%, HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP-dr. Ante Starcevic-HSP Herceg-Bosne 12.2%, SDP BiH 9.5%, HDZ-1990 4.1%, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 3.7%, A-SDA 2.3%, other 10.6%; Republika Srpska votes: SNSD 38.5%, SDS 32.6%, PDP-NDP 7.8%, DNS 5.7%, SDA 4.9%, other 10.5%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 10, SNSD 6, SDS 5, DF 5, SBB BiH 4, HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP-Dr. Ante Starcevic-HSP Herceg-Bosne 4, SDP BiH 3, PDP-NDP 1, HDZ-1990 1, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 1, DNS 1, A-SDA 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -416,7 +427,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for a Better Future of BiH or SBB BiH [Fahrudin RADONCIC] ++ Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD [Milorad DODIK] ++ Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic or BPS-Sefer Halilovic [Sefer HALILOVIC] ++ Croat Peasants' Party-New Croat Initiative or HSS-NHI [Ante COLAK] ++ Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HKDU [Ivan MUSA] ++ Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH [Dragan COVIC] ++ Croatian Democratic Union 1990 or HDZ-1990 [Martin RAGUZ] ++ Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP dr. Ante Starcevic ++ Croatian Party of Rights of Herceg-Bosne or HSP Herceg-Bosne [Vesna PINJUH] ++ Democratic Front of DF [Zeljko KOMSIC] ++ Democratic Peoples' Alliance or DNS [Marko PAVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Action or SDA [Acting President Bakir IZETBEGOVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Activity or A-SDA [Nermin OGRESEVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Progress or PDP [Mladen IVANIC] ++ People's Democratic Movement or NDP [Dragan CAVIC] (unification of the Democratic Party or DP and the People's Democratic Party or NDS) ++ Serb Democratic Party or SDS [Mladen BOSIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of BiH or SDP BiH [Nermin NIKSIC]" + "text": "Alliance for a Better Future of BiH or SBB BiH [Fahrudin RADONCIC] ++ Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD [Milorad DODIK] ++ Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic or BPS-Sefer Halilovic [Sefer HALILOVIC] ++ Croat Peasants' Party-New Croat Initiative or HSS-NHI [Ante COLAK] ++ Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HKDU [Ivan MUSA] ++ Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH [Dragan COVIC] ++ Croatian Democratic Union 1990 or HDZ-1990 [Martin RAGUZ] ++ Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP dr. Ante Starcevic [Zvonko JURISIC] ++ Croatian Party of Rights of Herceg-Bosne or HSP Herceg-Bosne [Vesna PINJUH] ++ Democratic Front of DF [Zeljko KOMSIC] ++ Democratic Peoples' Alliance or DNS [Marko PAVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Action or SDA [Bakir IZETBEGOVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Activity or A-SDA [Nermin OGRESEVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Progress or PDP [Mladen IVANIC] ++ People's Democratic Movement or NDP [Dragan CAVIC] (unification of the Democratic Party or DP and the People's Democratic Party or NDS) ++ Serb Democratic Party or SDS [Mladen BOSIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of BiH or SDP BiH [Nermin NIKSIC]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -428,7 +439,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jadranka NEGODIC (since 19 July 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adnan HADROVIC (since 1 August 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -464,7 +475,10 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia" + "text": "a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia", + "note": { + "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "golden lily; national colors: blue, yellow, white" @@ -693,22 +707,22 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "22,140 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,040 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "22,430 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22,690 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "36,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "34,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "10,460 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,255 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,330 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,250 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index fc71c522..b694f81a 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. The situation was further aggravated after security services cracked down on protests challenging election results in the capital Minsk immediately following the December 2010 presidential election." + "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. The situation was somewhat aggravated after security services cracked down on protests challenging election results in the capital Minsk following the 2010 presidential election, but little protest occurred after the 2015 election." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,642 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Latvia 161 km, Lithuania 640 km, Poland 418 km, Russia 1,312 km, Ukraine 1,111 km" } }, @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", + "text": "6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", "note": { "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian" } @@ -389,12 +389,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Belarus" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994); note - the US does not recognize the results of the 19 December 2010 elections under which the Central Election Commission of Belarus declared LUKASHENKO president" + "text": "president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994)" }, "head of government": { "text": "prime minister Andrey KABYAKOW (since 27 December 2014); first deputy prime minister Vasily MATYUSHEVSKIY (since 27 December 2014)" @@ -403,10 +414,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third (19 March 2006) and fourth election (19 December 2010); next election to be held on 11 October 2015; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third (19 March 2006), fourth (19 December 2010), and fifth election (11 October 2015); next election in 2020; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (independent) 79.7%, Andrey SANNIKOV (European Belarus Campaign ) 2.6%, other 17.7%; note - election marred by electoral fraud" + "text": "Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (independent) 84.1%, Tatsyana KARATKEVICH (BSDPH) 4.4%, Sergey GAYDUKEVICH (LDP) 3.3%, other 8.2%; note - election marred by electoral fraud" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -414,10 +425,10 @@ "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Council of the Republic or Sovet Respubliki (64 seats; 56 members indirectly elected by regional and Minsk city councils and 8 members appointed by the president; members serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Palata Predstaviteley (110 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly" }, "elections": { - "text": "Palata Predstaviteley - last held on 23 September 2012 (next to be held September 2016); OSCE observers determined that the election was neither free nor impartial and that vote counting was problematic in a number of polling stations; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates won every seat with no opposition representation in the chamber; international observers determined that the previous election, on 28 September 2008, despite minor improvements also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every seat" + "text": "Palata Predstaviteley - last held on 23 September 2012 (next to be held September 2016); OSCE observers determined that the election was neither free nor impartial and that vote counting was problematic in a number of polling stations; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates won every seat with no opposition representation in the chamber; international observers determined that the previous election, on 28 September 2008, despite minor improvements, also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every seat" }, "election results": { - "text": "Sovet Respubliki - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Palata Predstaviteley - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 3, AP 1, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 1, no affiliation 105" + "text": "Sovet Respubliki - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Palata Predstaviteley - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 3, AP 1, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 1, no affiliation 104, vacant 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -662,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "$3.483 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.937 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$40.33 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$10.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" @@ -682,58 +693,58 @@ "text": "37.88 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3.704 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.797 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "6.716 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.032 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.751 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "30,710 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "32,320 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "294,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "433,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "198 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "198 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "346,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "440,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "187,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "171,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "224,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "357,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "43,240 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "90,420 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "213 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "210 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20.92 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.28 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { "text": "20.1 billion cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index c4875317..7da2e20d 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,806 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Greece 472 km, Macedonia 162 km, Romania 605 km, Serbia 344 km, Turkey 223 km" } }, @@ -380,6 +380,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Bulgaria" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ "text": "last held on 5 October 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - GERB 32.7%, BSP 15.4%, DPS 14.8%, RB 8.9%, PF 7.3%, BBTs 5.7%, Ataka 4.5%, ABV 4.2%, other 6.5%; seats by party - GERB 84, BSP 39, DPS 38, RB 23, PF 19, BBTs 15, Ataka 11, ABV 11" + "text": "percent of vote by party - GERB 32.7%, CfB 15.4%, DPS 14.8%, RB 8.9%, PF 7.3%, BBTs 5.7%, Ataka 4.5%, ABV 4.2%, other 6.5%; seats by party - GERB 84, CfB 39, DPS 38, RB 23, PF 19, BBTs 15, Ataka 11, ABV 11" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -423,7 +434,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative for Bulgarian Revival or ABV [Georgi PARVANOV] ++ Attack (Ataka) [Volen Nikolov SIDEROV] ++ Bulgarian Socialist Party or BSP [Mihail MIKOV] ++ Bulgaria of the Citizens or DBG [Meglena KUNEVA] ++ Bulgaria Without Censorship or BBTs [Nikolay BAREKOV] ++ Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria or GERB [Boyko BORISOV] ++ Coalition for Bulgaria or CfB [Sergei STANISHEV] (coalition of parties dominated by BSP) ++ Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria or DSB [Radan KANEV] ++ IMRO - Bulgarian National Movement or IMRO-BNM [Krasimir KARAKACHANOV] ++ Movement for Rights and Freedoms or DPS [Lyutvi MESTAN] ++ National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria or NFSB [Valeri SIMEONOV] ++ National Movement for Stability and Progress or NDSV [Hristina HRISTOVA] (formerly National Movement Simeon II or NMS2) ++ Order, Law, and Justice or RZS [Yane YANEV] ++ Patriotic Front or PF (alliance of IMRO-BNM and NFSB) ++ Union of Democratic Forces or SDS [Bozhidar LUKARSKI] ++ Reformist Bloc or RB (a five-party alliance including the DSB, DBG, and SDS)" + "text": "Alternative for Bulgarian Revival or ABV [Georgi PARVANOV] ++ Attack (Ataka) [Volen Nikolov SIDEROV] ++ Bulgarian Socialist Party or BSP [Mihail MIKOV] ++ Bulgaria of the Citizens or DBG [Meglena KUNEVA] ++ Bulgaria Without Censorship or BBTs [Nikolay BAREKOV] ++ Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria or GERB [Boyko BORISOV] ++ Coalition for Bulgaria or CfB [Mikhail MIKOV] (coalition dominated by BSP) ++ Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria or DSB [Radan KANEV] ++ IMRO - Bulgarian National Movement or IMRO-BNM [Krasimir KARAKACHANOV] ++ Movement for Rights and Freedoms or DPS [Lyutvi MESTAN] ++ National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria or NFSB [Valeri SIMEONOV] ++ National Movement for Stability and Progress or NDSV [Hristina HRISTOVA] (formerly National Movement Simeon II or NMS2) ++ Order, Law, and Justice or RZS [Yane YANEV] ++ Patriotic Front or PF (alliance of IMRO-BNM and NFSB) ++ Union of Democratic Forces or SDS [Bozhidar LUKARSKI] ++ Reformist Bloc or RB (a five-party alliance including the DSB, DBG, and SDS)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria or CITUB ++ Podkrepa Labor Confederation", @@ -604,7 +615,7 @@ }, "Public debt": { "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", - "note:": { + "note": { "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } }, @@ -660,7 +671,7 @@ "text": "$20.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$54.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$49.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $51.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$52.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -680,7 +691,7 @@ "text": "28.5 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "6.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.532 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "3.351 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -701,40 +712,40 @@ "text": "17.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "124,700 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "128,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "128,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "138,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "94,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "89,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "73,740 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "85,890 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "50,130 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "37,280 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "283 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "278 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.813 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.975 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.569 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.697 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index fe2ec00d..06a2ae9a 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -120,13 +120,22 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)" + "text": "Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2%", + "note": { + "text": "data represents only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filippino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6%", + "note": { + "text": "data represents only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6%", + "note": { + "text": "data represents only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + } }, "Population": { "text": "1,189,197 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -222,6 +231,12 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Mother's mean age at first birth": { + "text": "28.5", + "note": { + "text": "data represents only government-controlled areas (2010 est.)" + } + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.36 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -324,7 +339,7 @@ } }, "People - note": { - "text": "demographic data for Cyprus include the population in the government-controlled area and the area administered by Turkish Cypriots" + "text": "demographic data for Cyprus represent the population of the government-controlled area and the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, unless otherwise indicated" } }, "Government": { @@ -383,6 +398,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Cyprus" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "7 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -403,7 +429,7 @@ "text": "Nicos ANASTASIADES elected president; percent of vote in first round - Nicos ANASTASIADES (DISY) 45.5%, Stavros MALAS(AKEL) 26.9%, Giorgos LILLIKAS (SP) 24.9%, other 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Nicos ANASTASIADES 57.5%, Savros MALAS 42.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "Mustafa AKINCI elected \"president\" of the \"TRNC\" on 30 April 2015; percent of vote in first round (19 April 2015) - Dervis EROGLU (UBP) 28.2%, Mustafa AKINCI (TDP) 26.9%, other 44.9%; percent of vote in runoff (26 April 2015) - AKINCI 60.5%, EROGLU 39.5%; Ozkan YORGANCIOGLU (CTP-BG) became \"TRNC prime minister\"" + "text": "Mustafa AKINCI elected \"president\" of the \"TRNC\" on 30 April 2015; percent of vote in first round (19 April 2015) - Dervis EROGLU (UBP) 28.2%, Mustafa AKINCI (TDP) 26.9%, other 44.9%; percent of vote in runoff (26 April 2015) - AKINCI 60.5%, EROGLU 39.5%; Omer KALYONCU is \"TRNC prime minister\" since 4 July 2015" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -414,7 +440,7 @@ "text": "area under government control: last held on 22 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2016); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held on July 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "area under government control: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - DISY 34.3%, AKEL 32.7%, DIKO 15.8%, KS-EDEK 8.9%, EVROKO 3.9%, other 4.4%; seats by party - DISY 20, AKEL 19, DIKO 9, KS-EDEK 5, EVROKO 2, KOP 1; note - as of 1 January 2014, the composition of the Cypriot House of Representatives was DISY 20, AKEL 19, DIKO 8, KS-EDEK 5, EVROKO 1, SP 1, KOP 1, independent 1; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: \"Assembly of the Republic\" - percent of vote by party - CTP-BG 38%, UBP 27%, DP-UG 23%, TDP 7%, other 5%; seats by party - CTP-BG 21, UBP 17, DP-UG 9, TDP 3" + "text": "area under government control: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - DISY 34.3%, AKEL 32.7%, DIKO 15.8%, KS-EDEK 8.9%, EVROKO 3.9%, other 4.4%; seats by party - DISY 20, AKEL 19, DIKO 9, KS-EDEK 5, EVROKO 2, KOP 1; note - according to the website of the Cypriot House of Representatives there were 59 members on 4 November 2015 including KS EDEK 5, AKEL 19, DIKO 8, DISY 20, Maronite 1, Member of Famagusta constituency, European Party 1, Armenian 1, Latin 1, Cyprus Green Party 1; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: \"Assembly of the Republic\" - percent of vote by party - CTP-BG 38.4%, UBP 27.3%, DP-UG 23.2%, TDP 7.4%, other 3.7%; seats by party - CTP-BG 21, UBP 14, DP-UG 12, TDP 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -630,10 +656,10 @@ "text": "32.4 (2013 est.) ++ 31 (2012 est.)" }, "Budget": { - "revenues:": { + "revenues": { "text": "$8.381 billion" }, - "expenditures:": { + "expenditures": { "text": "$9.448 billion (2014 est.)" }, "Budget": { @@ -819,7 +845,7 @@ "text": "3.942 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.409 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.296 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -828,55 +854,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.11 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.658 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "58,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "58,310 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "52,480 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "141.6 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index ff2016b6..13e66c8e 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "140 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Germany 140 km" } }, @@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "$85.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $88.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$586.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $571.4 billion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$534.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $609.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$136 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $147.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -663,10 +674,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "29.85 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "28.93 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "32.62 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.96 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "10.38 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -675,55 +686,55 @@ "text": "11.46 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "13.51 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.05 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "38.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "43.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "178,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "165,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "128,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "136,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "74,680 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "99,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "805.1 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "611 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "155,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "177,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "154,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "153,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "104,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "129,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "120,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "141,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.845 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.612 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.721 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.16 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.236 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.093 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.363 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "625 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "43.01 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index 90f04833..3b6bda77 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ "total": { "text": "108 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Cyprus 108 km" } }, @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Air Vice Marshall Graham STACEY (since 4 November 2010); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense" + "text": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshall Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense" diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 62b91845..9570def1 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ "total": { "text": "13,271 km" }, - "border countries (17)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Albania 212 km, Andorra 118 km, Belarus 1,176 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Holy See 3 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Macedonia 396 km, Moldova 683 km, Monaco 6 km, Montenegro 19 km, Norway 2,375 km, Russia 2,435 km, San Marino 37 km, Serbia 1,353 km, Switzerland 1,729 km, Turkey 415 km, Ukraine 1,324 km" }, "note": { @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ "party to": { "text": "Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94" }, - "signed but not ratified": { + "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds" } } @@ -246,18 +246,18 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "note": { - "text": "the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is the EC�s external representation and foreign policy making body; Frederica MOGHERINI (since 1 November 2014), is the current High Representative; the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, represents and acts for the Union in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the diplomatic corps of the EU; Frederica MOGHERINI nominated by the Italian prime minister and approved by the European Council to serve a 5-year term" + "text": "the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is the EC's external representation and foreign policy making body; Frederica MOGHERINI (since 1 November 2014), is the current High Representative; the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, represents and acts for the Union in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the diplomatic corps of the EU; Frederica MOGHERINI nominated by the Italian prime minister and approved by the European Council to serve a 5-year term" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "two legislative bodies consisting of the Council of the European Union (28 seats; ministers representing the 28 member states and the European Parliament (751 seats; seats allocated among member states roughly in proportion to population size; members elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms); note - the European Parliament President, currently Martin SCHUTZ (German Socialist) is elected by a majority of fellow members of the European Parliament (MEP) and represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally; the Council of the EU and the MEP share responsibilities for adopting the bulk of EU legislation, acting on a Commission proposal" + "text": "two legislative bodies consisting of the Council of the European Union (28 seats; ministers representing the 28 member states and the European Parliament (751 seats; seats allocated among member states roughly in proportion to population size; members elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms); note - the European Parliament President, currently Martin SCHULZ (German Socialist) is elected by a majority of fellow members (MEPs) of the European Parliament and represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally; the Council of the EU and the MEPs share responsibilities for adopting the bulk of EU legislation, acting on Commission proposals" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 22-25 May 2014 (next to be held May-June 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - EPP 29.43%, S&D 25.43%, ALDE 8.92%, Greens/EFA 6.66%, ECR 9.32%, GUE/NGL 6.92%, EFD 6.39%, independents 6.92%; seats by party - EPP 221, S&D 191, ALDE 67, Greens/EFA 50, ECR 70, GUE/NGL 52, EFD 48, independents 52" + "text": "percent of vote - EPP 29.4%, S&D 25.4%, ECR 9.3%, ALDE 8.9%, GUE/NGL 6.9%, Greens/EFA 6.7%, EFD 6.4%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - EPP 221, S&D 191, ECR 70, ALDE 67, GUE/NGL 52, Greens/EFA 50, EFD 48, independent 52" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels and crude oil, machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, precious gemstones, textiles, aircraft, plastics, metals, ships" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "China 16.1%, United States 11.4%, Russia 11%, Switzerland 5.9%, Norway 4.3% (2013 est.)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$863.8 billion (31 December 2011 est.)", "note": { @@ -512,7 +515,7 @@ "text": "363.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "9.071 billion kW (2011 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "50.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" @@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "1.437 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.804 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "6.804 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "11.62 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -539,10 +542,10 @@ "text": "12.77 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.196 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.196 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "8.613 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8.613 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "146.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 0a47a22c..7e3272e5 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "443 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "UK 443 km" } }, @@ -366,6 +366,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ "text": "Supreme Court of Ireland (consists of the chief justice, 9 judges, 2 ex-officio members - the presidents of the High Court and Court of Appeal - and organized in 3-, 5-, or 7-judge panels, depending on the importance or complexity of an issue of law)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges nominated by the prime minister and Cabinet and appointed by the president; chief justice serves in the posiiton for 7 years; judges can serve until age 70" + "text": "judges nominated by the prime minister and Cabinet and appointed by the president; chief justice serves in the position for 7 years; judges can serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court, Court of Appeal; circuit and district courts; criminal courts" @@ -643,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "$1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.164 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.213 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$1.96 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.078 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$831.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $788.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -657,67 +668,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "26.09 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.85 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "24.68 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "24.24 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "389 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "388 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.716 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.508 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.572 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.759 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "77.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "19.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "4,866 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "61,130 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "66,490 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "61,650 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "57,790 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "141,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "142,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "26,120 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "23,020 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "110,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "105,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "345 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "152 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.77 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.408 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.401 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.246 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "9.911 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 157df690..76bae9ea 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "657 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Latvia 333 km, Russia 324 km" } }, @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2013)" } }, @@ -397,6 +397,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Estonia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens" }, @@ -425,7 +436,7 @@ "text": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 27.7%, K 24.8%, SDE 15.2%, IRL 13.7, EV 8.7%, EKRE 8.1%; seats by party - RE 30, K 27, SDE 15, IRL 14, EV 8, EKRE 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 27.7%, K 24.8%, SDE 15.2%, IRL 13.7%, EV 8.7%, EKRE 8.1%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RE 30, K 27, SDE 15, IRL 14, EV 8, EKRE 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -662,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "$366 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $314.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.79 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$22.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -676,10 +687,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "11.66 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.34 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.681 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.22 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "6.301 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -688,55 +699,55 @@ "text": "2.712 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.825 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.926 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "91.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "84.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "11,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "29,550 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "32,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "6,738 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "21,490 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "31,140 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "678 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "530 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "678 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "530 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 25f5fb68..230f78ab 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,143 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 796 km, Slovakia 241 km" } }, @@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -397,13 +408,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two-rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "Senate - last held in two rounds on 10-11 and 17-18 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2016); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25-26 October 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CSSD 33, ODS 14, KDU-CSL 11, ANO 4, SPO 2, Green 2, KSCM 1, S.cz 1, STAN 1, HOPB 1, SLK 1, independent 10; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - CSSD 20.5%, ANO 2011 18.7%, KSCM 14.9%, TOP 09 12%, ODS 7.7%, Usvit 6.9%, KDU-CSL 6.8% other 12.5%; seats by party - CSSD 50, ANO 2011 47, KSCM 33, TOP 09 26, ODS 16, Usvit 14, KDU-CSL 14" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party/caucus as of 20 October 2015 - CSSD 33, ODS 14, KDU-CSL 11, STAN+TOP 09 6, KSCM+SPO+S.cz 6, ANO+S.cz 5, independent 6; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - CSSD 20.5%, ANO 2011 18.7%, KSCM 14.9%, TOP 09 12%, ODS 7.7%, Usvit 6.9%, KDU-CSL 6.8% other 12.5%; seats by party - CSSD 50, ANO 2011 47, KSCM 33, TOP 09 26, ODS 16, Usvit 14, KDU-CSL 14" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "parties in parliament": { - "text": "Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Pavel BELOBRADEK] ++ Citizens for Budejovice or HOPB [Juraj THOMA] ++ Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA] ++ Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP] ++ Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Bohuslav SOBOTKA] ++ Dawn of Direct Democracy or Usvit [Tomio OKAMURA] ++ Green Party or SZ [Jana DRAPALOVA] ++ Mayors and Independents or STAN [Martin PUTA] ++ Mayors for Liberec Region or SLK [Marek PIETER] ++ Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS] ++ North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ] ++ Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA] ++ Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Karel SCHWARZENBERG]" + "text": "ANO 2011 [Andrej BABIS] ++ Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Pavel BELOBRADEK] ++ Citizens for Budejovice or HOPB [Juraj THOMA] ++ Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA] ++ Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP] ++ Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Bohuslav SOBOTKA] ++ Dawn of Direct Democracy or Usvit [Tomio OKAMURA] ++ Green Party or SZ [Jana DRAPALOVA] ++ Mayors and Independents or STAN [Martin PUTA] ++ Mayors for Liberec Region or SLK [Marek PIETER] ++ North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ] ++ Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA] ++ Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Karel SCHWARZENBERG]" }, "parties outside parliament": { "text": "Czech Pirate Party [Lukas CERNOHORSKY] ++ Free Citizens Party or Svobodni [Petr MACH] ++ Liberal Reform Party or Ostravak [Eva SCHWARZOVA]" @@ -651,7 +662,7 @@ "text": "$59.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$116.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $114.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$125.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $137.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$140.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -665,10 +676,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "81.71 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "81.86 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "70.45 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "60.55 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "27.46 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -677,55 +688,55 @@ "text": "10.57 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "20.52 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.21 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "63.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "55.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "19.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "5.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "11.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "7,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "422.9 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "464.4 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "140,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "131,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "166,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "152,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "187,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "201,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "35,720 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "37,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "60,820 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "70,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "252 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "245 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.477 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.508 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "8.479 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.249 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "4.276 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -840,10 +851,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "130,671 km (includes urban roads)" + "text": "130,661 km (includes urban roads)" }, "paved": { - "text": "130,671 km (includes 730 km of expressways) (2010)" + "text": "130,661 km (includes 730 km of expressways) (2011)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 3f897c1d..2ed8ad6e 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,563 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1,309 km" } }, @@ -366,6 +366,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Finland" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "6 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -374,13 +385,13 @@ "text": "President Sauli NIINISTO (since 1 March 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Jyrki KATAINEN (since 22 June 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister Juha SIPILA (since 29 May 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister elected by Parliament and appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister elected by Parliament and appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote in first round - Sauli NIINISTO (Kok) 37%, Pekka HAAVISTO (Vihr) 18.8%, Paavo VAYRYNEN (Kesk) 17.5%, Timo SOINI (TF) 9.4%, Paavo LIPPONEN (SDP) 6.7%, Paavo ARHINMAKI (Vas) 5.5%, Eva BIAUDET (SFP) 2.7%, Sari ESSAYAH (KD) 2.5%; Sauli NIINISTO elected president in second round held on 5 February 2012 - NIINISTO 62.6%, HAAVISTO 37.4%; Jyrki KATAINEN elected prime minister" @@ -652,7 +663,7 @@ "text": "$11.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$586.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $478.5 billion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$547.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $571.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$138 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -666,67 +677,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "67.69 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "67.51 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "81.06 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "82.04 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.878 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.876 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "17.59 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16.73 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.94 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "52.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "51.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "16.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "203,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "236,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "290,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "300,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "198,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "196,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "144,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "182,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "122,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "127,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.485 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.082 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.482 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index fac61b0c..7308bacc 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ "text": "Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Dan Michael KNUDSEN, chief administrative officer (since 2008)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Kaj Leo JOHANNESSEN (since 26 September 2008)" + "text": "Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN (since 15 September 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister" @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 14 November 2011 (next to be held no later than November 2015)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Kaj Leo JOHANNESSEN (Kaj) reelected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA" + "text": "Aksel V. JOHANNESEN elected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -313,20 +313,20 @@ "text": "unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "note": { - "text": "election of two seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 15 September 2011 (next to be held no later than September 2015); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, Union Party 1" + "text": "election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 1 September 2015 (next to be held no later than September 2019); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, Republic 1" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 1 September 2015 (next to be held no later than October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Social Democratic Party 25.1%, Republic 20.8%, People's Party, 18.9%, Union Party 18.8%, Progressive Party 7.0%, Center Party 5.5%, Independence Party 4.0%; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 8, Republic 7, People's Party 6, Union Party 6, Progressive Party 2, Center Party 2, Independence Party 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Social Democratic Party 25.1%, Republic 20.7%, People's Party, 18.9%, Union Party 18.7%, Progressive Party 7.0%, Center Party 5.5%, Self-Government Party 4.1%; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 8, Republic 7, People's Party 6, Union Party 6, Progressive Party 2, Center Party 2, Self-Government Party 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { "text": "the Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; the Court is part of the Danish legal system" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA] ++ Independence Party (Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM] ++ People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN] ++ Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN] ++ Republic (Tjodveldi) (formerly the Republican Party) [Hogni HOYDAL] ++ Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) [Aksel JOHANNESEN] ++ Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]" + "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA] ++ Independence Party (Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM] ++ People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN] ++ Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN] ++ Republic (Tjodveldi) (formerly the Republican Party) [Hogni HOYDAL] ++ Self-Government Party [Kari P. HOJGAARD] ++ Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) [Aksel JOHANNESEN] ++ Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "261 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "281 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "242.7 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "261.3 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -486,55 +486,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,100 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "108,100 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "64.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "36.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "4,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,661 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "4,879 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 32a08794..066fc0dd 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -89,14 +89,11 @@ "metropolitan France - total": { "text": "2,751 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { - "text": "Andorra 55 km, Belgium 556 km, Germany 418 km, Italy 476 km, Luxembourg 69 km, Monaco 6 km, Spain 646 km, Switzerland 525 km" + "border countries": { + "text": "Brazil 649 km, Suriname 556 km" }, "French Guiana - total": { "text": "1,205 km" - }, - "border countries (2)": { - "text": "Brazil 649 km, Suriname 556 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -510,6 +507,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of France" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -532,13 +540,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (348 seats -328 for metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions of Guadeloupe, Martinque, French Guiana, Reunion, and Mayotte, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for French Polynesia, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 1 for Wallis and Futuna, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members indirectly elected by departmental electoral colleges using absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed for departments with 1-3 members and proportional representation vote in departments with 4 or more members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 556 for metropolitan France, 10 for overseas departments, and 11 for citizens abroad; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (348 seats - 328 for metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions of Guadeloupe, Martinque, French Guiana, Reunion, and Mayotte, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for French Polynesia, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 1 for Wallis and Futuna, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members indirectly elected by departmental electoral colleges using absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed for departments with 1-3 members and proportional representation vote in departments with 4 or more members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 556 for metropolitan France, 10 for overseas departments, and 11 for citizens abroad; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 25 September 2011 (next to be held in September 2014); National Assembly - last held on 10 and 17 June 2012 (next to be held in June 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2017); National Assembly - last held on 10 and 17 June 2012 (next to be held in June 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PS/Greens 140, UMP 132, UDF 31, PCF/MRC 21, PRG 17, other 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - PS 48.5%, UMP 33.6%, miscellaneous left wing parties 3.8%, Greens 3.0%, miscellaneous right wing parties 2.6%, NC 2.1%, PRG 2.1%, FDG 1.7%, other 2.6%; seats by party - PS 280, UMP 194, miscellaneous left wing parties 22, Greens 17, miscellaneous right wing parties 15, NC 12, PRG 12, FDG 10, other 15" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 187, PS 152, other 9; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - PS 48.5%, UMP 33.6%, miscellaneous left wing parties 3.8%, Greens 3.0%, miscellaneous right wing parties 2.6%, NC 2.1%, PRG 2.1%, FDG 1.7%, other 2.6%; seats by party - PS 280, UMP 194, miscellaneous left wing parties 22, Greens 17, miscellaneous right wing parties 15, NC 12, PRG 12, FDG 10, other 15" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -805,7 +813,7 @@ "text": "$143.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.371 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.004 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$5.496 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.549 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.108 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.102 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -822,64 +830,64 @@ "text": "568 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "462.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "451.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "59.95 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "60.15 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "11.95 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.69 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "130.4 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "129.3 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "24.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "51.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "48.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,340 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "3,664 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.697 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.129 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "89.57 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "84.08 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.321 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.27 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.767 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.706 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "464,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "411,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "915,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "888,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "339 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "18 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "42.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "35.76 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.544 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "39.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "41.18 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "9.656 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -997,7 +1005,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,028,446 km (metropolitan France; includes 11,416 km of expressways)" + "text": "1,028,446 km (metropolitan France)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "1,028,446 km (includes 11,416 km of expressways)" }, "note": { "text": "not included are 5,100 km of roadways in overseas departments (2010)" diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index e3d87f37..250252cb 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1.2 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Spain 1.2 km" } }, @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir James DUTTON (since 6 December 2013); note - Governor DUTTON has resigned and will leave his post in September 2015" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir James DUTTON (since 6 December 2013); note - Governor DUTTON has resigned and left his post on 28 September 2015; Alison MACMILLAN becomes acting governor" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO (since 9 December 2011)" @@ -445,10 +445,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "161 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "165 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "156 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "160 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -457,55 +457,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "43,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "43,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "20,220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "28,380 bbl/day (2008 est.)" + "text": "53,970 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 4ed2c0eb..19a61a74 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor (vacant); note - Lieutenant Governor Air Marshall Peter WALKER died 6 September 2015" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor (vacant); note - Lieutenant Governor Air Marshall Peter WALKER died 6 September 2015; Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS becomes acting lieutenant governor" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chief Minister Jonathan LE TOCQ (since 12 March 2014); Bailiff Richard COLLAS (since 23 March 2012); note - Chief Minister Peter HARWOOD resigned on 25 February 2014" @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "last held on 18 April 2012 (next to be held in 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - all independent" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 4a8baee9..e8c61b85 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,714 km" }, - "border countries (9)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 801 km, Belgium 133 km, Czech Republic 704 km, Denmark 140 km, France 418 km, Luxembourg 128 km, Netherlands 575 km, Poland 467 km, Switzerland 348 km" } }, @@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent is a German citizen or a resident alien who has lived in Germany at least 8 years" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, but requires prior permission from government" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "8 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -657,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "$198.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.717 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.338 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$5.597 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.998 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.424 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.384 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -671,10 +682,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "575.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "585.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "582.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "540.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "71.43 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -683,55 +694,55 @@ "text": "39.16 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "178.4 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "177.1 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "45.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "41.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "97,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,830 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "3,907 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "670.7 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.881 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.83 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "232.6 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "226.8 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "2.206 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.15 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.403 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.399 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "376,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "407,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "666,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "734,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.78 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.06 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "88.44 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "77.48 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "18.82 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.24 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "94.91 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "86.84 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "116 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 95623f29..d341854b 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,110 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Albania 212 km, Bulgaria 472 km, Macedonia 234 km, Turkey 192 km" } }, @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "13 regions (perifereies, singular - perifereia) and 1 autonomous monastic state* (aftonomi monastiki politeia); Agion Oros* (Mount Athos), Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (East Macedonia and Thrace), Attiki (Attica), Dytiki Ellada (West Greece), Dytiki Makedonia (West Macedonia), Ionia Nisia (Ionian Islands), Ipeiros (Epirus), Kentriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia), Kriti (Crete), Notio Aigaio (South Aegean), Peloponnisos (Peloponnese), Sterea Ellada (Central Greece), Thessalia (Thessaly), Voreio Aigaio (North Aegean)" }, "Independence": { - "text": "1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)" + "text": "3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire); note - 25 March 1821, outbreak of the national revolt against the Ottomans; 3 February 1830, signing of the London Protocol recognizing Greek independence by Great Britain, France, and Russia" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 25 March (1821)" @@ -380,6 +380,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Greece" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -657,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "$6.433 billion (February 2015 est.) ++ $5.752 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$568.7 billion (30 September 2013 est.) ++ $577.2 billion (2012)" + "text": "$514.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $575.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$30.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -671,10 +682,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "54.98 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "57.55 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "52.02 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "57.73 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "2.602 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -698,40 +709,40 @@ "text": "15.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,247 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,162 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1,863 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "418,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "468,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "10 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "10 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "498,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "518,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "284,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "282,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "183,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "265,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "124,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "73,720 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.924 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.866 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.931 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 6ae9d70a..be965c77 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,237 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Hungary 348 km, Montenegro 19 km, Serbia 314 km, Slovenia 600 km" } }, @@ -377,6 +377,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Croatia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, @@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Kukuriku 40.0%, HDZ-led Coalition 23.8%, Croatian Laborists-Labor Party 5.1%, HSS 3.0%, HDSSB 2.9%, Independent list of Ivan Grubisic 2.8%, HCSP-HSP AS 2.8%, other 19.6%; number of seats by party/coalition - Kukuriku 80 (SDP 61, HNS 13, IDS 3, HSU 3), HDZ-led coalition 47 (HDZ 44, HGS 2, DC 1), Croatian Laborists-Labor Party 6, HDSSB 6, SDSS 3, Independent list of Ivan Grubisic 2, HSS 1, HCSP-HSP AS 1, other 5" }, "note": { - "text": "seats by party as of 3 April 2015 - SDP 56, HDZ 41, HNS 11, HDSSB 7, HSU 4, Croatian Laborists - Labor Party 3, Reformists 3, SDSS 3, HGS 2, IDS 2, BDSH 1, DC 1, HSS 1, HSP AS 1, ORaH 1, New Wave 1, independents 13" + "text": "seats by party as of 3 April 2015 - SDP 56, HDZ 41, HNS 11, HDSSB 7, HSU 4, Croatian Laborists - Labor Party 3, Reformists 3, SDSS 3, HGS 2, IDS 2, BDSH 1, DC 1, HSS 1, HSP AS 1, ORaH 1, New Wave 1, independent 13" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -423,7 +434,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bosniak Democratic Party of Croatia or BDSH [Medzad HODZIC] ++ Croatian Civic Party or HGS [Zeljko KERUM] ++ Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Dragan VULIN] ++ Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Tomislav KARAMARKO] ++ Croatian Laborists - Labor Party [Nansi TIRELI] ++ Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP AS [Ivan TEPES] ++ Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Branko HRG] ++ Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA] ++ Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS [Vesna PUSIC] ++ Croatian Pure Party of Rights or HCSP [Josip MILJIC] ++ Democratic Centre or DC [Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT] ++ HDZ-led Coalition [Tomislav KARAMARKO] (includes HDZ, HGS, and DC) ++ Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STANIMIROVIC] ++ Independent List of Ivan Grubisic [Ivan GRUBISIC] ++ Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC] ++ Kukuriku Coalition [Zoran MILANOVIC] (includes SDP, HNS, IDS, and HSU) ++ New Wave [Liubo JURCIC] ++ Reformists Party [Radimir CACIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zoran MILANOVIC] ++ Sustainable Development for Croatia or ORaH [Mirela HOLY]" + "text": "Bosniak Democratic Party of Croatia or BDSH [Medzad HODZIC] ++ Croatian Civic Party or HGS [Zeljko KERUM] ++ Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Dragan VULIN] ++ Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Tomislav KARAMARKO] ++ Croatian Laborists - Labor Party [Nansi TIRELI] ++ Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP AS [Ivan TEPES] ++ Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Branko HRG] ++ Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA] ++ Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS [Vesna PUSIC] ++ Croatian Pure Party of Rights or HCSP [Josip MILJAK] ++ Democratic Centre or DC [Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT] ++ HDZ-led Coalition [Tomislav KARAMARKO] (includes HDZ, HGS, and DC) ++ Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STANIMIROVIC] ++ Independent List of Ivan Grubisic [Ivan GRUBISIC] ++ Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC] ++ Kukuriku Coalition [Zoran MILANOVIC] (includes SDP, HNS, IDS, and HSU) ++ New Wave [Liubo JURCIC] ++ Reformists Party [Radimir CACIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zoran MILANOVIC] ++ Sustainable Development for Croatia or ORaH [Mirela HOLY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -676,7 +687,7 @@ "text": "6.592 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.206 million kW (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.22 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "37.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" @@ -691,7 +702,7 @@ "text": "6.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "11,070 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "10,070 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -700,13 +711,13 @@ "text": "37,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "71 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "71 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "56,650 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "52,550 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "75,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "29,060 bbl/day (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 671fb385..af8444c1 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,106 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 321 km, Croatia 348 km, Romania 424 km, Serbia 164 km, Slovakia 627 km, Slovenia 94 km, Ukraine 128 km" } }, @@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, 16 if married; universal" }, @@ -417,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "last held on 6 April 2014 (next to be held in April 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Fidesz-KDNP 44.9%, Unity 25.6%, Jobbik 20.5%, LMP 5.3%; seats by party - Fidesz-KDNP 133, Unity 38, Jobbik 23, LMP 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Fidesz-KDNP 44.5%, Unity 26%, Jobbik 20.5%, LMP 5.3%, other 3.7%; seats by party - Fidesz-KDNP 133, Unity 38, Jobbik 23, LMP 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -666,7 +677,7 @@ "text": "$44.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$164.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $167.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$182.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $202.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$115.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $110.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -680,10 +691,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "34.28 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "32.48 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "36.13 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "36.76 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "4.76 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -692,55 +703,55 @@ "text": "16.64 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.531 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.289 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "70.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "72.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "19.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "11,410 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1,485 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "108,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "115,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "27.32 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "27.19 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "166,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "165,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "134,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "140,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "59,110 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "51,170 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "46,850 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "44,440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.949 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.854 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "9.603 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.348 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1.443 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "740 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "8.176 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.941 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "7.843 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -916,7 +927,7 @@ "text": "bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continue in 2006 with Slovakia over Hungary's failure to complete its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Hungary has implemented the strict Schengen border rules" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (countries of origin)": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { "text": "5,950 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 6019faa8..abf92216 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -358,6 +358,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -623,7 +634,7 @@ "text": "$5.692 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.237 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$102 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $110.8 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$97.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $107.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA ++ $9.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" @@ -637,10 +648,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "17.19 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "17.43 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16.58 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.94 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -649,55 +660,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.669 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.658 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "4.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "70.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "70.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "24.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,160 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,310 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,420 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1,831 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "14,520 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 14840e4e..289872df 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general- and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general - and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "House of Keys - last held on 29 September 2011 (next to be held in September 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 3, independents 21" + "text": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 3, independent 21" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 69d1b667..a0a1e809 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,836.4 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 404 km, France 476 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.4 km, San Marino 37 km, Slovenia 218 km, Switzerland 698 km" } }, @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ "improved": { "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" }, - "unimproved:": { + "unimproved": { "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" } }, @@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25" }, @@ -417,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition [Pier Luigi BERSANI] 123 (PD 111, SEL 7, SVP 2, other 3), center-right coalition [Silvio BERLUSCONI] 117 (PdL 98, LN 18, other 1), M5S 54, centrist coalition [Mario MONTI] 19, other 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition [Pier Luigi BERSANI] 345 (PD 297, SEL 37, CD 6 SVP 5), center-right coalition [Silvio BERLUSCONI] 125 (PdL 98, LN 18, FdI 9), M5S 109, centrist coalition [Mario MONTI] 47, other 4; note - President NAPOLITANO dissolved Parliament on 22 December 2012" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 123 (PD 111, SEL 7, SVP 2, other 3), center-right coalition 117 (PdL 98, LN 18, other 1), M5S 54, centrist coalition 19, other 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 345 (PD 297, SEL 37, CD 6 SVP 5), center-right coalition 125 (PdL 98, LN 18, FdI 9), M5S 109, centrist coalition 47, other 3; note - President NAPOLITANO dissolved Parliament on 22 December 2012" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -432,16 +443,16 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "Center-right parties:": { + "Center-right parties": { "text": " ++ Brothers of Italy or FdI [Giorgia MELONI, Ignazio LA RUSSA, and Guido CROSETTO] ++ Forza Italia [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly PdL) ++ The New Center-Right or NCD [Angelino ALFANO] ++ Northern League or LN [Roberto MARONI] ++ The Right or LD [Francesco STORACE] ++ other minor parties ++ " }, - "Center-left parties:": { + "Center-left parties": { "text": " ++ Democratic Centre or CD [Bruno TABACCI and Massimo DONADI] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Matteo RENZI] ++ Italian Socialist Party or PSI [Riccardo NENCINI] ++ Left Ecology Freedom or SEL [Nichi VENDOLA] ++ South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Arno KOMPATSCHER] ++ " }, - "Centrist parties:": { + "Centrist parties": { "text": " ++ Civic Choice or SC [Alberto BOMBASSEI] ++ Future and Freedom for Italy or FLI [vacant] ++ Union of the Center or UdC [Pier Ferdinando CASINI] ++ " }, - "other coalitions and parties:": { + "other coalitions and parties": { "text": " ++ Act to Stop the Decline or FiD [Michele BOLDRIN] ++ Civil Revolution or RC [Antonio INGROIA] ++ Five Star Movment or M5S [Beppe GRILLO]" } }, @@ -701,7 +712,7 @@ "text": "$145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.604 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.516 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$2.459 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.635 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$552.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $538.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -715,67 +726,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "286.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "281 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "307.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "303.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.181 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.178 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "44.34 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "44.33 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "124.2 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "66.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "58.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "12.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "20.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "112,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "105,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "14,640 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "28,770 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.387 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.346 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "560.5 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "544.5 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.692 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.506 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.315 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.235 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "628,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "461,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "347,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "260,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "7.735 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.149 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "70.07 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "61.91 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "228 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "237 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "61.96 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "55.76 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "59.43 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 5d10dd36..799d7179 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "714 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Albania 112 km, Macedonia 160 km, Montenegro 76 km, Serbia 366 km" } }, @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jug (Juzna Mitrovica) [Mitrovica South], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [Mitrovica North], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" + "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jug (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" }, "Independence": { "text": "17 February 2008 (from Serbia)" @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ "text": "mining and processed metal products, scrap metals, leather products, machinery, appliances, prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, vegetable products, textiles and apparel" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 25.8%, Albania 14.6%, Macedonia 9.6%, China 5.5%, Gernamy 5.4%, Switzerland 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Italy 25.8%, Albania 14.6%, Macedonia 9.6%, China 5.5%, Germany 5.4%, Switzerland 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Imports": { "text": "$2.687 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.398 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -511,13 +511,34 @@ "text": "875 million kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.526 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.589 million kW (2012 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { + "text": "97.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { + "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "NA bbl/day (2014 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - exports": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - imports": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA bbl (July 6, 1905 est.)" + "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2007)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "NA bbl/day (2011 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 2b4af052..a7694534 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,370 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belarus 161 km, Estonia 333 km, Lithuania 544 km, Russia 332 km" } }, @@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -428,7 +439,7 @@ "text": "last held on 4 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SC 23%, Unity 21.9%, ZZS 19.5%, National Alliance 16.6%, NSL 6.8%, LRA 6.7%, other 5.5%; seats by party - SC 24, Unity 23, ZZS 21, National Alliance 17, LRA 8, NSL 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SC 23%, Unity 21.9%, ZZS 19.5%, NA 16.6%, NSL 6.9%, LRA 6.7%, other 5.4%; seats by party - SC 24, Unity 23, ZZS 21, NA 17, LRA 8, NSL 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -665,7 +676,7 @@ "text": "$7.507 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.893 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$38.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $38.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$17.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -679,10 +690,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.891 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.008 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.52 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.141 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "3.65 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -691,55 +702,55 @@ "text": "5.005 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.226 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.245 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "26.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "26.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "70.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "70.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "117.9 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "140 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "33,670 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "34,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "6,146 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "11,590 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "35,930 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "45,630 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.48 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.41 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.48 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.41 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 0a492bb2..5dff33a5 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia" + "text": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "56 00 N, 24 00 E" @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,549 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belarus 640 km, Latvia 544 km, Poland 104 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km" } }, @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ "text": "last held on 14 and 28 October 2012 (next to be held in October 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - DP 19.8%, LSDP 18.4%, TS-LKD 15.1%, LS 8.6%, DK 8%, TT 7.3%, LLRA 5.8%, LVZS 3.9%, other 13.1%; seats by party - LSDP 38, TS-LKD 33, DP 29, TT 11, LS 11, LLRA 8, DK 7, LVZS 1, unaffiliated 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - DP 19.8%, LSDP 18.4%, TS-LKD 15.1%, LS 8.6%, DK 8%, TT 7.3%, LLRA 5.8%, LVZS 3.9%, other 13.1%; seats by party - LSDP 38, TS-LKD 33, DP 29, TT 11, LS 11, LLRA 8, DK 7, LVZS 1, independent 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -656,7 +667,7 @@ "text": "$8.524 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.072 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$28.88 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$30.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$6.273 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.924 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -670,10 +681,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12.27 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.927 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "10.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.664 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1.127 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -682,55 +693,55 @@ "text": "8.073 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.639 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.714 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "88.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2,181 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,552 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "190,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "181,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "197,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "192,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "75,270 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "55,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "155,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "160,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,110 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "22,620 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.32 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.24 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.32 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.24 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index dc8df42b..a39dae33 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,611 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 105 km, Czech Republic 241 km, Hungary 627 km, Poland 541 km, Ukraine 97 km" } }, @@ -352,6 +352,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -377,7 +388,7 @@ "text": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 March 2012 (next to be held in 2016)" + "text": "last held on 10 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2016)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 44.4%, KDH 8.8%, OLaNO 8.6%, Most-Hid 6.9%, SDKU-DS 6.1%, SaS 5.9%, other 19.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 83, KDH 16, OLaNO 16, Most-Hid 13, SDKU-DS 11, SaS 11" @@ -634,7 +645,7 @@ "text": "$2.878 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.176 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$106.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $114 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$82.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $82.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$69.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -663,52 +674,52 @@ "text": "8.074 million kW (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "38.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "24.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "19.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "5,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "201.4 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "185.8 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "106,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "117,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "9 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "9 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "9,522 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "137,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "136,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "73,320 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "175,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "84,830 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "303,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,940 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "95 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "100 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.1 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.014 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "15 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "5.579 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.236 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index d5aa1b12..a5ce89ba 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "75 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 34 km, Switzerland 41 km" } }, @@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM retains status of chief of state" + "text": "Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM II retains status of chief of state" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Head of Government (Prime Minister) Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch" diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 4a2914e3..c9f03e73 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "327 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belgium 130 km, France 69 km, Germany 128 km" } }, @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ "text": "last held on 20 October 2013 (next to be held by June 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.5%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ "text": "$963 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $963 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.935 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.084 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$3.331 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.525 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA ++ $11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" @@ -637,10 +637,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.211 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.119 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.37 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.108 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1.907 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -649,55 +649,55 @@ "text": "6.889 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.74 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.79 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "5.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "17.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "59,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "56,610 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "52 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "42.36 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "56,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "58,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.034 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "983 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.03 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "979 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 51670f9f..e0ffbd97 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the separatist region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizable ethnic Moldovan minority. Europe's poorest economy, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009. Four Moldovan opposition parties then formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which acted as Moldova's governing coalitions over the next several years. In May 2013, two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third re-formed a ruling coalition called the Pro-European Coalition. The Moldovan Government in summer 2014 signed and ratified an Association Agreement with the EU, advancing the Coalition's policy priority of EU integration. Following the country’s most recent legislative election in November 2014, the three pro-European parties that entered Parliament won a total of 55 of the body’s 101 seats, enough for a majority coalition. After negotiations among the three broke down, however, two of the parties — the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PD) — agreed to form the Alliance for a European Moldova (AEM) and a minority government with their combined 42 seats. In February 2015, the PLDM and the PD secured Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova support to win parliamentary approval with 60 votes for their minority government." + "text": "Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the separatist region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizable ethnic Moldovan minority. Europe's poorest economy, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009. Four Moldovan opposition parties then formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which acted as Moldova's governing coalitions over the next several years. In May 2013, two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third re-formed a ruling coalition called the Pro-European Coalition. The Moldovan Government in summer 2014 signed and ratified an Association Agreement with the EU, advancing the Coalition's policy priority of EU integration. Following the country's most recent legislative election in November 2014, the three pro-European parties that entered Parliament won a total of 55 of the body's 101 seats, enough for a majority coalition. After negotiations among the three broke down, however, two of the parties - the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PD) - agreed to form the Alliance for a European Moldova (AEM) and a minority government with their combined 42 seats. In February 2015, the PLDM and the PD secured Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova support to win parliamentary approval with 60 votes for their minority government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,885 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Romania 683 km, Ukraine 1,202 km" } }, @@ -415,16 +415,16 @@ "text": "President Nicolae TIMOFTI (since 23 March 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Chiril GABURICI (since 18 February 2015)" + "text": "Interim Prime Gheorghe BREGA (since 30 October 2015); Minister Valeriu STRELET (since 30 July 2015) ousted in no-confidence vote 29 October 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2016); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament; the prime minister and Cabinet received a vote of confidence on 30 May 2013" + "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2016); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament; the prime minister and Cabinet received a vote of confidence on 30 July 2015" }, "election results": { - "text": "Nicolae TIMOFTI (independent) elected president; Parliament vote - 62 of 101; Iurie LEANCA (Pro-European Coalition) designated prime minister; Parliament confidence vote - 58 of 101" + "text": "Nicolae TIMOFTI (independent) elected president; Parliament vote - 62 of 101; Valeriu STRELET (Liberal Democratic) designated prime minister; Parliament confidence vote - 52 to 41" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ "text": "last held on 30 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PSRM 21.3%, PLDM 19.5%, PCRM 18%, PD 15.8%, PL 9.4%, other 16%; seats by party - PSRM 25, PLDM 23, PCRM 21, PD 19, PL 13" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PSRM 20.5%, PLDM 20.2%, PCRM 17.5%, PD 15.8%, PL 9.7%, other 16.3%; seats by party - PSRM 25, PLDM 23, PCRM 21, PD 19, PL 13" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Igor MUNTEANU (since 7 September 2010)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Veaceslav PITUSCAN (since 26 August 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "$2.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.821 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.778 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.501 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.673 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$3.448 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.262 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" @@ -697,16 +697,16 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.456 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.467 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.211 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.056 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.297 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "846 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "439,900 kW", @@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" @@ -736,33 +736,33 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "7,330 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "321 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "354.3 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "21,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "552 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "579.3 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,280 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "16,320 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.47 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.28 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.47 billion cu m", + "text": "3.28 billion cu m", "note": { - "text": "excludes Transnistria (2012 est.)" + "text": "excludes Transnistria (2013 est.)" } }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 5dae1683..0b4d5035 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "680 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Albania 186 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km, Croatia 19 km, Kosovo 76 km, Serbia 157 km" } }, @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (2013)" } }, @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Albanian Coalition (includes Democratic League in Montenegro or DSCG [Mehmet BARDHI], Democratic Party [Fatmir DJEKA], and Albanian Alternative or AA [Gjergj CAMAJ]) ++ Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC] ++ Coalition for European Montenegro [Milo DJUKANOVIC] (includes Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC], Liberal Party of Montenegro or LP [Andrija POPOVIC], and Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC]) ++ Coalition FORCA for Unity (includes FORCA [Nazif CUNGU] and Civic Initiative [Vaselj SINISTAJ]) ++ Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC] ++ Democratic Front or DF [Miodrag LEKIC] (includes New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC] and Movement for Change or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC]) ++ Positive Montenegro [Darko PAJOVIC] ++ Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdan MILIC]" + "text": "Albanian Coalition (includes Democratic League in Montenegro or DSCG [Mehmet BARDHI], Democratic Party [Fatmir GJEKA], and Albanian Alternative or AA [Gjergj CAMAJ]) ++ Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC] ++ Coalition for European Montenegro [Milo DJUKANOVIC] (includes Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC], Liberal Party of Montenegro or LP [Andrija POPOVIC], and Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC]) ++ Coalition FORCA for Unity (includes FORCA [Nazif CUNGU] and Civic Initiative [Vaselj SINISTAJ]) ++ Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC] ++ Democratic Front or DF [Miodrag LEKIC] (includes New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC] and Movement for Change or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC]) ++ Positive Montenegro [Darko PAJOVIC] ++ Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdan MILIC]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" @@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013)" @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,640 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "622 bbl/day (2013 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index a829bb2c..d36300d1 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "838 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Albania 181 km, Bulgaria 162 km, Greece 234 km, Kosovo 160 km, Serbia 101 km" } }, @@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ "text": "146 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,246 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "15,070 bbl/day (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index e5a156e1..2a020e6f 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "France 6 km" } }, @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. Monaco, however, is not a tax-free shelter; it charges nearly 20% value-added tax, collects stamp duties, and companies face a 33% tax on profits unless they can show that three-quarters of profits are generated within the principality. Monaco's reliance on tourism and banking for its economic growth has left it vulnerable to a downturn in France and other European economies which are the principality's main trade partners. In 2009, Monaco's GDP fell by 11.5% as the euro-zone crisis precipitated a sharp drop in tourism and retail activity and home sales. A modest recovery ensued in 2010 and intensified in 2013, with GDP growth of more than 9%, but Monaco's economic prospects remain uncertain, and tied to future euro-zone growth. Monaco was formally removed from the OECD's \"grey list\" of uncooperative tax jurisdictions in late 2009, but continues to face international pressure to abandon its banking secrecy laws and help combat tax evasion. In October 2014, Monaco officially became the 84th jurisdiction participating in the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters—an effort to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas." + "text": "Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. Monaco, however, is not a tax-free shelter; it charges nearly 20% value-added tax, collects stamp duties, and companies face a 33% tax on profits unless they can show that three-quarters of profits are generated within the principality. Monaco's reliance on tourism and banking for its economic growth has left it vulnerable to a downturn in France and other European economies which are the principality's main trade partners. In 2009, Monaco's GDP fell by 11.5% as the euro-zone crisis precipitated a sharp drop in tourism and retail activity and home sales. A modest recovery ensued in 2010 and intensified in 2013, with GDP growth of more than 9%, but Monaco's economic prospects remain uncertain, and tied to future euro-zone growth. Monaco was formally removed from the OECD's \"grey list\" of uncooperative tax jurisdictions in late 2009, but continues to face international pressure to abandon its banking secrecy laws and help combat tax evasion. In October 2014, Monaco officially became the 84th jurisdiction participating in the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, an effort to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$6.79 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.213 billion (2012 est.) ++ $5.748 billion (2011 est.)", diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 0f9d3109..930bdd8b 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -372,6 +372,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age (16 in Local Council elections); universal" }, @@ -394,7 +405,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 has 69 seats" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats, but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 has 69 seats" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 9 March 2013 (next to be held by mid-summer 2018)" @@ -646,7 +657,7 @@ "text": "$617.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$122.8 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $112.7 billion (31 December 2013)" + "text": "$122.8 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $117.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$47.34 billion (31 June 2014) ++ $46.35 billion (31 December 2013)" @@ -693,16 +704,16 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "39,450 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "42,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "14,410 bbl/day (2013 est.)" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 8e2e09fd..43dd217c 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,053 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belgium 478 km, Germany 575 km" } }, @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Dutch (official)", "note": { - "text": "Frisian, Low Saxon, and Limburgish are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" + "text": "Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, and Limburgish are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; for the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands, English is widely used on the islands of Sint Eustatius and Saba, while Papiamento is the primary language on Bonaire" } }, "Religions": { @@ -375,12 +375,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013)" + "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (since 30 April 2013)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk ASSCHER (since 5 November 2012); note - Mark RUTTE heads his second cabinet since 5 November 2012" @@ -397,10 +408,10 @@ "text": "bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly elected by the country's 12 provincial council members by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve up to 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "First Chamber - last held on May 2011 (next to be held in May 2015); Second Chamber - last held on 12 September 2012 (next to be held by March 2017)" + "text": "First Chamber - last held on 26 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2019); Second Chamber - last held on 12 September 2012 (next to be held no later than 15 March 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VVD 16, PvdA 14, CDA 11, PVV 10, SP 8, D66 5, GL 5, other 6; Second Chamber - percent of vote by party - VVD 26.6%, PvdA 24.8%, PVV, 10.1%, SP 9.7%, CDA 8.5%, D66 8.0%, CU 3.1%, GL 6.7%, other 2.5%; seats by party - VVD 41, PvdA 38, PVV 15, SP 15, CDA 13, D66 12, CU 5, GL 4, other 7" + "text": "First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VVD 13, CDA 12, D66 10, PVV 9, SP 9, PvdA 8, GL 4, CU 3, other 7; Second Chamber - percent of vote by party - VVD 26.6%, PvdA 24.8%, PVV, 10.1%, SP 9.7%, CDA 8.5%, D66 8.0%, CU 3.1%, GL 2.3%, other 6.9%; seats by party - VVD 41, PvdA 38, PVV 15, SP 15, CDA 13, D66 12, CU 5, GL 4, other 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -652,7 +663,7 @@ "text": "$71.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.347 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.434 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$4.154 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.524 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$646.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $605.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -678,10 +689,10 @@ "text": "33.25 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "29.92 million kW (2012)" + "text": "29.85 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "83.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" @@ -690,46 +701,46 @@ "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "38,540 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "28,120 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "35,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "999,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.204 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "302.6 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "144.7 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.221 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.186 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "983,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "960,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.138 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.089 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2.131 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.838 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "66.32 billion cu m", + "text": "70.25 billion cu m", "note": { "text": "the Netherlands has curbed gas production due to seismic activity in the province of Groningen, largest source of gas reserves (2014 est.)" } }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "38.39 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.98 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "55.38 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "27.38 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.1 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.044 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 267c58c7..42bc4de9 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,566 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Finland 709 km, Sweden 1,666 km, Russia 191 km" } }, @@ -381,6 +381,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -406,7 +417,7 @@ "text": "last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Ap 30.8%, H 26.3%, FrP 16.3%, KrF 5.6%, Sp 5.5%, V 5.2%, SV 4.1%, MDG 2.8, other 2.7%; seats by party - Ap 55, H 48, FrP 29, Sp 10, KrF 10, V 9, SV 7, MDG 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Center-Right Coalition 54.0% (H 26.3%, FrP 16.3%, KrF 5.6%, V 5.2%), Red-Green Coalition 40.6% (Ap 30.8%, SP 5.5%, SV 4.1%), MDG 2.8, other 2.7%; seats by party - Center-Right Coalition 96 (H 48, FrP 29, KrF 10, V 9), Red-Green Coalition 72 (Ap 55, Sp 10, SV 7), MDG 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "$58.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$720.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $595.7 billion (31 December 2011)", + "text": "$661.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $730.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "Norway is a net external creditor" } @@ -675,58 +686,58 @@ "text": "15.14 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "10.21 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.14 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "31.76 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.28 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "4.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "93.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "88.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.817 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.568 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.303 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.218 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "28,090 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "37,080 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.825 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" + "text": "5.497 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "328,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "349,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "222,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "225,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "349,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "358,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "91,980 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "101,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "108.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "112.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.94 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.075 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "102.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "106.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.09 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 03188eca..d544f3ac 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,071 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belarus 418 km, Czech Republic 796 km, Germany 467 km, Lithuania 104 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Slovakia 541 km, Ukraine 535 km" } }, @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" }, "note": { @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -419,10 +430,10 @@ "text": "the German minority is exempt from the 5% threshold requirement for seats to the Sejm" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held by October 2015); Sejm - last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held on 25 October 2015)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019); Sejm - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PO 63, PiS 29, PSL 2, SP 2, independent 4; seats by party as of 26 February 2015 - PO 63, PiS 31, PSL 2, independent 4; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PO 39.2%, PiS 29.9%, RP 10%, PSL 8.4%, SLD 8.2%, other 4.3%; seats by party - PO 206, PiS 137, RP 43, PSL 28, SLD 25, SP 19, independent 1, German minority 1; seats by party as of 26 February 2015 - PO 202, PiS 132, TR 16, PSL 39, SLD 34, KPSP (coalition of smaller parties) 15, independent 21, German Minority 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 61, PO 34, PSL 1, independents 4; seats by party as of 26 February 2015 - PO 63, PiS 31, PSL 2, independent 4; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 37.6%, PO 24.1%, K15 8.8%, .N 7.6%, ZL 7.5%, PSL 5.1% other 9.3%; seats by party - PiS 235, PO 138, K15 42, .N 28, ZL 0, PSL 16, German minority 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -437,7 +448,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A Just Poland (union of PR and SP) [Jaroslaw GOWIN] ++ Civic Platform or PO [Ewa KOPACZ,chairperson; Rafal GRUPINSKI, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Leszek MILLER, chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ German Minority of Lower Silesia or MNSO [Ryszard GALLA, representative] ++ Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI, chairman; Mariusz BLASZCZAK, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ New Right Congress or KNP [Michal MARUSIK, chairman] ++ Poland Together or PR [Jaroslaw GOWIN, chairman] ++ Polish People's Party or PSL [Janusz PIECHOCINSKI, chairman; Jan BURY, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Social Democratic Party of Poland or SDPL [Wojciech FILEMONOWICZ, chairman] ++ United Poland or SP [Zbigniew ZIOBRO, chairperson] ++ Your Movement or TR [Janusz PALIKOT, chairman, parliamentary caucus leader]" + "text": "A Just Poland (union of PR and SP) [Jaroslaw GOWIN] ++ Civic Platform or PO [Ewa KOPACZ,chairperson; Rafal GRUPINSKI, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Leszek MILLER, chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ German Minority of Lower Silesia or MNSO [Ryszard GALLA, representative] ++ Kukiz 15 [Pawel KUKIZ] ++ Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI, chairman; Mariusz BLASZCZAK, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ .Modern or .N [Ryszard PETRU] ++ New Right Congress or KNP [Michal MARUSIK, chairman] ++ Poland Together or PR [Jaroslaw GOWIN, chairman] ++ Polish People's Party or PSL [Janusz PIECHOCINSKI, chairman; Jan BURY, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Social Democratic Party of Poland or SDPL [Wojciech FILEMONOWICZ, chairman] ++ United Left alliance or ZL [Barbara NOWACKA] ++ United Poland or SP [Zbigniew ZIOBRO, chairperson] ++ Your Movement or TR [Janusz PALIKOT, chairman, parliamentary caucus leader]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "All Poland Trade Union Alliance or OPZZ [Jan GUZ] (trade union) ++ Independent Self-Governing Trade Union \"Solidarity\" [Piotr DUDA] ++ Roman Catholic Church [Archbishop Wojciech POLAK, Archbishop Stanislaw GADECKI]" @@ -668,7 +679,7 @@ "text": "$105.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $106.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$395.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $377.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$354.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $382.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$273.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $269.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -682,10 +693,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "150.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "152.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "137.5 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "139 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "12.32 billion kWh (2013)" @@ -694,55 +705,55 @@ "text": "7.8 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "34.32 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "35.22 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "91.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "84.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "25,220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19,260 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "4,269 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "8,170 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "489,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "467,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "156.5 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" + "text": "142.4 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "553,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "539,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "511,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "510,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "68,970 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "127,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "109,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "109,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.206 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "18.23 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.86 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "94 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "76 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "12.47 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.82 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "92 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index c0725c8f..f34d8282 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,224 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Spain 1,224 km" } }, @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim, other) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3%", - "notes": { + "note": { "text": "represents population 15 years of age and older (2011 est.)" } }, @@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -428,10 +439,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; 226 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 4 members - 2 each in 2 constituencies representing Portuguese living abroad - directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 5 June 2011 (next to be held by October 2015)" + "text": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held by October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PPD/PSD 38%, PS 28%, CDS/PP 11%, PCP/PEV (see CDU) 7%, BE 5%, other 11%; seats by party - PPD/PSD 108, PS 74, CDS/PP 24, PCP/PEV (see CDU) 16, BE 8" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Portugal Ahead 36.9%, PS 32.3%, B.E. 10.2%, CDU 8.2%, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 1.5%, PAN 1.4%, other 9.5%; seats by party - Portugal Ahead 102, PS 86, B.E. 19, CDU 17, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 5, PAN 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -446,7 +457,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party or CDS/PP [Paulo PORTAS] ++ Social Democratic Party or PPD/PSD [Pedro PASSOS COELHO] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Antonio COSTA] ++ The Left Bloc or BE [Catarina Soares MARTINS] ++ Unitarian Democratic Coalition or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and Ecologist Party (\"The Greens\") or PEV)" + "text": "Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party or CDS/PP [Paulo PORTAS] ++ People-Animals-Nature or PAN [Andre SILVA] ++ Portugal Ahead (coalition including PPD/PSD and CDS/PP) [Pedro PASSOS COELHO] ++ Social Democratic Party or PPD/PSD [Pedro PASSOS COELHO] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Antonio COSTA] ++ The Left Bloc or BE [Catarina Soares MARTINS] ++ Unitarian Democratic Coalition or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and Ecologist Party (\"The Greens\") or PEV)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Armed Forces Officers' Association or AOFA [Colonel Pereira CRACEL] ++ the Desperate Generation (youth movement protesting against low wages, precarious labor conditions, and unemployment) ++ General Workers Union or General Confederation of Portuguese Workers or UGT [Carlos SILVA] ++ Portuguese National Workers' Conference or CGTP [Armenio CARLOS] ++ TugaLeaks (a website that has become a mouthpiece for publicizing diverse protest action)", @@ -686,7 +697,7 @@ "text": "$14.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$508.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $482.2 billion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$493.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $531.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$152.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $146.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -733,16 +744,16 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "233,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "282,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "538,100 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "538,100 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "239,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "285,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "240,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "244,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "168,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -751,16 +762,16 @@ "text": "86,720 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.043 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.005 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.174 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.069 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 79de8903..c7db1393 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. ++ MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ++ In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In January 2014, the EU opened formal negotiations on Serbia’s accession to the EU." + "text": "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. ++ MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ++ In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In January 2014, the EU opened formal negotiations on Serbia's accession to the EU." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,322 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 345 km, Bulgaria 344 km, Croatia 314 km, Hungary 164 km, Kosovo 366 km, Macedonia 101 km, Montenegro 157 km, Romania 531 km" } }, @@ -395,6 +395,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, @@ -412,7 +423,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 May 2012 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tomislav NIKOLIC elected president; percent of vote in second round - Tomislave NIKOLIC (SNS) 51.2%, Boris TADIC (NDS-Z) 48.8%" + "text": "Tomislav NIKOLIC elected president; percent of vote in second round - Tomislav NIKOLIC (SNS) 51.2%, Boris TADIC (NDS-Z) 48.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -423,11 +434,11 @@ "text": "last held on 16 March 2014 (next to be held by March 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - SNS-led Coalition 48.4%, SPS/PUPS/JS 13.5%, DS 6.0%, Boris Tadic Coalition 5.7%, DSS 4.2%, Dveri 3.6%, LDP-led Coalition 3.4%, URS 3.0%, SVM 2.1%, Enough of that 2.1%, SRS 2.0%, SDA 1.0%, PDD .7%, other and invalid 4.3%; seats by coalition/party - SNS-led Coalition 158, SPS/PUPS/JS 44, DS 19, Boris Tadic Coalition 18, SVM 6, SDA 3, PDD 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - SNS-led coalition 48.4%, SPS/PUPS/JS 13.5%, DS 6.0%, Boris Tadic coalition 5.7%, DSS 4.2%, Dveri 3.6%, LDP-led coalition 3.4%, URS 3.0%, SVM 2.1%, Enough of that 2.1%, SRS 2.0%, SDA 1.0%, PDD .7%, other and invalid 4.3%; seats by party/coalition - SNS-led coalition 158, SPS/PUPS/JS 44, DS 19, Boris Tadic coalition 18, SVM 6, SDA 3, PDD 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "shighest court(s)": { + "highest court(s)": { "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of more than 60 judges organized into 3- and 5-member panels for criminal, civil, and administrative cases); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -441,7 +452,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM [Istvan PASZTOR] ++ Boris Tadic Coalition [Boris TADIC] (includes New Democratic Party-Greens or NDS-Z [Boris TADIC], League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina or LSV [Nenad CANAK], Together for Serbia or ZZS [Dusan PETROVIC], Democratic Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or VMDK [Aron CSONKA], Together for Vojvodina [Olena PAPUGA], Democratic Left of Roma or DLR [Jovan DAMJANOVIC]) ++ Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS [Sanda Razkovic IVIC] ++ Dveri [Bosko OBRADOVIC] ++ Enough of That [Sasa RADULOVIC] ++ Party for Democratic Action or PDD [Riza HALIMI] ++ Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDA [Sulejman UGLJANIN] ++ Serbian Radical Party or SRS [Vojislav SESELJ] ++ SNS-led Coalition/A Future We Believe In [Aleksandar VUCIC] (includes Serbian Progressive Party or SNS [Aleksandar VUCIC], Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS [Rasim LJAJIC], New Serbia or NS [Velimir ILIC], Movement of Socialists or PS [Aleksandar VULIN], and Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO [Vuk DRASKOVIC]) ++ United Regions of Serbia or URS [Mladan DINKIC] ++ With Democratic Party for Democratic Serbia/Democratic Party or DS [Dragan DJILAS] ++ SPS/PUPS/JS [Ivica DACIC] (includes Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS [Ivica DACIC], Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS [Jovan KRKOBABIC], United Serbia or JS [Dragan \"Palma\" MARKOVIC]) ++ LDP-led Coalition [Cedomir JOVANOVIC] (includes Liberal Democratic Party of LDP [Cedomir JOVANOVIC], Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandzak or BDZS [Esad DZUDZEVIC], Social Democratic Union of SDU [Zarko KORAC])" + "text": "Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM [Istvan PASZTOR] ++ Boris Tadic coalition [Boris TADIC] (includes Social Democratic Party or SDS (formerly New Democratic Party-Greens or NDS-Z) [Boris TADIC], League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina or LSV [Nenad CANAK], Together for Serbia or ZZS [Dusan PETROVIC], Democratic Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or VMDK [Aron CSONKA], Together for Vojvodina or ZZV [Olena PAPUGA], Democratic Left of Roma or DLR [Jovan DAMJANOVIC]) ++ Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS [Sanda Razkovic IVIC] ++ Dveri [Bosko OBRADOVIC] ++ Enough of That [Sasa RADULOVIC] ++ Party for Democratic Action or PDD [Riza HALIMI] ++ Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDA [Sulejman UGLJANIN] ++ Serbian Radical Party or SRS [Vojislav SESELJ] ++ SNS-led coalition/A Future We Believe In [Aleksandar VUCIC] (includes Serbian Progressive Party or SNS [Aleksandar VUCIC], Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS [Rasim LJAJIC], New Serbia or NS [Velimir ILIC], Movement of Socialists or PS [Aleksandar VULIN], and Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO [Vuk DRASKOVIC]) ++ United Regions of Serbia or URS [Mladan DINKIC] ++ Democratic Party or DS [Bojan PAJTIC] ++ SPS/PUPS/JS [Ivica DACIC] (includes Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS [Ivica DACIC], Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS [Jovan KRKOBABIC], United Serbia or JS [Dragan \"Palma\" MARKOVIC]) ++ LDP-led coalition [Cedomir JOVANOVIC] (includes Liberal Democratic Party of LDP [Cedomir JOVANOVIC], Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandzak or BDZS [Esad DZUDZEVIC], Social Democratic Union of SDU [Zarko KORAC])" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Association of Journalists of Serbia or NUNS ++ Journalists Association of Serbia (Udruzenje novinara Srbije) or UNS ++ Obraz (Orthodox clero-fascist organization) ++ SNP 1389 (Serbian nationalist movement) ++ SNP NASI 1389 (Serbian National Movement NASI)" @@ -699,7 +710,7 @@ "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "24,420 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "16,840 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -708,7 +719,7 @@ "text": "31,730 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "102.6 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "77.5 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "61,590 bbl/day (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 476448c2..fa42cc41 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,844 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bulgaria 605 km, Hungary 424 km, Moldova 683 km, Serbia 531 km, Ukraine 601 km" } }, @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -399,7 +410,7 @@ "text": "President Klaus IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Victor-Viorel PONTA (since 7 May 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel OPREA (since 5 March 2014)" + "text": "Interim Prime Minister (vacant); Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel OPREA (since 5 March 2014); note - Prime Minister Victor-Viorel PONTA (since 7 May 2012) resigned on 4 November 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" @@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 9 December 2012 (next to be held by December 2016); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 December 2012 (next to be held by December 2016)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party - USL 60.1%, ARD 16.7%, PP-DD 14.6%, UDMR 5.3%, other 3.3%; seats by alliance/party - USL 122, ARD 24, PP-DD 21, UDMR 9; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - USL 58.6%, ARD 16.5%, PP-DD 14%, UDMR 5.2%, ethnic minorities 2.6%, other 3.1%; seats by alliance/party - USL 273, ARD 56, PP-DD 47, UDMR 18, ethnic minorities 18" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by alliance/party - USL 60.1%, ARD 16.7%, PP-DD 14.7%, UDMR 5.2%, other 3.3%; seats by alliance/party - USL 122, ARD 24, PP-DD 21, UDMR 9; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by alliance/party - USL 58.6%, ARD 16.5%, PP-DD 14%, UDMR 5.1%, ethnic minorities 2.7%, other 3.1%; seats by alliance/party - USL 273, ARD 56, PP-DD 47, UDMR 18, ethnic minorities 18" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU] ++ Conservative Party or PC [Daniel CONSTANTIN] (formerly Humanist Party or PUR) ++ Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN] ++ National Liberal Party or PNL [Alina GORGIU and Vasile BLAGA co-presidents] - combined with former PDL and FC ++ National Union for Romania's Progress or UNPR [Gabriel OPREA] ++ New Republic Party or NR [Mihail NEAMTU] ++ People's Party - Dan Diaconescu or PP-DD [Marin DIACONESCU] ++ Popular Movement Party or PMP [Eugen TOMAC] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Victor-Viorel PONTA] (formerly Party of Social Democracy in Romania or PDSR)" + "text": "Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU] ++ Conservative Party or PC [Daniel CONSTANTIN] (formerly Humanist Party or PUR) ++ Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN] ++ National Liberal Party or PNL [Alina GORGHIU and Vasile BLAGA] - combined with former PDL and FC ++ National Union for Romania's Progress or UNPR [Gabriel OPREA] ++ New Republic Party or NR [George MIOC] ++ Popular Movement Party or PMP [Eugen TOMAC] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Liviu DRAGNEA] (formerly Party of Social Democracy in Romania or PDSR)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -664,7 +675,7 @@ "text": "$42.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$114.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $129.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$114.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $135.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$87.24 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $83.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -705,28 +716,28 @@ "text": "14.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "92,390 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "83,350 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,604 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,077 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "122,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "104,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "218,700 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "197,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "215,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "188,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "75,480 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "72,960 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "44,070 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "53,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { "text": "11.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 6e4cc624..06fa3e21 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,211 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 299 km, Croatia 600 km, Hungary 94 km, Italy 218 km" } }, @@ -377,6 +377,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, @@ -654,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "$921 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $921.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$52.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $52.48 billion (31 December 2012)" + "text": "$56.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$17.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -668,10 +679,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14.76 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.81 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "12.66 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.02 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "8.684 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -680,55 +691,55 @@ "text": "7.522 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.351 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.353 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "36.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "20.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "37.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "32% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "305 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "48,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "14,210 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "13,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "72,260 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "65,660 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "850 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "770 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "847 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "767 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 11145ead..a9b54578 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "37 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Italy 37 km" } }, @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ "text": "9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle" }, "Independence": { - "text": "3 September 301" + "text": "3 September 301 (traditional founding date)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)" @@ -302,19 +302,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Andrea BELLUZZI and Captain Regent Roberto VENTURINI (for the period 1 April 2015 - 1 October 2015)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Lorella STEFANELLI and Captain Regent Nicola RENZI (for the period 1 October 2015 - 1 April 2016)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Pasquale VALENTINI (since 5 December 2012)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council" + "text": "Congress of State elected by the Grand and General Council" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in March 2015 (next to be held in September 2015); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 11 November 2012 (next to be held by November 2017)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in September 2015 (next to be held in March 2016); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 11 November 2012 (next to be held by November 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Andrea BELLUZZI (PSD) and Roberto VENTURINI (AP) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Pasquale VALENTINI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" + "text": "Lorella STEFANELLI (PDCS) and Nicola RENZI (AP) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Pasquale VALENTINI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" }, "note": { "text": "the directly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects 2 of its members to serve as the captains regent (co-chiefs of state) for a 6-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 9 other members, all are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 9 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles" @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "San Marino Common Good (includes Christian Democrats or PDCS [Teodoro LONFERNINI], Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Denise BRONZETTI], Popular Alliance or AP [Mario VENTURINI]) ++ Entente for the Country (includes Sammarinese Union of Moderates or USDM [Romeo MORRI and Glauco SANSOVINI], New Socialist Party or NPS [Augusto CASALI], Union for the Republic or UPR [Gian Marco MARCUCCI]) ++ Active Citizenship (includes Civic 10 [Mateo CIACCI], United Left or SU [Gastone PASOLINI])", + "text": "San Marino Common Good (includes Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Marco GATTI], Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Denise BRONZETTI], Popular Alliance or AP [Mario VENTURINI]) ++ Entente for the Country (includes Sammarinese Union of Moderates or USDM [Romeo MORRI and Glauco SANSOVINI], New Socialist Party or NPS [Augusto CASALI], Union for the Republic or UPR [Gian Marco MARCUCCI]) ++ Active Citizenship (includes Civic 10 [Mateo CIACCI], United Left or SU [Gastone PASOLINI])", "other": { "text": "Civic Movement R.E.T.E. (Network) [Gloria ARCANGELONI] ++ For San Marino [Emilio DELLA BALDA] ++ San Marino 3.0 [Simone DELLA VALLE]" } diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 6079ac95..ed9a01a7 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,952.7 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Andorra 63 km, France 646 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,224 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km, Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 km" }, "note": { @@ -398,12 +398,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "only with select Latin American countries" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014); Heir Apparent Princess Leonor, daughter of the monarch, born 31 October 2005" + "text": "King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014); Heir Apparent Princess LEONOR daughter of the monarch, born 31 October 2005" }, "head of government": { "text": "President of the Government or Prime Minister Mariano RAJOY (since 20 December 2011); Vice President (and Minister of the President's Office) Soraya SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA (since 22 December 2011)" @@ -429,7 +440,7 @@ "text": "Senate - last held on 20 November 2011 (next to be held by end of 2015); Congress of Deputies - last held on 20 November 2011 (next to be held by end of 2015)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PP 136, PSOE 48, CiU 9, Entesa (PSC-PSOE) 7, EAJ/PNV 4, other 4, members appointed by regional legislatures 49; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PP 44.6%, PSOE 28.8%, CiU 4.2%, IU 6.9%, Amaiur 1.4%, UPyD 4.7%, EAJ/PNV 1.3%, other 8.1%; seats by party - PP 186, PSOE 110, CiU 16, IU 11, Amaiur 7, UPyD 5, EAJ/PNV 5, other 10" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PP 166, PSOE 66, CiU 13, ECP 10, EAJ/PNV 5, Amaiur 3, CC 2, FAC 1, members appointed by regional legislatures 49; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PP 44.6%, PSOE 28.8%, CiU 4.2%, IU 6.9%, Amaiur 1.4%, UPyD 4.7%, EAJ/PNV 1.3%, ERC 1.1%, BNG 8.2%, CC 0.6%, Compris-Q 0.5%, FAC 0.1%, GBai 0.1%; seats by party - PP 186, PSOE 110, CiU 16, IU 11, Amaiur 7, UPyD 5, EAJ/PNV 5, other 10" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -681,7 +692,7 @@ "text": "$46.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.278 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.269 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$2.064 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.238 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$851.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $801.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -695,16 +706,16 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "276.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "280 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "243.9 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "243.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "16.94 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "10.21 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "102.3 million kW (2014 est.)" @@ -722,40 +733,40 @@ "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "7,340 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,419 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "75,640 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.178 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.224 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.261 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.25 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.205 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.209 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "404,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "372,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "390,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "285,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "56 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "24 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "29.98 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.16 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "5.426 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.219 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "34.99 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.39 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "2.548 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index 238779b9..ba9c979b 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory. In the 20th century coal mining started and today a Norwegian and a Russian company are still functioning. Travel between the settlements is accomplished with snowmobiles, aircraft and boats." + "text": "First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory. In the 20th century coal mining started and today a Norwegian and a Russian company are still functioning. Travel between the settlements is accomplished with snowmobiles, aircraft, and boats." } }, "Geography": { @@ -228,6 +228,38 @@ "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 6.163 (2014) ++ 5.876 (2013) ++ 5.82 (2012) ++ 5.6065 (2011) ++ 6.0442 (2010)" } }, + "Energy": { + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "194,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - exports": { + "text": "16,070 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - imports": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + }, + "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { + "text": "80,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + }, + "Refined petroleum products - exports": { + "text": "4,488 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + }, + "Refined petroleum products - imports": { + "text": "18,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - production": { + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - consumption": { + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - exports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - imports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + } + }, "Communications": { "Telephone system": { "general assessment": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index ed16e47f..fba40459 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,211 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Finland 545 km, Norway 1,666 km" } }, @@ -360,6 +360,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -385,7 +396,7 @@ "text": "last held on 14 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 31.0%, M 23.3%, SD 12.9%, MP 6.9%, C 6.1%, V 5.7%, FP 5.4%, KD 4.5%, others 4.1%; seats by party - SAP 113, M 84, SD 49, MP 25, C 22, V 21, FP 19, KD 16" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 31.0%, M 23.3%, SD 12.9%, MP 6.9%, C 6.1%, V 5.7%, FP 5.4%, KD 4.6%, others 4.1%; seats by party - SAP 113, M 84, SD 49, MP 25, C 22, V 21, FP 19, KD 16" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -584,7 +595,7 @@ }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0% (31 December 2014) ++ 1% (31 December 2013)", - "note:": { + "note": { "text": "the Discount rate was abolished in 2002, and replaced by a \"Reference rate\" with no bearing on monetary policy; the rate quoted here is the Reference rate" } }, @@ -628,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "$66.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $65.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.039 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $992.5 billion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$1.01 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.107 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$509.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -642,7 +653,7 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "162.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "161 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "130.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -669,7 +680,7 @@ "text": "22.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "8,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "12,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -678,13 +689,13 @@ "text": "352,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "434,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "355,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "298,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "295,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "192,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -693,16 +704,16 @@ "text": "152,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.086 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "892 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.086 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "892 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index a71f5ef3..13877624 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,770 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Austria 158 km, France 525 km, Italy 698 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 348 km" } }, @@ -361,6 +361,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -386,10 +397,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung - in German, Assemblee Federale - in French, Assemblea Federale - in Italian consists of the Council of States or Staenderat - in German, Conseil des Etats - in French, Consiglio degli Stati - in Italian (46 seats; members in multi-seat constituencies representing cantons and single-seat constituencies representing half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat - in German, Conseil National - in French, Consiglio Nazionale - in Italian (200 seats; 195 members in cantons directly elected by proportional representation vote and 5 in half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Council of States - last held in most cantons on 23 October 2011 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held on 23 October 2011 (next to be held on 18 October 2015)" + "text": "Council of States - last held in most cantons on 18 October 2015 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held on 18 October 2015 (next to be held on October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CVP 13, FDP 11, SPS 11, SVP 5, other 6; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 18.7%, FDP 15.1%, CVP 12.3%, Green Party 8.4%, GLP 5.4%, BDP 5.4%, other 8.1%; seats by party - SVP 54, SPS 46, FDP 30, CVP 28, Green Party 15, GLP 12, BDP 9, other 6" + "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party (as of 18 October 2015) - FDP 10, CVP 8, SP 7, SVP 6, other 2; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 29.4%, SPS 18.8%, FDP 16.4%, CVP 11.6%, Green Party 7.1%, GLP 4.6%, BDP 4.1%, other 8.0%; seats by party - SVP 65, SPS 43, FDP 33, CVP 27, Green Party 11, GLP 7, BDP 7, other 7" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -636,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "$536.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.544 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.424 trillion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$1.533 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.601 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.091 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.062 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -650,70 +661,70 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "65.54 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "64.81 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "58.97 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "58.01 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "31.8 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.27 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "29.38 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "29.87 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "20.04 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.31 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "17.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "75.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "67.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "69,980 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "101,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "73,160 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "105,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "263,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "238,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "7,585 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "10,450 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "176,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "157,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "13 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "20 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.777 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.281 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.764 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.261 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)" + "text": "NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { "text": "42.97 million Mt (2012 est.)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 9d5d9bc9..10e6ab20 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "443 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Ireland 443 km" } }, @@ -413,6 +413,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -432,13 +443,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Lords (774 seats - membership not fixed; consists of 662 life peers, 86 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy - as of September 2015; members appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission) and the House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by first-past-the-post vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Lords (760 seats - membership not fixed (there are 816 lords eligible for taking part in the work of the House of Lords consisting of 698 life peers, 86 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy - as of October 2015; members appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission) and the House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by first-past-the-post vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)" }, "elections": { "text": "House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain there; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held on 8 May 2015 (next to be held by May 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative 36.8%, Labor 30.5%, UKIP 12.7%, Lib Dems 7.9%, SNP 4.7%, Greens 3.8%, other 3.6%; seats by party - Conservative 330, Labor 232, SNP 56, Lib Dems 8, DUP 8, Sinn Fein 4, Plaid Cymru 3, SDLP 3, Ulster Unionist Party 2, UKIP 1, Greens 1, other 2" + "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative 36.8%, Labor 30.5%, UKIP 12.7%, Lib Dems 7.9%, SNP 4.7%, Greens 3.8%, DUP 0.6%, Sinn Fein 0.6%, Plaid Cymru 0.6%, SDLP 0.3%, Ulster Unionist Party 0.4%, other 1.1%; seats by party - Conservative 330, Labor 232, SNP 56, Lib Dems 8, DUP 8, Sinn Fein 4, Plaid Cymru 3, SDLP 3, Ulster Unionist Party 2, UKIP 1, Greens 1, other 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -684,7 +695,7 @@ "text": "$109.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $108.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.795 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $8.572 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$9.219 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.411 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.446 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.37 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -701,7 +712,7 @@ "text": "335 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "303.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "319.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "2.72 billion kWh (2014 est.)" @@ -713,52 +724,52 @@ "text": "76.44 million kW (31 December 2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "70.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "11.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "816,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "787,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "526,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "703,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "567,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.221 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.961 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.982 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.306 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.409 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.328 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.505 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "511,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "559,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "445,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "603,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "38.34 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.52 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "71.68 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "70.24 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "9.915 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.55 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "48.38 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.83 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "241 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 2fee560f..44f26c06 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved final independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. ++ A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against civil society activists in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, and the president's abrupt departure to Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office on 7 June 2014. ++ Shortly after YANUKOVYCH’s departure in March 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly. Although Russia illegally annexed Crimea after the \"referendum,\" the Ukrainian Government asserts that Crimea remains part of Ukraine. Russia also continues to supply separatists in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel resulting in an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government." + "text": "Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved final independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. ++ A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against civil society activists in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, and the president's abrupt departure to Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office on 7 June 2014. ++ Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in March 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly. Although Russia illegally annexed Crimea after the \"referendum,\" the Ukrainian Government asserts that Crimea remains part of Ukraine. Russia also continues to supply separatists in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel resulting in an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,618 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belarus 1,111 km, Hungary 128 km, Moldova 1,202 km, Poland 535 km, Romania 601 km, Russia 1,944 km, Slovakia 97 km" } }, @@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ } }, "Independence": { - "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus), 1648 (establishment of Cossack Hetmanate)" + "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus), 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" @@ -434,13 +434,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - because of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the partial occupation of two eastern provinces, 27 of the 450 seats remain unfilled" + "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - because of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the partial occupation of two eastern provinces, 28 of the 450 seats remain unfilled" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held fall 2019)" + "text": "last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held fall of 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NF 22.2%, BPP 21.8%, Samopomich 11%, OB 9.4%, Radical 7.4%, Batkivshchyna 5.7%, Svoboda 4.7%, CPU 3.9%, other 13.9%; seats won by party - BPP 132, NF 82, Samopomich 33, OB 29, Radical 22, Batkivshchyna 19, Svoboda 6, minor parties 4, independents 96, vacant 27; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 27 seats vacant; seats of first parliamentary session (27 November 2014) following weeks of negotiations - BPP 145, NF 83, Samopomich 32, OB 40, Radical 22, VN 20, Batkivshchyna 19, ER 19, independents 38, vacant 32" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NF 22.1%, BPP 21.8%, Samopomich 11.0%, OB 9.4%, Radical 7.4%, Batkivshchyna 5.7%, Svoboda 4.7%, CPU 3.9%, other 13.9%; seats by party - BPP 132, NF 82, Samopomich 33, OB 29, Radical 22, Batkivshchyna 19, Svoboda 6, other 4, independent 96, vacant 27; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 27 seats vacant; seats as of 1 July 2015 - BPP 144, NF 81, OB 43, Samopomich 31, ER 22, Radical 21, Batkivshchyna 19, VN 19, independent 42, vacant 28" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Batkivshchyna (\"Fatherland\") [Yuliya TYMOSHENKO] ++ Communist Party of Ukraine or CPU [Petro SYMONENKO] ++ Opposition Bloc or OB [Yuriy BOIKO] ++ People's Front or NF [Arseniy YATSENIUK] ++ People's Will or VN [Ihor YEREMEYEV] ++ Radical Party [Oleh LYASHKO] ++ Samopomich (\"Selfreliance\") [Andriy SADOVYI] ++ Svoboda (\"Freedom\") [Oleh TYAHNYBOK] ++ UDAR-Solidarity [Vitali KLITSCHKO] (formed from the merger of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc (BPP) and UDAR)" + "text": "Batkivshchyna (\"Fatherland\") [Yuliya TYMOSHENKO] ++ Communist Party of Ukraine or CPU [Petro SYMONENKO] ++ Opposition Bloc or OB [Yuriy BOIKO] ++ People's Front or NF [Arseniy YATSENIUK] ++ People's Will or VN (parliamentary group) ++ Petro Poroshenko Bloc or BPP [Vitali KLITSCHKO] (formed from the merger of Solidarity and UDAR) ++ Radical Party [Oleh LYASHKO] ++ Revival or ER [Vitaliy KHOMUTYNNIK] (parliamentary group) ++ Samopomich (\"Self Reliance\") [Andriy SADOVYI] ++ Svoboda (\"Freedom\") [Oleh TYAHNYBOK]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Committee of Voters of Ukraine [Oleksandr CHERNENKO] ++ OPORA [Olha AIVAZOVSKA]" @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ "text": "$18.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$153.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$126.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $142.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$61.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $58.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -700,67 +700,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "198.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "187.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "175.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "159.8 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "89 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "54.89 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "55.19 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "64.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "24.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "68,520 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "40,490 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1,218 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "155,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "33,020 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "395 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "395 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "262,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "118,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "317,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "255,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "80,980 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "35,020 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "126,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "175,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "19.65 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.1 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "52.55 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "47 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "32.9 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.9 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.104 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "1,449,245 (Russian-sponsored separatist violence in Crimea and eastern Ukraine) (2015)" + "text": "1,505,600 (Russian-sponsored separatist violence in Crimea and eastern Ukraine) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "35,335 (2014); note - citizens of the former USSR who were permanently resident in Ukraine were granted citizenship upon Ukraine's independence in 1991, but some missed this window of opportunity; people arriving after 1991, Crimean Tatars, ethnic Koreans, people with expired Soviet passports, and people with no documents have difficulty acquiring Ukrainian citizenship; following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, thousands of Crimean Tatars and their descendants deported from Ukraine under the STALIN regime returned to their homeland, some being stateless and others holding the citizenship of Uzbekistan or other former Soviet republics; a 1998 bilateral agreement between Ukraine and Uzbekistan simplified the process of renouncing Uzbek citizenship and obtaining Ukrainian citizenship" diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 1c983580..57566d7c 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3.4 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Italy 3.4 km" } }, diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index fe5349e1..47100e57 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,066 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Oman 609 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km" } }, @@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ "text": "Muslim (Islam; official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%", "note": { "text": "represents the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens (2005 est.)" + }, + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null } }, "Population": { @@ -381,6 +384,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens" }, @@ -395,10 +409,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president elected by the FSC for a 5-year term (no term limits) from among the 7 FSC members; election last held 3 November 2004 upon the death of the UAE's Founding Father and first President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan elected president by unanimous FSC vote; MUHAMMAD bin Rashid Al-Maktum unanimously affirmed vice president after the 2006 death of his brother Sheikh MAKTUM bin Rashid Al-Maktum" + "text": "KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA" }, "note": { "text": "there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power" @@ -406,13 +420,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college of the constituent state councils; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 24 September 2011 (next to be held on 3 October 2015); note - the electoral college was expanded from 6,689 voters in the December 2006 election to 129,274 in the September 2011 election; elections for candidates rather than party lists; 469 candidates including 85 women ran for 20 contested FNC seats" + "text": "last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested FNC seats" }, "election results": { - "text": "elected seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - number of appointed seats for each emirate are same as elected seats" + "text": "elected FNC seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - only 1 woman (from Ras Al Khaimah) won an FNC seat" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -427,7 +441,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "none; political parties are not allowed" + "text": "none; political parties are banned" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" @@ -663,67 +677,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "97.91 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "100.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "82.52 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "93.28 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "8.147 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "26.14 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.23 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.8 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.82 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "2.5 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "97.8 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "97.8 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "371,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "487,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "698,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "694,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "382,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "364,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "351,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "341,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "52.5 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "54.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "63.29 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "66.69 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "7.955 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "18.75 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.49 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "6.089 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 43463839..cdcf0a74 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,468 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Armenia 996 km, Georgia 428 km, Iran 689 km, Russia 338 km, Turkey 17 km" } }, @@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ "text": "Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower" - } + "text": "Muslim 96.9% (predominantly Shia), Christian 3%, other \nnote: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower\n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "9,780,780 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -404,6 +401,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -432,10 +440,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2015)" + "text": "last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held on 1 November 2015)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - YAP 45.8%, CSP 1.6%, Motherland 1.4%, independents 48.2%, other 3.1%; seats by party - YAP 71, CSP 3, Motherland 2, Civil Unity 1, Democratic Reforms 1, Great Creation 1, Hope Party 1, Justice 1, Social Welfare 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, independents 42" + "text": "percent of vote by party - YAP 45.8%, CSP 1.6%, Motherland 1.4%, independents 48.2%, other 3.1%; seats by party - YAP 72, CSP 3, Motherland 2, Civil Unity 1, Democratic Reforms 1, Great Creation 1, Hope Party 1, Justice 1, Social Welfare 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, independent 41" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -450,7 +458,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Azerbaijan Democratic Party or ADP [Sardar JALALOGLU] ++ Azerbaijan Popular Front or AXCP [Ali KARIMLI] ++ Civil Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI] ++ Civil Unity Party [Sabir HAJIYEV] ++ Classical Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan [Mirmahmud MIRALI-OGLU] ++ Democratic Reforms Party [Asim MOLLAZADE] ++ Great Creation Party [Fazil Gazanfaroglu MUSTAFAYEV] ++ Hope (Umid) Party [Igbal AGAZADE] ++ Justice Party [Ilyas ISMAILOV] ++ Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala Shovkat HACIYEVA, Avaz TEMIRKHAN] ++ Motherland Party [Fazail AGAMALI] ++ Musavat (Equality) [Arif HAJILI] ++ Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan or SDP [Araz ALIZADE] ++ Social Welfare Party [Khanhusein KAZIMLI] ++ Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party [Gudrat HASANGULIYEV] ++ Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP [President Ilham ALIYEV]" + "text": "Azerbaijan Democratic Party or ADP [Sardar JALALOGLU] ++ Azerbaijan Popular Front or AXCP [Ali KARIMLI] ++ Civil Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI] ++ Civil Unity Party or CUP [Sabir HAJIYEV] ++ Classical Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan [Mirmahmud MIRALI-OGLU] ++ Democratic Reforms Party [Asim MOLLAZADE] ++ Great Creation Party [Fazil Gazanfaroglu MUSTAFAYEV] ++ Hope (Umid) Party [Igbal AGAZADE] ++ Justice Party [Ilyas ISMAILOV] ++ Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala Shovkat HACIYEVA, Avaz TEMIRKHAN] ++ Motherland Party or AVP [Fazail AGAMALI] ++ Musavat (Equality) [Arif HAJILI] ++ Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan or SDP [Ayaz MUTALIBOV] ++ Social Welfare Party [Khanhusein KAZIMLI] ++ Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party [Gudrat HASANGULIYEV] ++ Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP [President Ilham ALIYEV]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Club-125 [Ilhamia RZAYEVA] ++ Ireli Youth Movement [MirHasan SEYIDOV] ++ National Council of Democratic Forces [Jamil HASANLI] ++ NIDA Youth Movement [Turgut GAMBAR, Zaur GURBANLI] ++ Positive Change Youth Movement [Bakhtiyar HAJIYEV] ++ Republican Alternative or REAL [Ilgar MAMMADOV (in jail)]" @@ -692,64 +700,64 @@ "text": "22.99 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "20.29 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "17.79 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "805 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "680 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "128 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "141 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.398 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.114 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "84.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "15.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "874,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "845,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "821,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "811,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "7 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "7 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "133,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "131,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "93,430 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "99,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "53,440 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "36,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "498.6 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "807.1 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "17.18 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "10.74 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.91 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "6.99 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.29 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "250 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "991.1 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index cfeff6cd..28ba0e3d 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,570 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Azerbaijan 996 km, Georgia 219 km, Iran 44 km, Turkey 311 km" } }, @@ -383,6 +383,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent is an Armenian citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "3 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -411,7 +422,7 @@ "text": "last held on 6 May 2012 (next to be held in the spring of 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RPA 44%, Prosperous Armenia 30.1%, ANC 7.1%, Heritage Party 5.8%, ARF (Dashnak) 5.7%, Rule of Law 5.5%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RPA 69, Prosperous Armenia 37, ANC 7, Heritage Party 5, ARF (Dashnak) 5, Rule of Law 6, independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - RPA 44%, Prosperous Armenia 30.1%, ANC 7.1%, Heritage Party 5.8%, ARF (Dashnak) 5.7%, Rule of Law 5.5%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RPA 69, Prosperous Armenia 37, ANC 7, Rule of Law 6, Heritage Party 5, ARF (Dashnak) 5, independent 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -488,7 +499,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to the sharp deterioration in the global economy and the economic downturn in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support and most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector, including electricity and natural gas. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 20% of GDP and partly offset the country's severe trade imbalance. Armenia joined Russia in the Eurasian Economic Union upon the bloc’s launch in January 2015, even though the ruble’s sharp depreciation in December 2014 led to currency instability, inflation, and significant decrease of export from Armenia to Russia. Armenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and to strengthen the rule of law in order to regain economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its nearest neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan." + "text": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to the sharp deterioration in the global economy and the economic downturn in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support and most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector, including electricity and natural gas. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 20% of GDP and partly offset the country's severe trade imbalance. Armenia joined Russia in the Eurasian Economic Union upon the bloc's launch in January 2015, even though the ruble's sharp depreciation in December 2014 led to currency instability, inflation, and significant decrease of export from Armenia to Russia. Armenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and to strengthen the rule of law in order to regain economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its nearest neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$24.28 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.48 billion (2013 est.) ++ $22.68 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -654,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "$1.489 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.251 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.452 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.694 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.537 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.695 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$4.817 billion (2013)" @@ -671,10 +682,10 @@ "text": "5.043 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.36 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.696 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "17 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "98 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "4.021 million kW (2012 est.)" @@ -692,7 +703,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -701,22 +712,22 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "52,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "32 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "46,550 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,722 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { "text": "2.01 billion cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index aac66559..0f460e6a 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, folk religion \n\n" + "text": "Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, folk religion \nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "1,346,613", @@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the father was a citizen of Bahrain" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "20 years of age; universal; note - Bahraini Cabinet in May 2011 endorsed a draft law lowering eligibility to 18 years" }, @@ -403,7 +414,7 @@ "text": "Council of Representatives - last held in two rounds on 23 and 29 November 2014 (next in November 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by society - NA; seats by society - Al-Asalah (Sunni Salafi) 2, Islmaic Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 1, independent 36, other 1; note - Bahrain has societies rather than parties" + "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by society - NA; seats by society - Al-Asalah (Sunni Salafi) 2, Islamic Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 1, independent 36, other 1; note - Bahrain has societies rather than parties" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -422,7 +433,7 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "note": { - "text": "political parties are prohibited but political societies were legalized per a July 2005 law ++ Al Watan ++ Arab Islamic Center Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Constitutional Gathering Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Islamic Asalah [Abd al-Halim MURAD] ++ Islamic Saff Society [Abdullah Khalil BU GHAMAR] ++ Islamic Shura Society ++ Movement of National Justice Society [Muhi al-Din KHAN] ++ National Action Charter Society [Muhammad AL-BUAYNAYN] ++ National Democratic Action Society [Radhi AL-MOUSAWI] ++ National Democratic Assembly [Hasan AL-ALI] ++ National Dialogue Society ++ National Fraternity Society [Musa AL-ANSARI] ++ National Islamic Minbar [Ali AHMAD] ++ National Progressive Tribune [Abd al-Nabi SALMAN] ++ National Unity Gathering ++ Unitary National Democratic Assemblage [Fadhil ABBAS] ++ Wifaq National Islamic Society [Ali SALMAN]" + "text": "political parties are prohibited but political societies were legalized per a July 2005 law ++ Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society or Al-Wefeq [Ali SALMAN] ++ Arab Islamic Center Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Constitutional Gathering Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Islamic Asalah [Abd al-Halim MURAD] ++ Islamic Saff Society [Abdullah Khalil BU GHAMAR] ++ Islamic Shura Society ++ Movement of National Justice Society [Muhi al-Din KHAN] ++ National Action Charter Society [Muhammad AL-BUAYNAYN] ++ National Democratic Action Society [Radhi AL-MOUSAWI] ++ National Democratic Assembly [Hasan AL-ALI] ++ National Dialogue Society ++ National Fraternity Society [Musa AL-ANSARI] ++ National Islamic Minbar [Ali AHMAD] ++ National Progressive Tribune [Abd al-Nabi SALMAN] ++ National Unity Gathering ++ Unitary National Democratic Assemblage [Fadhil ABBAS] ++ " } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -488,7 +499,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bahrain has made great efforts to diversify its economy; its highly developed communication and transport facilities make Bahrain home to numerous multinational firms with business in the Gulf. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. Bahrain's economy, however, continues to depend heavily on oil. In 2013, petroleum production and refining accounted for 73% of Bahrain's export receipts, 88% of government revenues, and 21% of GDP. Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest, however, the economy recovered in 2012-14, partly as a result of improved tourism. Lower oil prices in 2015 will likely exacerbate Bahrain’s budget deficit." + "text": "Bahrain has made great efforts to diversify its economy; its highly developed communication and transport facilities make Bahrain home to numerous multinational firms with business in the Gulf. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. Bahrain's economy, however, continues to depend heavily on oil. In 2013, petroleum production and refining accounted for 73% of Bahrain's export receipts, 88% of government revenues, and 21% of GDP. Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest, however, the economy recovered in 2012-14, partly as a result of improved tourism. Lower oil prices in 2015 will likely exacerbate Bahrain's budget deficit." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$61.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.13 billion (2013 est.) ++ $56.14 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -662,10 +673,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.26 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "12.12 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.69 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "190 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -674,55 +685,55 @@ "text": "35 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.169 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.94 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "58,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "152,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "256,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "243,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "124.6 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "124.6 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "270,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "278,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "49,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "226,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "242,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2,357 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "13.63 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "13.63 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "92.03 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 6cff0ad3..ece1f4ed 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,814 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Armenia 219 km, Azerbaijan 428 km, Russia 894 km, Turkey 273 km" } }, @@ -403,6 +403,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Georgia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -446,7 +457,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Patriots [Irma INASHVILI] ++ Conservative Party [Zviad DZIDZIGURI] ++ European Democrats [Paata DAVITAIA] ++ Free Georgia [Kakha KUKAVA] ++ Georgian Dream (a five-party coalition composed of Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia, Republican Party, National Forum, Conservative Party, and Industry Will Save Georgia, plus two factions of independent majoritarians) ++ Georgian Dream (a six-party coalition composed of Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia, Republican Party, Our Georgia-Free Democrats, National Forum, Conservative Party, and Industry Will Save Georgia) ++ Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia [Irakli GARIBASHVILI] ++ Georgian People's Front [Nodar NATADZE] ++ Georgian Troupe [Jondi BAGHTURIA] ++ Industry Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Giorgi TOPADZE] ++ Labor Party [Shalva NATELASHVILI] ++ National Democratic Party or NDP [Bachuki KARDAVA] ++ National Forum [Kakhaber SHARTAVA] ++ New Rights [Pikria CHIKHRADZE] ++ Our Georgia-Free Democrats (OGFD) [Irakli ALASANIA] ++ People's Party [Koba DAVITASHVILI ++ Republican Party [Khatuna SAMNIDZE] ++ Traditionalists [Akaki ASATIANI] ++ United Democratic Movement [Nino BURJANADZE] ++ United National Movement or UNM [Mikheil SAAKASHVILI]" + "text": "Conservative Party [Zviad DZIDZIGURI] ++ European Democrats [Paata DAVITAIA] ++ Free Georgia [Kakha KUKAVA] ++ Georgian Dream (a six-party coalition composed of Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia, Republican Party, National Forum, Conservative Party, Industry Will Save Georgia, and Green Party of Georgia) ++ Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia [Irakli GARIBASHVILI] ++ Georgian People's Front [Nodar NATADZE] ++ Green Party of Georgia [Gia GACHECHILADZE] ++ Industry Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Giorgi TOPADZE] ++ National Democratic Party or NDP [Bachuki KARDAVA] ++ National Forum [Kakhaber SHARTAVA] ++ Our Georgia-Free Democrats (OGFD) [Irakli ALASANIA] ++ People's Party [Koba DAVITASHVILI ++ Republican Party [Khatuna SAMNIDZE] ++ United Democratic Movement [Nino BURJANADZE] ++ United National Movement or UNM [Mikheil SAAKASHVILI]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -676,7 +687,7 @@ "text": "$3.283 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.823 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$12.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$12.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -690,67 +701,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.694 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.475 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.379 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.468 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "930 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "528 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "614 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "615 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.35 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.308 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "38.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "39.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "61.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "60.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "531 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "727 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "35 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "35 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,790 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "40.88 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "18,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "21,770 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "9.151 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.776 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.03 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.77 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.03 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "8.495 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 9ec5f71c..6f999b6e 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "72 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Egypt 13 km, Israel 59 km" } }, @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ "text": "Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian \nnote: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then (2012 est.)\n\n" + "text": "Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian \nnote: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then (2012 est.)\nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "1,869,055 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ "text": "4.08 children born/woman (2015 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank) (2010)" + "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010)" }, "Physicians density": { "text": "2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ "text": "94.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "estimates are for the Palestinian Territories (2015 est.)" + "text": "estimates are for Gaza and West Bank (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 0c410028..8f8c9e01 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,894 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 921 km, Armenia 44 km, Azerbaijan 689 km, Iraq 1,599 km, Pakistan 959 km, Turkey 534 km, Turkmenistan 1,148 km" } }, @@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ "text": "Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, other" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "81,824,270 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -400,6 +403,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -428,7 +442,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami or Majles (290 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by two-round vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - all candidates to the Majles must be approved by the Guardian Council, a 12-member group of which 6 are appointed by the supreme leader and 6 are jurists nominated by the judiciary and elected by the Majles" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 2 March 2012 (first round); second round held on 4 May 2012; (next to be held on 26 February 2016)" + "text": "last held in two rounds on 2 March and 4 May 2012; (next to be held on 26 February 2016)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" @@ -679,67 +693,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "225.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "239.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "185.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "195.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "8.668 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.03 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.656 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.897 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "65.31 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "78.3 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "85.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3.113 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.236 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "1.322 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "28,140 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "157.3 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "157.8 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.718 million bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.823 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.87 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.885 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "330,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "271,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "180,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "18,150 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "166.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "161.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "162.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "157.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "9.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.307 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.329 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "33.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 14466726..8ff8139d 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,068 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Egypt 208 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 307 km, Lebanon 81 km, Syria 83 km, West Bank 330 km" } }, @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip – all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)" + "text": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip because all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)" } }, "People and Society": { @@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ "text": "Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Jewish 75%, Muslim 17.5%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Jewish 75%, Muslim 17.5%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.9% (2013 est.)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "8,049,314 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2014 est.)", @@ -377,12 +380,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)" + "text": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009)" @@ -402,10 +416,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019, but can be called earlier)" + "text": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019 but can be called earlier)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Camp 18.7%, Joint List 10.5%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kukanu 7.5%, Bayit Yehudi 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Israel Beitenu 5.1%, United Torah Judaism 5%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3%, other 1.7%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Camp 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, Bayit Yehudi 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, , United Torah Judaism 6, Meretz 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Union 18.7%, Joint List 10.6%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kulanu 7.5%, The Jewish Home 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Yisrael Beitenu 5.1%, UTJ 5%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3.0%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Union 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, The Jewish Home 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, , UTJ 6, Meretz 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -420,7 +434,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Balad [Jamal ZAHALKA] ++ Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH) [Muhammad BARAKEH] ++ Kadima [Shaul MOFAZ] ++ Kulanu [Moshe KAHLON] ++ Labor Party [Isaac HERZOG] ++ Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU] ++ National Union [Uri ARIEL] ++ SHAS [Eliyahu YISHAI] ++ The Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) [Naftali BENNETT] ++ The Movement (Hatnuah) [Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] ++ The New Movement-Meretz [Haim ORON] ++ The Zionist Camp (established for March 2015 election purposes) ++ United Arab List-Ta'al [Ibrahim SARSUR] ++ United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (an alliance of three parties) ++ Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID] ++ Yisrael Beiteinu or YB [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]" + "text": "Balad [Jamal ZAHALKA] ++ Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH) [Aiman UDA] ++ Kadima [Shaul MOFAZ] ++ Kulanu [Moshe KAHLON] ++ Joint List [Ayman ODEH] ++ Labor Party [Isaac HERZOG] ++ Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU] ++ Meretz [Zehava GALON] ++ Shas [Arye DERI] ++ The Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) [Naftali BENNETT] ++ The Movement (Hatnuah) [Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] ++ The New Movement-Meretz [Haim ORON] ++ United Arab List-Ta'al [Ibrahim SARSUR] ++ United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (an alliance of three parties) ++ Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID] ++ Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN] ++ Zionist Union [Isaac HERZOG, Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] (established by the Labor Party and Hatnuah for March 2015 election)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Breaking the Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, Executive Director] collects testimonies from soldiers who served in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ B'Tselem [Jessica MONTELL, Executive Director] monitors human rights abuses ++ Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, Secretary General] supports territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ YESHA Council [Danny DAYAN, Chairman] promotes settler interests and opposes territorial compromise" @@ -447,7 +461,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO (since 8 July 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO (since 29 September 2011)" }, "embassy": { "text": "71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 6343229" @@ -645,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "$88.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$99.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$96.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$97.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $86.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -665,7 +679,7 @@ "text": "59.83 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "4.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.938 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -686,40 +700,40 @@ "text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "490 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "390 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "5,352 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "268,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "275,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "11.5 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "13.95 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "275,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "276,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "238,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "234,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "83,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "77,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "143,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "96,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.35 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.51 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "7.538 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.57 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "510 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "60 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "285 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 4e24767f..4bdb2efb 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A \"republic\" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces. ++ In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011. In January 2009 and April 2013, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. Iraq held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. In April 2014, Iraq held a national legislative election and expanded the COR to 328 legislators. Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI dropped his bid for a third term in office, enabling new Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI, a Shia from Baghdad, to win parliamentary approval of his new cabinet in September 2014. Sincer early 2015, Iraq has been engaged in a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country." + "text": "Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A \"republic\" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces. ++ In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011. In January 2009 and April 2013, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. Iraq held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. In April 2014, Iraq held a national legislative election and expanded the COR to 328 legislators. Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI dropped his bid for a third term in office, enabling new Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI, a Shia from Baghdad, to win parliamentary approval of his new cabinet in September 2014. Since early 2015, Iraq has been engaged in a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,809 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Iran 1,599 km, Jordan 179 km, Kuwait 254 km, Saudi Arabia 811 km, Syria 599 km, Turkey 367 km" } }, @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official) 99% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian 0.8%, Hindu \nnote: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the Saddam HUSSEIN regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon (2010 est.)\n\n" + "text": "Muslim (official) 99% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian 0.8%, Hindu \nnote: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the Saddam HUSSEIN regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon (2010 est.)\nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "37,056,169 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -374,6 +374,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ "text": "last held on 30 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by coalition - NA; seats by coalition/party – State of Law Coalition 95, Sadrist Movement 34, ISCI 30, KDP 25, United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun 23, PUK) 21, Nationalism Coalition/Al-Wataniyah 19, other Sunni coalitions/parties 15, Al-Arabiyah Coalition 10, Goran 9, other Shia coalitions/parties 9, Fadilah 6, National Reform Trend 6, Iraq Coalition 5,Kurdistan Islamic Union 4, other 17" + "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by coalition/party – State of Law Coalition 95, Sadrist Movement 34, ISCI 30, KDP 25, United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun 23, PUK 21, Nationalism Coalition/Al-Wataniyah 19, other Sunni coalitions/parties 15, Al-Arabiyah Coalition 10, Goran 9, other Shia parties/coalitions 9, Fadilah 6, National Reform Trend 6, Iraq Coalition 5,Kurdistan Islamic Union 4, other parties 17" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -417,10 +428,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": " ++ Anbar Loyalty Party [Qasim al-FAHADAWI] ++ Awakening Conference [Ahmad al-RISHAWI] ++ Badr Organization [Hadi al-AMIRI] ++ Civil Democratic Alliance ++ Da'wa Party (Islamic) [Vice President Nuri al-MALIKI] ++ Da'wa Tanzim [Hashim al-MUSAWI branch] ++ Fadilah Party [Ammar TUAMA] ++ Goran (Change) List (also known as the Movement for Change) [Nushirwan MUSTAFA] ++ Iraq Coalition [Abd al-Salam al-HAMMUDI] ++ Iraqi Front for National Dialogue [Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Iraqi Islamic Party or IIP [Ayad al-SAMARRA’I] ++ Iraqi Justice and Reform Movement [Shaykh Abdallah al-YAWR] ++ Iraqi National Congress or INC [Ahmad CHALABI] ++ Iraqi Turkoman Front [Arshad al-SALIHI] ++ Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq or ISCI [Ammar al-HAKIM] ++ Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP [Kurdistan Regional Government President Masud BARZANI] ++ Kurdistan Islamic Group (also called Islamic Group of Kurdistan) [Ali BAPIR] ++ Kurdish Islamic Union [ Mohammed FARAI] ++ Nationalism Coalition/Al Wataniyah [Vice President Ayad ALLAWI] ++ National Future Gathering [Dhafir al-ANI] ++ National Movement for Reform and Development [Muhammad al-KARBULI] ++ National Reform Trend [Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-JAFARI] ++ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK [former President Jalal TALABANI] ++ Sadrist Trend [Muqtada al-SADR] ++ Shia Independents [Higher Education Minister Husayn al-SHAHRISTANI] ++ United for Iraq/Muttahidun Party [Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI]", - "Coalitions and Leaders": { - "text": "Al Ahrar Coalition/Sadrist Trend [Muqtada al-SADR] ++ Al-Arabiyah Coalition [Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Coalition/Muwatin [Ammar al-HAKIM] ++ Kurdistan Alliance [Muhsin al-SADUN] ++ Nationalism Coalition/Al Wataniyah [Vice President Ayad ALLAWI] ++ State of Law Coalition [Vice President Nouri al MALIKI] ++ United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun Party [Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI]" - }, + "text": "Al-Arabiyah Coalition [Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Badr Organization [Hadi al-AMIRI] ++ Fadilah Party [Ammar TUAMA] ++ Goran (Change) List (also known as the Movement for Change) [Nushirwan MUSTAFA] ++ Iraq Coalition [Abd al-Salam al-HAMMUDI] ++ Iraqi Front for National Dialogue [Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Iraqi Justice and Reform Movement [Shaykh Abdallah al-YAWR] ++ Iraqi National Congress or INC [Ahmad CHALABI] ++ Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq or ISCI [Ammar al-HAKIM] ++ Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP [Kurdistan Regional Government President Masud BARZANI] ++ Kurdish Islamic Union [ Mohammed FARAI] ++ Nationalism Coalition/Al Wataniyah [Vice President Ayad ALLAWI] ++ National Movement for Reform and Development [Muhammad al-KARBULI] ++ National Reform Trend [Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-JAFARI] ++ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK [former President Jalal TALABANI] ++ Sadrist Movement [Muqtada al-SADR] ++ State of Law Coalition [Vice President Nouri al MALIKI] ++ United for Iraq/Muttahidun Party [Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI] ++ United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun Party [Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI]", "note": { "text": "numerous smaller local, tribal, and minority parties" } @@ -488,7 +496,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "During 2014, worsening security and financial stability throughout Iraq—driven by an ongoing insurgency, decreasing oil prices, and political upheaval—decreased the prospects for improving the country's economic environment and securing much-needed foreign investment. Long-term fiscal health, a strengthened investment climate, and sustained improvements in the overall standard of living still depend on the central government passing major policy reforms. Iraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides more than 90% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports in 2014 remained relatively flat at 2.4 million barrels per day on average, despite new production coming online at the West Qurna 2 and Badrah oilfields, because repeated attacks on the Iraq-Turkey pipeline reduced export capacity. During the second half of 2014, government revenues decreased as global oil prices fell by more than 30%. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential. The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's (IKR) autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed its own oil law in 2007, and has directly signed about 50 contracts to develop IKR energy reserves. The federal government has disputed the legal authority of the KRG to conclude most of these contracts, some of which are also in areas with unresolved administrative boundaries in dispute between the federal and regional government. In December, the federal government and the KRG agreed to sell oil exports from Kurdish-controlled oil fields under the federal oil ministry, in exchange for the central government paying $1 billion to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and resuming budget transfers to the KRG that amount to 17% of Iraq's national budget. Iraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate.. The government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi Constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG. Inflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Encouraging private enterprise through deregulation would make it easier for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Rooting out corruption and implementing reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector - would be important steps in this direction." + "text": "During 2014, worsening security and financial stability throughout Iraq - driven by an ongoing insurgency, decreasing oil prices, and political upheaval - decreased the prospects for improving the country's economic environment and securing much-needed foreign investment. Long-term fiscal health, a strengthened investment climate, and sustained improvements in the overall standard of living still depend on the central government passing major policy reforms. Iraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides more than 90% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports in 2014 remained relatively flat at 2.4 million barrels per day on average, despite new production coming online at the West Qurna 2 and Badrah oilfields, because repeated attacks on the Iraq-Turkey pipeline reduced export capacity. During the second half of 2014, government revenues decreased as global oil prices fell by more than 30%. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential. The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's (IKR) autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed its own oil law in 2007, and has directly signed about 50 contracts to develop IKR energy reserves. The federal government has disputed the legal authority of the KRG to conclude most of these contracts, some of which are also in areas with unresolved administrative boundaries in dispute between the federal and regional government. In December, the federal government and the KRG agreed to sell oil exports from Kurdish-controlled oil fields under the federal oil ministry, in exchange for the central government paying $1 billion to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and resuming budget transfers to the KRG that amount to 17% of Iraq's national budget. Iraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate.. The government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi Constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG. Inflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Encouraging private enterprise through deregulation would make it easier for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Rooting out corruption and implementing reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector - would be important steps in this direction." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$522.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $535.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $502.5 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -657,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3.066 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.368 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "2.39 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -666,31 +674,31 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "140.3 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "144.2 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "492,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "590,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "769,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "750,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,832 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,153 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "172,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "242,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "646 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.18 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "646 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.179 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "3.158 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -875,10 +883,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "16,637 (Turkey); 11,053 (Iran); 9,246 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2014); 248,503 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "16,637 (Turkey); 11,053 (Iran); 9,246 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2014); 245,134 (Syria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "4,136,864 (since 2006 from ethno-sectarian violence; includes 3,182,736 displaced in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2015)" + "text": "4,160,864 (since 2006 from ethno-sectarian violence; includes 3,206,736 displaced in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "120,000 (2014); note - in the 1970s and 1980s under SADDAM Husayn's administration, thousands of Iraq's Faili Kurds, followers of Shia Islam, were stripped of their Iraqi citizenship, had their property seized by the government, and many were deported; some Faili Kurds had their citizenship reinstated under the 2006 Iraqi Nationality Law, but others lack the documentation to prove their Iraqi origins; some Palestinian refugees, who were also persecuted under the SADDAM Husayn regime, still remain stateless in Iraq" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 460386c4..b58273de 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,744 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Iraq 179 km, Israel 307 km, Saudi Arabia 731 km, Syria 379 km, West Bank 148 km" } }, @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish \n\n" + "text": "Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish \nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "8,117,564", @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 January 2013 (next election 2017); note - the King dissolved the previous Chamber of Deputies in November 2012, midway through the parliamentary term" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 27 elected on closed national list to include: Islamic Centrist Party 3, Nation 2, National Union 2, Stronger Jordan 2, Ahl al-Himma 1, Al-Bayyan 1, Citizenship 1, Construction 1, Cooperation 1, Dawn 1, Dignity 1, Free Voice 1, Labor and Trade 1, National Accord Youth Block 1, National Action 1, National Current 1 (member resigned in February 2013), National Unity 1, Nobel Jerusalem 1, Salvation 1, The People 1, Unified Front 1, Voice of Nation 1; other 123; note - the IAF boycotted the election" + "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 27 elected on closed national list including: Islamic Centrist Party 3, Nation 2, National Union 2, Stronger Jordan 2, Ahl al-Himma 1, Al-Bayyan 1, Citizenship 1, Construction 1, Cooperation 1, Dawn 1, Dignity 1, Free Voice 1, Labor and Trade 1, National Accord Youth Block 1, National Action 1, National Current 1 (member resigned in February 2013), National Unity 1, Nobel Jerusalem 1, Salvation 1, The People 1, Unified Front 1, Voice of Nation 1; other 123; note - the IAF boycotted the election" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ahl al-Himma ++ Al-Bayyan ++ Al-Hayah Jordanian Party [Zahier AMR] ++ Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party [Akram al-HIMSI] ++ Ba'ath Arab Progressive Party [Fuad DABBOUR] ++ Citizenship ++ Construction ++ Cooperation ++ Dawn ++ Democratic People's Party [Ablah ABU ULBAH] ++ Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa'id DIAB] ++ Dignity ++ Du'a Party [Muhammed ABU BAKR] ++ Free Voice ++ Islamic Action Front or IAF [Hamzah MANSOUR] ++ Islamic Centrist Party [Muhammad al-HAJ] ++ Jordanian Communist Party [Munir HAMARNAH] ++ Jordanian National Party [Muna ABU BAKR] ++ Jordanian United Front [Amjad al-MAJALI] ++ Labor and Trade ++ Nation ++ National Accord Youth Block ++ National Action ++ National Constitution Party [Ahmad al-SHUNAQ] ++ National Current Party [Abd al-Hadi al-MAJALI] ++ National Movement for Direct Democracy [Muhammad al-QAQ] ++ National Union ++ National Unity ++ Nobel Jerusalem ++ Risalah Party [Hazem QASHOU] ++ Salvation ++ Stronger Jordan ++ The Direct Democratic Nationalists Movement Party [Nash'at KHALIFAH] ++ The People ++ Unified Front ++ United Front ++ Voice of the Nation" + "text": "Ahl al-Himma ++ Al-Bayyan ++ Al-Hayah Jordanian Party [Zahier AMR] ++ Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party [Akram al-HIMSI] ++ Ba'ath Arab Progressive Party [Fuad DABBOUR] ++ Citizenship ++ Construction ++ Cooperation ++ Dawn ++ Democratic People's Party [Ablah ABU ULBAH] ++ Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa'id DIAB] ++ Dignity ++ Du'a Party [Muhammed ABU BAKR] ++ Free Voice ++ Islamic Action Front or IAF [Hamzah MANSOUR] ++ Islamic Centrist Party [Muhammad al-HAJ] ++ Jordanian Communist Party [Munir HAMARNAH] ++ Jordanian National Party [Muna ABU BAKR] ++ Jordanian United Front [Amjad al-MAJALI] ++ Labor and Trade ++ Muslim Center Party [Haitham ALAMAERAH] ++ Nation ++ National Accord Youth Block ++ National Action ++ National Constitution Party [Ahmad al-SHUNAQ] ++ National Current Party [Abd al-Hadi al-MAJALI] ++ National Movement for Direct Democracy [Muhammad al-QAQ] ++ National Union ++ National Unity ++ Nobel Jerusalem ++ Risalah Party [Hazem QASHOU] ++ Salvation ++ Stronger Jordan ++ The Direct Democratic Nationalists Movement Party [Nash'at KHALIFAH] ++ The Homeland (Hizb Al-Watan) ++ The People ++ Unified Front ++ United Front ++ Voice of the Nation; qtgan" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "15 April Movement [Mohammad SUNEID, chairman] ++ 24 March Movement [Mu'az al-KHAWALIDAH, Abdel Rahman HASANEIN, spokespersons] ++ 1952 Constitution Movement ++ Anti-Normalization Committee [Hamzah MANSOUR, chairman] ++ Economic and Social Association of Retired Servicemen and Veterans or ESARSV [Abdulsalam al-HASSANAT, chairman] ++ Group of 36 ++ Higher Coordination Committee of Opposition Parties [Said DIAB] ++ Higher National Committee for Military Retirees or HNCMR [Ali al-HABASHNEH, chairman] ++ Hirak ++ Jordan Bar Association [Saleh al-ARMUTI, chairman] ++ Jordanian Campaign for Change or Jayin ++ Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood [Dr. Hamam SAID, controller general] ++ Jordanian Press Association [Sayf al-SHARIF, president] ++ National Front for Reform or NFR [Ahmad OBEIDAT, chairman] ++ Popular Gathering for Reform ++ Professional Associations Council [Abd al-Hadi al-FALAHAT, chairman] ++ Sons of Jordan" @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Alice G. WELLS (since 17 August 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Alice G. WELLS (since 31 August 2014)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman" @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment, inflation, and a large budget deficit and resulting government debt. King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as opening up foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies, that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil since, however, reduced the average annual growth rate to 2.6% for the 2010-2013 period and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. Jordan's finances have been strained by a series of natural gas pipeline attacks in Egypt, causing Jordan to substitute more expensive diesel imports, primarily from Saudi Arabia, to generate electricity. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies, as well as the import of Israeli offshore gas. In August 2012, to correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances, Jordan entered into a $2.1 billion, three year International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement. In 2014, fiscal reform measures enacted in the previous few years continued to boost government revenues and reduced the budget deficit even as an influx of over 620,000 Syrian refugees since 2011 put additional pressure on expenditures." + "text": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment, inflation, and a large budget deficit and resulting government debt. King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as opening up foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil since, however, reduced the average annual growth rate to 2.6% for the 2010-2013 period and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. Jordan's finances have been strained by a series of natural gas pipeline attacks in Egypt, causing Jordan to substitute more expensive diesel imports, primarily from Saudi Arabia, to generate electricity. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies, as well as the import of Israeli offshore gas. In August 2012, to correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances, Jordan entered into a $2.1 billion, three year International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement. In 2014, fiscal reform measures enacted in the previous few years continued to boost government revenues and reduced the budget deficit even as an influx of over 620,000 Syrian refugees since 2011 put additional pressure on expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$79.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $77.22 billion (2013 est.) ++ $75.1 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "$16.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$26.06 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$28.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "17.26 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "14.56 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "19 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -698,13 +698,13 @@ "text": "59,440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "57,790 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "122,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "134,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -713,16 +713,16 @@ "text": "68,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "225 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "150 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "709 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.016 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "484 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "865 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "6.031 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2,097,338 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)) (2014); 628,887 (Syria); 50,638 (Iraq) (2015)" + "text": "2,097,338 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)) (2014); 630,776 (Syria); 51,105 (Iraq) (2015)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index ec80b687..5f537e97 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "475 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Iraq 254 km, Saudi Arabia 221 km" } }, @@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ "text": "Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9%", "note": { "text": "represents the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants (2013 est.)" + }, + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null } }, "Population": { @@ -277,13 +280,13 @@ "unimproved": { "text": "" }, - "urban:": { + "urban": { "text": "0% of population" }, - "rural:": { + "rural": { "text": "0% of population" }, - "total:": { + "total": { "text": "0% of population (2015 est.)" } }, @@ -375,6 +378,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military or police by law cannot vote; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years" }, @@ -400,7 +414,7 @@ "text": "last held 27 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "voter turnout 52%; seats won - pro-government 30, liberals 9, Shiites 8, Sunni 3" + "text": "seats won - pro-government 30, liberal 9, Shiite 8, Sunni 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -653,10 +667,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "54.01 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "58.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "46.93 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "50 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -665,55 +679,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "13.5 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.7 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.802 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.619 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.395 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.824 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "104 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "104 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "915,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "772,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { "text": "467,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "656,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "533,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "15.51 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.31 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "18.18 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.88 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.664 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "571 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.798 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index e9211f94..9ea46d2e 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "484 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Israel 81 km, Syria 403 km" } }, @@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ "text": "Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons", "note": { "text": "18 religious sects recognized (2012 est.)" + }, + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null } }, "Population": { @@ -391,6 +394,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education; excludes military personnel" }, @@ -408,7 +422,7 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 6-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); first round of election held on 23 April 2014 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "NA; note - the April 2014 parliamentary vote failed to meet the required two-thirds majority vote threshold; subsequent voting from April 2014 through August 2015 also failed to meet a quorum or was postponed" + "text": "NA; note - the April 2014 parliamentary vote failed to meet the required two-thirds majority vote threshold; subsequent voting from April 2014 through October 2015 also failed to meet a quorum or was postponed" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -416,10 +430,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab in Arabic or Assemblee Nationale in French (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - seats are apportioned among the Christian and Muslim denominations" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 June 2009 (next delayed until 16 November 2014)" + "text": "last held on 7 June 2009 (next delayed due to a failure to elect a new president)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by group - March 8 Coalition 54.7%, March 14 Coalition 45.3%; seats by group - March 14 Coalition 71; March 8 Coalition 57; seats by party following 16 July 2012 byelection held to fill one seat - March 14 Coalition 72, March 8 Coalition 56" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition - March 8 Coalition 54.7%, March 14 Coalition 45.3%; seats by coalition - March 14 Coalition 71; March 8 Coalition 57; seats by coalition following 16 July 2012 byelection held to fill one seat - March 14 Coalition 72, March 8 Coalition 56" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -435,13 +449,13 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "14 March Coalition": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Left [Ilyas ATALLAH] ++ Democratic Renewal Movement [Nassib LAHUD] ++ Future Movement Bloc [Sa'ad al-HARIRI] ++ Kataeb Party [Amine GEMAYEL] ++ Lebanese Forces [Samir JA'JA] ++ Tripoli Independent Bloc ++ " + "text": " ++ Democratic Left Movement or DLM [Elias ATALLAH] ++ Future Movement Bloc [Sa'ad al-HARIRI] ++ Kataeb Party [Amine GEMAYEL] ++ Lebanese Forces [Samir GEAGEA] ++ Social Democratic Hunchakian Party [Hagop DIKRANIAN] ++ " }, "8 March Coalition": { - "text": " ++ Development and Resistance Bloc [Nabih BERRI, leader of Amal Movement] ++ Free Patriotic Movement [Michel AWN] ++ Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc [Mohammad RA'AD] (includes Hizballah [Hassan NASRALLAH]) ++ Nasserite Popular Movement [Usama SAAD] ++ Popular Bloc [Elias SKAFF] ++ Syrian Ba'th Party [Sayez SHUKR] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSO] ++ Tashnaq [Hovig MEKHITIRIAN] ++ " + "text": " ++ Amal Movement [Nabih BERRI] ++ Free Patriotic Movement [Michel AOUN] ++ Lebanese Democratic Party [Emir Talal ARSLAN] ++ Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc [Mohammad RA'AD] (includes Hizballah [Hassan NASRALLAH]) ++ Syrian Ba'th Party [Abdel Mouin GHAZI] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSO] ++ Tashnag or ARF [Hagop DHATCHERIAN] ++ " }, "Independent": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Gathering Bloc [Walid JUNBLATT, leader of Progressive Socialist Party] ++ Metn Bloc [Michel MURR]" + "text": " ++ Progressive Socialist Party or PSP [Walid JUMBLATT] ++ Metn Bloc [Michel MURR]" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -684,67 +698,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "15.42 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.99 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "14.4 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12.94 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "840 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "323 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.313 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.26 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "88.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "90.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "104,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "125,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "120,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "126,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -923,13 +937,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "449,957 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)); 5,986 (Iraq) (2014); 1,113,941 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "449,957 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)); 5,986 (Iraq) (2014); 1,078,338 (Syria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "19,719 (2007 Lebanese security forces' destruction of Palestinian refugee camp) (2014)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "undetermined (2014); note - tens of thousands of persons are stateless in Lebanon, including many Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Syrian Kurds denaturilzed in Syria in 1962, children born to Lebanese women maried to foreign or stateless men; most babies born to Syrian refugees, and Lebanese children whose births are unregistered" + "text": "undetermined (2014); note - tens of thousands of persons are stateless in Lebanon, including many Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Syrian Kurds denaturalilzed in Syria in 1962, children born to Lebanese women married to foreign or stateless men; most babies born to Syrian refugees, and Lebanese children whose births are unregistered" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 72ac60af..9ed7623f 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,561 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Saudi Arabia 658 km, UAE 609 km, Yemen 294 km" } }, @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; majority are Ibadhi, lesser numbers of Sunni and Shia)) 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish \nnote: approximately 75% of Omani citizens, who compose almost 70% of the country's total population, are Ibadhi Muslims; the Omani government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation (2013) (2010 est.)\n\n" + "text": "Muslim (official; majority are Ibadhi, lesser numbers of Sunni and Shia)) 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish \nnote: approximately 75% of Omani citizens, who compose almost 70% of the country's total population, are Ibadhi Muslims; the Omani government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation (2013) (2010 est.)\nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "3,286,936", @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ "text": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of the Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (83 seats; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) and the Consultative Assembly or Majlis al-Shura (84 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - following political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Assembly is submitted to the Council of State for passage and amendments" }, "elections": { - "text": "(Majlis al-Shura) last held on 15 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2015)" + "text": "Consultative Assembly - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; note - three prominent figures from the Arab Spring 2011 protests won seats; one woman also won a seat" @@ -648,10 +648,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "20.07 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.77 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "17.23 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "20.36 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -660,55 +660,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.861 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.809 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "944,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "943,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "833,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.5 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "5.151 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "164,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "216,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "153,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "172,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "47,710 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "44,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,390 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,529 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "29.29 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.92 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20.26 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.92 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "10.87 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.836 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.95 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "849.5 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index c54d1f20..07bc738a 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "87 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Saudi Arabia 87 km" } }, @@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other (includes mainly Hindu and other Indian religions) 14% (2004 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other (includes mainly Hindu and other Indian religions) 14% (2004 est.)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "2,194,817 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -399,10 +402,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (15 seats; members appointed by the monarch); note - the 2003 constitutional referendum called for the election of 30 members, however, the first election scheduled for 2013 was postponed" + "text": "unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (15 seats; members appointed by the monarch); note - the 2003 constitutional referendum called for the election of 30 members, however, the first election scheduled for 2013 was postponed and current term extended until 2016" }, "note": { - "text": "the Advisory Council has limited legislative authority to draft and approve laws, but the Amir has final say on all matters; Qatar's first legislative elections were expected to be held in 2013, but HAMAD postponed them in a final legislative act prior to handing over power to TAMIM; in principle the public would elect 30 members and the Amir would appoint 15; the Advisory Council would have authority to approve the national budget, hold ministers accountable through no-confidence votes, and propose legislation; the 29-member Central Municipal Council - first elected in 1999 - has limited consultative authority aimed at improving municipal services; members elected for 4-year terms; next election scheduled for May 2015" + "text": "although the Advisory Council has limited legislative authority to draft and approve laws, the Amir has final vote on all legislation; Qatar's first legislative elections were expected to be held in 2013, but HAMAD postponed them in a final legislative act prior to handing over power to TAMIM; in principle, the public would elect 30 members and the Amir would appoint 15; the Advisory Council would have authority to approve the national budget, hold ministers accountable through no-confidence votes, and propose legislation; the 29-member Central Municipal Council - first elected in 1999 - has limited consultative authority aimed at improving municipal services; members elected for a 4-year term; next election scheduled for May 2019" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "none" + "text": "political parties are banned" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "none" @@ -642,10 +645,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "28.87 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "28.24 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "30.53 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -654,55 +657,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7.83 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.947 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "98.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.057 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.54 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.389 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.232 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "25.24 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "25.24 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "287,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "310,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "220,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "230,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "210,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "554,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "156.4 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "158.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "35.58 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "32.93 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "120.8 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "125.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "25.07 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -863,7 +866,7 @@ }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Qater is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor, and, to a much lesser extent, forced prostitution; the predominantly foreign workforce migrates to Qatar legally but often experiences situations of forced labor, including debt bondage, delayed or nonpayment of salaries, confiscation of passports, abuse, hazardous working conditions, and squalid living arrangements; foreign female domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to trafficking because of their isolation in private homes and lack of protection under Qatari labor laws; some women who migrate for work are also forced into prostitution" + "text": "Qatar is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor, and, to a much lesser extent, forced prostitution; the predominantly foreign workforce migrates to Qatar legally but often experiences situations of forced labor, including debt bondage, delayed or nonpayment of salaries, confiscation of passports, abuse, hazardous working conditions, and squalid living arrangements; foreign female domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to trafficking because of their isolation in private homes and lack of protection under Qatari labor laws; some women who migrate for work are also forced into prostitution" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Qatar does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2013, the government took action to prevent human trafficking by convicting individuals for visa selling, doubling the number of labor inspectors, closing some recruitment firms, and implementing anti-trafficking awareness campaigns; authorities identified some trafficking victims and provided them with shelter and other protection services; the government did not reform the exploitive sponsorship system, prosecute or convict any trafficking offenders, or rigorously enforce laws prohibiting employers from wage and passport withholding (2014)" diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index b945e112..f3d0f165 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,272 km" }, - "border countries (7)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Iraq 811 km, Jordan 731 km, Kuwait 221 km, Oman 658 km, Qatar 87 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,307 km" } }, @@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ "text": "Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)" + }, + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null } }, "Population": { @@ -496,7 +499,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Diversification efforts are focusing on power generation, telecommuncations, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. Over 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors, while Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population, which generally lacks the education and technical skills the private sector needs. In 2014 the Kingdom ran its first budget deficit since 2009, and faces budget deficits for the foreseeable future because it requires an oil price greater than $100 per barrel to balance its budget. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or borrowing, it probably will begin to reduce capital spending if oil prices stay low through the next year. " + "text": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Diversification efforts are focusing on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. Over 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors, while Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population, which generally lacks the education and technical skills the private sector needs. In 2014 the Kingdom ran its first budget deficit since 2009, and faces budget deficits for the foreseeable future because it requires an oil price greater than $100 per barrel to balance its budget. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or borrowing, it probably will begin to reduce capital spending if oil prices stay low through the next year. " }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$1.616 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.56 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.51 trillion (2012 est.)", @@ -673,10 +676,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "235.1 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "255.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "211.6 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "231.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -685,55 +688,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "51.15 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "53.62 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "11.59 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.735 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "6.88 million bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.658 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "268.4 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "268.3 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.935 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.971 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.925 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.961 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.471 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.524 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "196,700 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "338,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "103 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "102.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "103 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "102.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "8.235 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index fb330cb6..93dce4f2 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,363 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Iraq 599 km, Israel 83 km, Jordan 379 km, Lebanon 403 km, Turkey 899 km" } }, @@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian (widely understood); French, English (somewhat understood)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian) 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)" + "text": "Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian) 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "17,064,854 (July 2014 est.)", @@ -400,6 +403,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -443,11 +457,11 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "legal parties": { - "text": "National Progressive Front or NPF [President Bashar al-ASAD, Dr. Suleiman QADDAH] (includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD] ++ Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN] ++ Syrian Arab Socialist Union or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI] ++ Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party [As'ad HARDAN] ++ Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL])" + "legal parties/alliances": { + "text": "Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI] ++ National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD], Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN] ++ Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [As'ad HARDAN] ++ Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL])" }, "Kurdish parties (considered illegal)": { - "text": "Kurdish Azadi Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (al Wifaq) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Ibrahim wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Mustafa wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria or KDP-S ++ Kurdish Democratic Patriotic/National Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Darwish ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Muhammad ++ Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Salih Muslim MOHAMMAD] ++ Kurdish Democratic Unity Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Yekiti Party ++ Kurdish Future Party or KFP ++ Kurdish Future Party [Rezan HASSAN] ++ Kurdish Left Party ++ Kurdish Yekiti (Union) Party ++ Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party" + "text": "Kurdish Azadi Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (al Wifaq) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Ibrahim wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Mustafa wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria or KDP-S ++ Kurdish Democratic Patriotic/National Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Darwish ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Muhammad ++ Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Salih Muslim MOHAMMAD] ++ Kurdish Democratic Unity Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Yekiti Party ++ Kurdish Future Party [Rezan HASSAN] ++ Kurdish Left Party ++ Kurdish Yekiti (Union) Party ++ Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party" }, "other": { "text": "Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]" @@ -684,67 +698,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "38.78 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "29.48 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "35.37 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.192 billion kWh (2011 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - imports": { "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" }, + "Electricity - imports": { + "text": "1.234 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.323 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.958 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "82.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "74,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,660 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "152,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "253,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "168,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "257,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "224,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "36,210 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "18,940 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "104,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "63,820 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.442 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "6.442 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.65 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "250 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "350 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -926,7 +940,7 @@ "text": "526,744 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2014); undetermined (Iraq) (2015)" }, "note": { - "text": "the ongoing civil war has created more than 4 million Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of August 2015" + "text": "the ongoing civil war has created nearly 4.3 million Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of November 2015" }, "IDPs": { "text": "7,632,500 (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2015)" diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 8e8eaba6..b8cff4da 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,816 km" }, - "border countries (8)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Armenia 311 km, Azerbaijan 17 km, Bulgaria 223 km, Georgia 273 km, Greece 192 km, Iran 534 km, Iraq 367 km, Syria 899 km" } }, @@ -394,6 +394,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, but requires prior permission from the government" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -419,10 +430,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 June 2015 (next to be held on 1 November 2015); note - ERDOGAN was unable to form a coalition government and announced on 24 August 2015 that snap elections would be held; DAVUTOGLU will form the interim government" + "text": "last held on 1 November 2015 (next to be held on June 2019); note - ERDOGAN was unable to form a coalition government and announced on 24 August 2015 that snap elections would be held; DAVUTOGLU formed the interim government" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AKP 40.9%, CHP 25.1%, MHP 16.4%, HDP 13.1%, other 4.5%; seats by party - AKP 256, CHP 132, MHP 80, HDP 82; note - only parties surpassing the 10% threshold can win parliamentary seats" + "text": "percent of vote by party - AKP 49.5%, CHP 25.3%, MHP 11.9%, HDP 10.8, other 2.6%; seats by party - AKP 317, CHP 134, MHP 40, HDP 59; note - only parties surpassing the 10% threshold can win parliamentary seats" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -671,7 +682,7 @@ "text": "$132 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $131 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$407.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $390 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$402.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $389.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$208.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $194.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -685,10 +696,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "228.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "228.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "187.1 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "197 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1.236 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -697,55 +708,55 @@ "text": "7.425 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "53.86 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "57.12 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "62.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "34.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "47,340 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "47,670 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "4,176 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "390,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "379,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "294.8 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "296 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "486,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "483,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "728,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "718,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "107,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "142,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "423,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "438,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "537 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "476 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "45.64 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "48.45 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "654 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "633 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "45.27 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "48.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "6.824 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -939,7 +950,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "at least 103,000 (Iraq) (2014); 1,938,999 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "at least 103,000 (Iraq) (2014); 2,181,293 (Syria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "954,000-1.2 million (displaced from 1984-2005 because of fighting between Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs are Kurds from eastern and southeastern provinces; no information available on persons displaced by development projects) (2014)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 5f35ba08..7e2d195c 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "478 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Israel 330 km, Jordan 148 km" } }, @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ "text": "Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 80.0 - 85.0% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12.0 - 14.0%, Christian 1.0 - 2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified \nnote: the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of the migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.)\n\n" + "text": "Muslim 80.0 - 85.0% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12.0 - 14.0%, Christian 1.0 - 2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified \nnote: the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of the migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.)\nreligious affiliation:\n\n \n\n" }, "Population": { "text": "2,785,366 (represents Palestinian population only) (July 2014 est.)", @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ "text": "2.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank) (2010)" + "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010)" }, "Physicians density": { "text": "1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" @@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ "female": { "text": "94.5%" }, - "notes": { - "text": "estimates are for the Palestinian Territories (2015 est.)" + "note": { + "text": "estimates are for Gaza and West Bank (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ "text": "food, consumer goods, construction materials, petroleum, chemicals" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.04 billion (2010 est.) ++ $1.3 billion (2007 est.)", + "text": "$1.572 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.691 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data include the Gaza Strip" } @@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "535 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "433 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.12 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.312 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013)" @@ -533,56 +533,56 @@ "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "140,000 kW", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2011 est.)" + "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2012 est.)" } }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "514.8 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "3.84 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,330 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "16,330 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 5ad5f0f9..2884b221 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,601 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Oman 294 km, Saudi Arabia 1,307 km" } }, @@ -135,10 +135,16 @@ "text": "predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official)" + "text": "Arabic (official)", + "note": { + "text": "a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2010 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2010 est.)", + "religious affiliation": { + "text": null + } }, "Population": { "text": "26,737,317 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -419,16 +425,16 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (since 21 February 2012); note - President HADI submitted his resignation in late January 2015, but Parliament did not convene to accept it; he later rescinded his resignation and remains the internationally recognized President of Yemen; he fled to Saudi Arabia in late March 2015 and remains in exile" + "text": "President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (since 21 February 2012); note - President HADI submitted his resignation in late January 2015, but Parliament did not convene to accept it; he later rescinded his resignation and remains the internationally recognized President of Yemen; he fled to Saudi Arabia in late March 2015 but returned in September after government loyalist forces aided by a Saudi-led coalition regained control of Aden from Huthi rebels in July" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Khalid Mahfuz BAHAH; note - BAHAH submitted his resignation in late January 2015, but Parliament did not convene to accept it; BAHAH later rescinded his resignation and remains prime minister; on 13 April he was named vice president, but continues to be the prime minister" + "text": "Prime Minister Khalid Mahfuz BAHAH; note - BAHAH submitted his resignation in late January 2015, but Parliament did not convene to accept it; BAHAH later rescinded his resignation and remains prime minister; on 13 April he was named vice president, but continues to be the prime minister; he returned to Yemen from weeks of exile in Saudi Arabia on the 16 September 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); last election held on 21 February 2012 (next election NA); note - a special election held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH was based on a Gulf Cooperation Council-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011; vice president appointed by the president but position is vacant; prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); last election held on 21 February 2012 (next election NA); note - a special election held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH under the terms of a Gulf Cooperation Council-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011; vice president appointed by the president; prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (GPC) elected as a consensus president with about 50% popular participation; no other candidates" @@ -439,10 +445,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of the Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member tenure NA) and the House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 election postponed until February 2015)" + "text": "last held on 27 April 2003 (next scheduled for April 2009 but postponed indefinitely)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 47, YSP 6, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 5" + "text": "House of Representatives percent of vote by party - GPC 58%, Islah 22.6%, YSP 3.8%, Unionist Party 1.9%, other 13.7%; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -457,10 +463,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "General People's Congress or GPC [Ali Abdallah SALIH] ++ Islamic Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI, Abdul Wahab al-ANSI] ++ Nasserite Unionist Party [Abdallah NU'MAN] ++ Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF] ++ ", - "note": { - "text": "there are at least seven more active political parties" - } + "text": "Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ++ General People's Congress or GPC [Ali Abdallah SALIH] ++ Nasserite Unionist Popular Organization [Abdallah NU'MAN] ++ Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI, Abdul Wahab al-ANSI] ++ Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Houthis ++ Muslim Brotherhood ++ Women National Committee", @@ -693,10 +696,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.834 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.185 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.137 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.838 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -705,55 +708,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.533 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.535 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "130,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "125,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "43,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { "text": "3 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "86,330 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "27,840 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "144,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "134,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "14,330 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "20,840 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "59,050 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "110,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "7.652 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "968.5 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "700 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "6.684 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "478.5 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -883,7 +886,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water by more than half in 2010" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water" } }, "Military": { @@ -930,10 +933,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,934 (Ethiopia) (2014); 244,404 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "5,934 (Ethiopia) (2014); 246,648 (Somalia) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1,439,118 (conflict in Sa'ada governorate; clashes between AQAP and government forces) (2015)" + "text": "2,305,048 (conflict in Sa'ada governorate; clashes between AQAP and government forces) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index f16b186c..001ee39f 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ "text": "English (official), Portuguese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 46.1% (includes Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.7, Pentecostal 3.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Presbyterian 2.0 %, Church of God 1.6%, Baptist 1.2%, Salvation Army 1.1%, Bretheren 1.0%, other Protestant 2.0%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Christian 9.1%, Muslim 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 46.2% (includes Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.7, Pentecostal 3.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Presbyterian 2.0 %, Church of God 1.6%, Baptist 1.2%, Salvation Army 1.1%, Bretheren 1.0%, other Protestant 2.0%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Christian 9.1%, Muslim 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "70,196 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -280,6 +280,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a UK citizen" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -371,7 +382,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bermuda’s economy entered its seventh straight year of recession in 2015. Unemployment is 9%, public debt is growing and exceeds $2.3 billion, the government pension fund faces a $2.4 billion shortfall, and the economy has not attracted significant amounts of new foreign investment. Bermuda’s FY 2015-16 budget proposal projects a 12% larger deficit than FY14/15. The government announced it would have to borrow $125 million in 2015 to meet current operating expenses. Still, Bermuda enjoys the fourth highest per capita income in the world, about 70% higher than that of the US. Tourism, which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US, accounts for 5.2% of GDP but a much larger share of employment. Tourism has struggled in the wake of the global recession of 2008. International business, which consists primarily of reinsurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda’s economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island’s GDP. Even this sector, however, has lost roughly 5000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything. Agriculture and industry are limited due to the small size of the island." + "text": "Bermuda's economy entered its seventh straight year of recession in 2015. Unemployment is 9%, public debt is growing and exceeds $2.3 billion, the government pension fund faces a $2.4 billion shortfall, and the economy has not attracted significant amounts of new foreign investment. Bermuda's FY 2015-16 budget proposal projects a 12% larger deficit than FY14/15. The government announced it would have to borrow $125 million in 2015 to meet current operating expenses. Still, Bermuda enjoys the fourth highest per capita income in the world, about 70% higher than that of the US. Tourism, which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US, accounts for 5.2% of GDP but a much larger share of employment. Tourism has struggled in the wake of the global recession of 2008. International business, which consists primarily of reinsurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda's economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island's GDP. Even this sector, however, has lost roughly 5000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything. Agriculture and industry are limited due to the small size of the island." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$5.198 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.331 billion (2012 est.) ++ $5.6 billion (2011 est.)" @@ -530,31 +541,31 @@ "text": "664.2 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12.63 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "167,400 kW (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "98.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity", "note": { - "text": "the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility turns waste to electric energy (2012 est.)" + "text": "the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility turns waste to electric energy (2014 est.)" } }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" @@ -563,13 +574,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (July 7, 1905 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "909 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -581,10 +592,10 @@ "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 7843ed69..01947e71 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "8,893 km" }, - "border countries (1)": { + "border countries": { "text": "US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)" }, "note": { @@ -361,12 +361,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)" + "text": "Prime Minister Justin TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament" @@ -377,13 +388,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Commons - last held on 2 May 2011 (next to be held on 19 October 2015)" + "text": "House of Commons - last held on 19 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative Party 39.6%, NDP 30.6%, Liberal Party 18.9%, Bloc Quebecois 6%, Greens 3.9%; seats by party - Conservative Party 166, NDP 103, Liberal Party 34, Bloc Quebecois 4, Greens 1" + "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 39.5%, Conservative Party 31.9%, NDP 19.7%, Bloc Quebecois 4.7%, Greens 3.4%, other .8%; seats by party - Liberal Party 184, Conservative Party 99, NDP 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Greens 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -398,7 +409,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Mario BEAULIEU] ++ Conservative Party of Canada [Stephen HARPER] ++ Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] ++ Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]" + "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Gilles DUCEPPE] ++ Conservative Party of Canada [Stephen HARPER] ++ Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] ++ Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -640,7 +651,7 @@ "text": "$71.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.331 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.191 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$1.491 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.395 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.065 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $993.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -654,10 +665,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "644.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "616.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "551.6 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "524.8 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "62.33 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -666,55 +677,55 @@ "text": "10.68 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "138.6 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "135 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "31.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "25.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "9.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "54.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "55.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4.001 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.603 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.756 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.733 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "722,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "668,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "173.2 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "172.5 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.927 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.894 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.39 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.413 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.073 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "515,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "238,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "230,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "145.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "151.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "89.48 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "104.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "82.45 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "77.96 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "26.7 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.889 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 2a7a2c35..562ec75e 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held by 2018)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - S 34.3%, IA 33.2%, A 6.5%, PI 11.6%; D 11.8%; other 2.1%; seats by party - S 11, IA 11, A 2, PI 3, D 4 (2013)" + "text": "percent of vote by party - S 34.6%, IA 33.5%, D 11.9%, PN 11.7%, A 6.6%, other 1.7%; seats by party - S 11, IA 11, D 4, PN 3, A 2 (2013)" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democrats Party (Demokraatit) or D [Jens B. FREDERIKSEN] ++ Forward Party (Siumut) or S [Aleqa HAMMOND] ++ Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) or IA [Kuupik KLEIST] ++ Inuit Party (Partii Inuit) or PI [Nikku OLSEN] ++ Solidarity Party (Atassut) or A [Gerhardt PETERSEN]" + "text": "Democrats Party (Demokraatit) or D [Jens B. FREDERIKSEN] ++ Forward Party (Siumut) or S [Aleqa HAMMOND] ++ Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) or IA [Kuupik KLEIST] ++ Inuit Party (Partii Inuit) or PI [Nikku OLSEN] ++ Partii Naleraq or PN [Hans ENOKSEN] ++ Solidarity Party (Atassut) or A [Gerhardt PETERSEN]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -488,10 +488,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "320 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "314 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "314 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "292 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -500,55 +500,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "106,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "106,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,980 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "920 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,164 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "6,971 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/ip.json b/north-america/ip.json index 4f5b545a..c5fe2fa7 100644 --- a/north-america/ip.json +++ b/north-america/ip.json @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ } }, "Climate": { - "text": "tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees celcius, wet season (May to October)" + "text": "tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)" }, "Terrain": { "text": "coral atoll" diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 5dc4d266..6a23d51d 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,389 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Belize 276 km, Guatemala 958 km, US 3,155 km" } }, @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever (2013)" } }, @@ -420,6 +420,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -700,7 +711,7 @@ "text": "$200.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $181 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$438.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $394.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$424.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $397.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$389.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $361.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -714,10 +725,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "277.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "278.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "232.3 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "234 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "1.288 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -726,55 +737,55 @@ "text": "607 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "61.51 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "62.29 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "75.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "74.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "2.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.882 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.459 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.333 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.22 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "9,884 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "10.07 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "9.812 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.361 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.438 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.044 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.966 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "189,100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "171,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "653,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "563,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "46.43 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "45.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "64.58 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "73.26 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "32 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "172 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "18.53 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.39 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "483.5 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index f327b3e8..5b091457 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "42 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "43 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "39.06 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "39.99 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -461,55 +461,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "26,600 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "26,600 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "97.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.24 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "584 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "604.4 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 7ced19e3..0e5f0620 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "12,048 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,155 km" }, "note": { @@ -402,6 +402,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no, but the US government acknowledges such situtations exist; US citizens are not encouraged to seek dual citizenship since it limits protection by the US" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -665,7 +676,7 @@ "text": "$144.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.68 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $15.51 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)", + "text": "$17.26 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency" } @@ -699,7 +710,7 @@ "text": "4.048 trillion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.883 trillion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.832 trillion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "11.28 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -708,55 +719,55 @@ "text": "63.61 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.053 billion kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.063 billion kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "73.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "9.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "6.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "11.27 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.653 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "67,470 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "629,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "8.527 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.08 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "30.53 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "36.52 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "18.56 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.11 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "18.89 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.03 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.311 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.992 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2.071 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "778,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "687.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "728.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "737.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "759.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "44.51 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.73 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "81.63 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "76.32 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "8.734 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)" diff --git a/oceans/xo.json b/oceans/xo.json index 0492ba50..7569cc4c 100644 --- a/oceans/xo.json +++ b/oceans/xo.json @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "although the number of reported incidents of piracy have dropped dramatically in 2012, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced incidents of piracy; in response, Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" + "text": "although the number of reported incidents of piracy have dropped dramatically in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced incidents of piracy; in response, Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index fad40c0c..24b548bf 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa; in 2012, 58 commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf of Guinea with 10 hijacked and 207 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" + "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa; in 2014, 41 commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf of Guinea with 5 hijacked and 144 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/oceans/zn.json b/oceans/zn.json index e4c3ba03..ca514982 100644 --- a/oceans/zn.json +++ b/oceans/zn.json @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift" + "text": "the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 55% of all attacks in 2014; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 91511bef..0bdaf8de 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. ++ After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. Argentina served a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council from 2013 to 2014." + "text": "In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. ++ After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "11,968 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bolivia 942 km, Brazil 1,263 km, Chile 6,691 km, Paraguay 2,531 km, Uruguay 541 km" } }, @@ -409,6 +409,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "2 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age - optional for national elections" }, @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership elected every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held October 2015); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held October 2015)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held 25 October 2015); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held 25 October 2015)" }, "election results": { "text": "Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 32, UCR 17, dissident Peronists 7, FAP and UNEN 7, FpV allies 6, PRO and allies 3, other 6; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 18, FpV allies 14, UCR 10, dissident Peronists 34, FAP and UNEN 21, PRO 16, CC 3, other 14" @@ -517,7 +528,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. ++ A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, an audacious debt restructuring and reduced debt burden, excellent international financial conditions, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data. ++ Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but has slowed since late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which have kept inflation in the double digits. ++ The government expanded state intervention in the economy throughout 2012. In May 2012 the Congress approved the nationalization of the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol. The government expanded formal and informal measures to restrict imports during the year, including a requirement for pre-registration and pre-approval of all imports. In July 2012 the government also further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. In October 2013, the government settled long-standing international arbitral disputes dating back to before and following the 2001 Argentine financial crisis. During 2014, the government continued with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies and foreign exchange and imports controls. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves had dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves. ++ In 2014, the government also took some measures to mend ties with the international financial community, including engaging with the IMF to improve its economic data reporting, reaching a compensation agreement with Repsol for the expropriation of YPF, and agreeing to pay $9.7 billion in arrears to the Paris Club over five years, including $606 million owed to the United States. In July 2014, Argentina made its first payment to Paris Club creditors since the country’s 2001 financial crisis. At the same time, the Argentine government in July 2014 entered a technical default on its external debt after it failed to reach an agreement with holdout creditors in the US. The government’s delay in reaching a settlement and the continuation of interventionist and populist policies are contributing to high inflation and a prolonged recession, according to private analysts." + "text": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. ++ A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, an audacious debt restructuring and reduced debt burden, excellent international financial conditions, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data. ++ Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but has slowed since late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which have kept inflation in the double digits. ++ The government has taken multiple steps in recent years to deal with these problems. It expanded state intervention in the economy throughout 2012. In May 2012 the Congress approved the nationalization of the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol. The government expanded formal and informal measures to restrict imports during the year, including a requirement for pre-registration and pre-approval of all imports. In July 2012 the government also further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. In October 2013, the government settled long-standing international arbitral disputes dating back to before and following the 2001 Argentine financial crisis. During 2014, the government continued with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies and foreign exchange and imports controls. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves had dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves. ++ In 2014, the government also took some measures to mend ties with the international financial community, including engaging with the IMF to improve its economic data reporting, reaching a compensation agreement with Repsol for the expropriation of YPF, and agreeing to pay $9.7 billion in arrears to the Paris Club over five years, including $606 million owed to the United States. In July 2014, Argentina made its first payment to Paris Club creditors since the country's 2001 financial crisis. At the same time, the Argentine government in July 2014 entered a technical default on its external debt after it failed to reach an agreement with holdout creditors in the US. The government's delay in reaching a settlement and the continuation of interventionist and populist policies are contributing to high inflation and a prolonged recession, according to private analysts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$947.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $943.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $916.7 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -689,7 +700,7 @@ "text": "$26.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$115.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $118.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$147 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $143.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$116.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $109.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -703,10 +714,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "123.2 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "127.9 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "114.2 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "117.1 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "506 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -715,55 +726,55 @@ "text": "8.116 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "32.88 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "34.95 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "68.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "28.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "691,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "532,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "90,920 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "59,630 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "100 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.82 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.354 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "622,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "678,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "758,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "770,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "94,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "59,470 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "76,550 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "99,930 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "35.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.89 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "48 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "47.99 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "100 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "8.94 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "378.8 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index c38baf39..c8786b42 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "7,252 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Argentina 942 km, Brazil 3,403 km, Chile 942 km, Paraguay 753 km, Peru 1,212 km" } }, @@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "3 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, universal and compulsory" }, @@ -523,7 +534,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. Gas accounts for roughly 50% of Bolivia’s total exports and will fund more than half of its 2015 budget. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment and growth. Following a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates in the 1990s. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee. The global recession slowed growth, but Bolivia recorded the highest growth rate in South America during 2009 and has averaged 5.3% growth each year since 2009. High commodity prices since 2010 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses. However, a lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. President Evo MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve Bolivia’s investment climate. The global decline in oil prices in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and may result in lower GDP growth rates and losses in government revenue in 2015." + "text": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. Gas accounts for roughly 50% of Bolivia's total exports and will fund more than half of its 2015 budget. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment and growth. Following a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates in the 1990s. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee. The global recession slowed growth, but Bolivia recorded the highest growth rate in South America during 2009 and has averaged 5.3% growth each year since 2009. High commodity prices since 2010 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses. However, a lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. President Evo MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve Bolivia's investment climate. The global decline in oil prices in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and may result in lower GDP growth rates and losses in government revenue in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$69.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.38 billion (2013 est.) ++ $62.17 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -709,7 +720,7 @@ "text": "7.375 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.944 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.456 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -718,22 +729,22 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.365 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.649 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "63.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "34.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "63,110 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "51,130 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "60.71 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -742,13 +753,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "209.8 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "209.8 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "40,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,990 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "68,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "71,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -757,13 +768,13 @@ "text": "15,560 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "54.37 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "20.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "9.432 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "44.94 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" @@ -881,10 +892,10 @@ "text": "80,488 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "11,993 km" + "text": "6,850 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "68,495 km (2010)" + "text": "73,638 km (2010)" } }, "Waterways": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 333a9305..9d452bf4 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "16,145 km" }, - "border countries (10)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Argentina 1,263 km, Bolivia 3,403 km, Colombia 1,790 km, French Guiana 649 km, Guyana 1,308 km, Paraguay 1,371 km, Peru 2,659 km, Suriname 515 km, Uruguay 1,050 km, Venezuela 2,137 km" } }, @@ -412,6 +412,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "4 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote" }, @@ -448,13 +459,13 @@ }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Federal Court (consists of 11 justices)" + "text": "Supreme Federal Court or Supremo Tribunal Federal (consists of 11 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the president and approved by the Federal Senate; justices appointed to serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" + "text": "justices appointed by the president and approved by the Federal Senate; justices appointed to serve until mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system" + "text": "Tribunal of the Union, Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { @@ -507,7 +518,10 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)" + "text": "green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth (the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of the country); the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)", + "note": { + "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Southern Cross constellation; national colors: green, yellow, blue" @@ -526,7 +540,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, and a rapidly expanding middle class, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries, and Brazil is expanding its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved its macroeconomic stability, building up foreign reserves, and reducing its debt profile by shifting its debt burden toward real denominated and domestically held instruments. Since 2008, Brazil became a net external creditor and all three of the major ratings agencies awarded investment grade status to its debt. After strong growth in 2007 and 2008, the onset of the global financial crisis hit Brazil in 2008. Brazil experienced two quarters of recession, as global demand for Brazil's commodity-based exports dwindled and external credit dried up. However, Brazil was one of the first emerging markets to begin a recovery. In 2010, consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth reached 7.5%, the highest growth rate in the past 25 years. After reaching historic lows of 4.5% in early 2014, the unemployment rate remains low, but is rising. Brazil's traditionally high level of income inequality has declined for each of the last 15 years. GDP growth has slowed since 2011, due to several factors, including: overdependence on exports of raw commodities, low productivity, high operational costs, persistently high inflation, and low levels of investment. Brazil’s fiscal and current account balances have eroded during the past four years as the government attempted to boost economic growth through targeted tax cuts for industry and incentives to spur household consumption. After winning re-election in October 2014 by a historically narrow margin, President Dilma ROUSSEFF appointed a new economic team led by Finance Minister Joaquim LEVY, who introduced a fiscal austerity package intended to restore the primary account surplus to 1.2% of GDP and preserve the country’s investment-grade sovereign credit rating. Brazil seeks to strengthen its workforce and its economy over the long run by imposing local content and technology transfer requirements on foreign businesses, by investing in education through social programs such as Bolsa Familia and the Brazil Science Mobility Program, and by investing in research in the areas of space, nanotechnology, healthcare, and energy." + "text": "Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, and a rapidly expanding middle class, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries, and Brazil is expanding its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved its macroeconomic stability, building up foreign reserves, and reducing its debt profile by shifting its debt burden toward real denominated and domestically held instruments. Since 2008, Brazil became a net external creditor and all three of the major ratings agencies awarded investment grade status to its debt. ++ ++ After strong growth in 2007 and 2008, the onset of the global financial crisis hit Brazil in 2008. Brazil experienced two quarters of recession, as global demand for Brazil's commodity-based exports dwindled and external credit dried up. However, Brazil was one of the first emerging markets to begin a recovery. In 2010, consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth reached 7.5%, the highest growth rate in the past 25 years. GDP growth has slowed since 2011, due to several factors, including: overdependence on exports of raw commodities, low productivity, high operational costs, persistently high inflation, and low levels of investment. After reaching historic lows of 4.5% in early 2014, the unemployment rate remains low, but is rising. Brazil's traditionally high level of income inequality has declined for each of the last 15 years. ++ ++ Brazil’s fiscal and current account balances have eroded during the past four years as the government attempted to boost economic growth through targeted tax cuts for industry and incentives to spur household consumption. After winning reelection in October 2014 by a historically narrow margin, President Dilma ROUSSEFF appointed a new economic team led by Finance Minister Joaquim LEVY, who introduced a fiscal austerity package intended to restore the primary account surplus to 1.2% of GDP and preserve the country's investment-grade sovereign credit rating. ++ ++ Brazil seeks to strengthen its workforce and its economy over the long run by imposing local content and technology transfer requirements on foreign businesses, by investing in education through social programs such as Bolsa Familia and the Brazil Science Mobility Program, and by investing in research in the areas of space, nanotechnology, healthcare, and energy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$3.264 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.259 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.172 trillion (2012 est.)", @@ -689,7 +703,7 @@ "text": "$381 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $358.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$535.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $482.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$712.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $482.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$728.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $668.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -703,10 +717,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "530.4 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "537.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "478.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "483.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "467 million kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -715,55 +729,55 @@ "text": "40.33 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "119.1 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "121.7 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "18.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "69.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "69.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.641 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.255 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "619,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "533,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "343,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "344,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "13.22 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "15.31 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "2.108 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2.554 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.097 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.003 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "158,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "174,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "457,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "537,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "21.3 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.08 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "37.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "460 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "100 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "13.85 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "19 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "388.7 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index ae4faa93..d8819f68 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "7,801 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Argentina 6,691 km, Bolivia 942 km, Peru 168 km" } }, @@ -409,6 +409,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -683,7 +694,7 @@ "text": "$41.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$140 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $130.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $132.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$204 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -697,67 +708,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "61.85 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "66.89 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "57.89 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.39 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "17.95 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.16 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "62.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "6.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10,640 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,666 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "163,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "186,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "198,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "205,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "341,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "323,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "13,040 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "16,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "138,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "139,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "947 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "908 million cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.705 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.646 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.779 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.715 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "97.97 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 9d24caae..5205845c 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ "total": { "text": "6,672 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Brazil 1,790 km, Ecuador 708 km, Panama 339 km, Peru 1,494 km, Venezuela 2,341 km" } }, @@ -414,6 +414,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen or permanent resident of Colombia" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -694,7 +705,7 @@ "text": "$47.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$84 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $80.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $91.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$144.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -708,67 +719,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "59.22 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "57.81 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "50.25 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "49.38 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "236 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "715 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "8.22 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "14.47 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.61 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "32.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "67.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "67.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.022 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "989,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "777,900 bbl/day (2009)" + "text": "624,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "10 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.377 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "2.445 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "313,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "340,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "306,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "324,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "92,410 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "96,530 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "49,790 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "65,110 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.93 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "9.39 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.609 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.54 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.591 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "198.4 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 6188ef6d..5591f2b3 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,237 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Colombia 708 km, Peru 1,529 km" } }, @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, Afroecuadorian 4.3%, mulato 1.9%, black 1%, other 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (Castillian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%", + "text": "Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%", "note": { "text": "(Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)" } @@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "3 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18-65 years of age, universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary" }, @@ -708,10 +719,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "22.85 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.11 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "19.38 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "19.02 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "12 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -720,55 +731,55 @@ "text": "238 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5.336 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.384 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "56% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "57.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "41.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "527,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "556,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "413,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "154,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.24 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "8.832 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "207,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "255,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "254,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "28,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { "text": "135,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "517 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "515 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "517 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "515 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "6.003 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -910,6 +921,9 @@ "container port(s) (TEUs)": { "text": "Guayaquil (1,405,762)" } + }, + "Transportation - note": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index 5346c1cc..3e5098bc 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ "text": "0.01% (2014 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)" + }, + "Death rate": { + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -151,13 +154,13 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "77.9" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "75.6" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "79.6 (2012 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { @@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); representated by Governor Colin ROBERTS (since 28 April 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Colin ROBERTS (since 28 April 2014)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chief Executive Keith PADGETT (since 1 February 2012)" @@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ "text": "last held on 7 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 8" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 8" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -385,10 +388,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "12 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11.16 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "11.16 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -397,55 +400,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "10,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "320 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "312.5 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "312.5 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 2aa29566..97c89b7d 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2,933 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Brazil 1,308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km" } }, @@ -399,6 +399,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -675,10 +686,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "725 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "800 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "523 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "558 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -687,55 +698,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "363,500 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "376,500 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "96.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "10,880 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,780 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "10,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -833,7 +844,7 @@ "text": "590 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "7,380 km (2000)" + "text": "7,380 km (2001)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -897,7 +908,7 @@ "text": "Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana; forced labor, especially of children, is reported in mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and shops; Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however,it is making significant efforts to do so; limited efforts were made to protect and provide assistance to victims in 2013, and authorities operated a hotline for trafficking victims; the government failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking and further endangering victims (2014)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; limited efforts were made to protect and provide assistance to victims in 2013, and authorities operated a hotline for trafficking victims; the government failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking and further endangering victims (2014)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 44250cc2..a45d7b83 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,907 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Brazil 515 km, French Guiana 556 km, Guyana 836 km" } }, @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2013)" } }, @@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Robert AMEERALI (since 12 August 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Robert AMEERALI (since 12 August 2010)" + "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Subhas-Chandra MUNGRA (since 28 January 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Sylvana Elvira SIMSON (since 1 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "Suite 460, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -640,10 +640,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.6 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.75 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.475 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.572 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -652,55 +652,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "412,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "412,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "54.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "54.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "45.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "45.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "7,621 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0.66 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "76.7 million bbl (1 January 2013 est.)" + "text": "88.97 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "7,462 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,980 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "15,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,015 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "8,884 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,454 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "10,070 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 3cf0a0fd..f14daf1d 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,655 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Argentina 2,531 km, Bolivia 753 km, Brazil 1,371 km" } }, @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever (2013)" } }, @@ -397,6 +397,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75" }, @@ -677,10 +688,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "57.05 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "59.63 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.497 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.125 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "47.37 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -689,55 +700,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.816 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.816 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "27,190 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "35,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "31,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "34,900 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index cc72c293..c992b56a 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "7,062 km" }, - "border countries (5)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bolivia 1,212 km, Brazil 2,659 km, Chile 168 km, Colombia 1,494 km, Ecuador 1,529 km" } }, @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever) (2013)" } }, @@ -408,6 +408,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70" }, @@ -691,7 +702,7 @@ "text": "$63.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$56.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$61.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$81.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -705,67 +716,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "38.4 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "39.07 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "35.71 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "35.69 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.557 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.705 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "40.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "35.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "170,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "69,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "15,610 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "27,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "99,590 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "110,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "632.9 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "741.2 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "159,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "223,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "171,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "226,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "82,080 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "87,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "43,480 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "57,590 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "32.4 billion cu m (2012)" + "text": "12.2 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "11.85 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.9 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.73 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.6 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "435.4 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index d4185ce5..8d752475 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,591 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Argentina 541 km, Brazil 1,050 km" } }, @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, @@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or EP-FA [Monica XAVIER] (a broad governing coalition that includes Liber Seregni Front (FLS) [Danilo ASTORI], Socialist Party [Monica XAVIER], Artigas Wing [Mariano ARANA], Christian Democratic Party [Juan Andres ROBALLO], Popular Participation Movement (MPP) [Jose MUJICA], Broad Front Commitment [Raul SENDIC], Action and Thought Current-Freedom (CAP-L) [Eleuterio FERNADEZ HUIDOBRO], Big House [Constanza MOREIRA], Communist Party [Marcos CARAMBULA], The Federal League ++ Colorado Party (including Vamos Uruguay [Pedro Bordaberry] and Propuesta Batllista [Jorge AMORIN BATLLE]) ++ Independent Party [Pablo MIERES] ++ National Party or Blanco (including All Forward [Luis LACALLE POU] and National Alliance [Jorge LARRANAGA]) ++ Popular Assembly [Gonzalo ABELLA]" + "text": "Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or EP-FA [Monica XAVIER] (a broad governing coalition that includes Liber Seregni Front (FLS) [Danilo ASTORI], Socialist Party [Monica XAVIER], Vertiente Artiguiste [Enrique RUBIO], Christian Democratic Party [Juan Andres ROBALLO], Popular Participation Movement (MPP) [Jose MUJICA], Broad Front Commitment [Raul SENDIC], Action and Thought Current-Freedom (CAP-L) [Eleuterio FERNADEZ HUIDOBRO], Big House [Constanza MOREIRA], Communist Party [Marcos CARAMBULA], The Federal League ++ Colorado Party (including Vamos Uruguay [Pedro Bordaberry] and Propuesta Batllista [Jorge AMORIN BATLLE]) ++ Independent Party [Pablo MIERES] ++ National Party or Blanco (including All Forward [Luis LACALLE POU] and National Alliance [Jorge LARRANAGA]) ++ Popular Assembly [Gonzalo ABELLA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "B'nai Brith ++ Catholic Church ++ Chamber of Commerce and Export of Agriproducts ++ Chamber of Industries (manufacturer's association) ++ Exporters Union of Uruguay ++ National Chamber of Commerce and Services ++ PIT/CNT (powerful federation of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization) ++ Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association) ++ Uruguayan Network of Political Women", @@ -668,7 +679,7 @@ "text": "$17.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$23.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -682,10 +693,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "10.16 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.3 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.333 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "9.559 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "194 million kWh (2012 est.)" @@ -694,55 +705,55 @@ "text": "742 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.707 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.87 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "41.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "44.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "53.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "38,680 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "40,880 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "43,440 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "42,670 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "49,140 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "64,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,656 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,515 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,420 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "26,910 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "60 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "50 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "60 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "50 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 7fee8c44..7468dfe2 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,267 km" }, - "border countries (3)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Brazil 2,137 km, Colombia 2,341 km, Guyana 789 km" } }, @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ "party to": { "text": "Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands" }, - "signed but not ratified:": { + "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" } }, @@ -402,6 +402,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCT jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "yes" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -687,67 +698,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "127.6 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "123 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "94.83 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "97.69 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "249 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "705 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "480 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "478 million kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "27.5 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.31 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "35.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "44.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "64.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "55.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.475 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.5 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.645 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.358 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "297.7 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "298.4 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.11 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.036 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "784,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "746,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "638,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "463,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,660 bbl/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "36,760 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "28.4 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.88 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "30.5 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.877 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.839 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "5.562 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -891,7 +902,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index b99c1b40..bcac6471 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahedin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. ++ A UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan and the National Assembly was inaugurated the following December. KARZAI was reelected in August 2009 for a second term. Despite gains toward building a stable central government, a resurgent Taliban and continuing provincial instability - particularly in the south and the east - remain serious challenges for the Afghan Government. The 2014 presidential election was the country’s first to include a runoff, which featured the top two vote-getters from the first round, Abdullah ABDULLAH and Ashraf GHANI. Throughout the summer of 2014, their campaigns disputed the results and traded accusations of fraud, leading to a US-led diplomatic intervention that included a full vote audit as well as political negotiations between the two camps. In September 2014, GHANI and ABDULLAH agreed to form the Government of National Unity, with GHANI inaugurated as President and ABDULLAH elevated to the newly-created position of Chief Executive Officer. The day after the inauguration, the Ghani administration signed the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement, which provide the legal basis for the post-2014 international military presence in Afghanistan." + "text": "Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahedin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. ++ A UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan and the National Assembly was inaugurated the following December. KARZAI was reelected in August 2009 for a second term. Despite gains toward building a stable central government, a resurgent Taliban and continuing provincial instability - particularly in the south and the east - remain serious challenges for the Afghan Government. The 2014 presidential election was the country's first to include a runoff, which featured the top two vote-getters from the first round, Abdullah ABDULLAH and Ashraf GHANI. Throughout the summer of 2014, their campaigns disputed the results and traded accusations of fraud, leading to a US-led diplomatic intervention that included a full vote audit as well as political negotiations between the two camps. In September 2014, GHANI and ABDULLAH agreed to form the Government of National Unity, with GHANI inaugurated as President and ABDULLAH elevated to the newly-created position of Chief Executive Officer. The day after the inauguration, the Ghani administration signed the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement, which provide the legal basis for the post-2014 international military presence in Afghanistan." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "5,987 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 91 km, Iran 921 km, Pakistan 2,670 km, Tajikistan 1,357 km, Turkmenistan 804 km, Uzbekistan 144 km" } }, @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%" + "text": "Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "32,564,342 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria" }, "animal contact disease": { @@ -398,6 +398,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless at least one parent was born and has continuously lived in Afghanistan" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "five years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -511,7 +522,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world. The international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $67 billion at nine donors' conferences between 2003-10. In July 2012, the donors at the Tokyo conference pledged an additional $16 billion in civilian aid through 2015. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Afghanistan's growth rate slowed markedly in 2014. Newly elected President Ashraf GHANI is dedicated to instituting economic reforms. However, the drawdown of international security forces that occurred in 2014 will negatively effect economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country." + "text": "Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world. The international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $67 billion at nine donors' conferences between 2003-10. In July 2012, the donors at the Tokyo conference pledged an additional $16 billion in civilian aid through 2015. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Afghanistan's growth rate slowed markedly in 2014. Newly elected President Ashraf GHANI is dedicated to instituting economic reforms. However, the drawdown of international security forces that occurred in 2014 will negatively affect economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$60.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.66 billion (2013 est.) ++ $57.56 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -676,67 +687,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "833.1 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "884.1 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.021 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.893 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.246 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.071 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "489,100 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "621,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "23.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "35.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "76.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "64.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,950 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2013 est.)" + "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "43,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "36,250 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "42,640 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "140 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "159.6 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "140 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "159.6 million cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "49.55 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 9f0772e2..09680d78 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4,413 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Burma 271 km, India 4,142 km" } }, @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ "text": "Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist .5%, Christian .3%) (2004 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "168,957,745 (July 2015 est.)" @@ -417,6 +417,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless one parent was a citizen of Bangladesh" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, but limited to select countries" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "5 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -445,7 +456,7 @@ "text": "last held on 5 January 2014 (next to be held by January 2019); note - the 5 January 2014 poll was marred by widespread violence, boycotts, general strikes, and low voter turnout" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AL-led Alliance 79%, JP 34%; seats by party - AL 234, JP 34, other 32" + "text": "percent of vote by party - AL-led Alliance 79%, JP (Ershad) 11.3%, WP 2.1%, JSD 1.8%, other parties 0.9%, independent 4.7%; seats by party - AL 234, JP 34, WP 6, JSD 5, other parties 5, independent 15; 1 seat repolled" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -460,7 +471,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA] ++ Communist Party of Bangladesh or CPB [Manjurul A. KHAN] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA] ++ Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh or BDB [Badrudozza CHOWDHURY] ++ Islami Oikya Jote or IOJ [multiple leaders] ++ Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED] ++ National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN] ++ Tarikat Foundation [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI] ++ Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]" + "text": "Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA] ++ Bangladesh Tariqat Federation or BTF [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI] ++ Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD] ++ Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction) [Anwar Hossain MANJU] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED] ++ National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN] ++ Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Ain o Salish Kendro (Centre for Law and Mediation) or ASK (legal aid and civil rights) ++ Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity ++ Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee or BRAC ++ Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry ++ Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs or MoWCA (advocacy group to end gender-based violence) ++ Odikhar (human rights group)", @@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 1996 despite political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption, insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, and the 2008-09 global financial crisis and recession. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the service sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector with rice as the single-most-important product. Garment exports, the backbone of Bangladesh’s industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports and surpassed $18 billion in 2014. The sector has remained resilient in recent years amidst a series of factory accidents that have killed over 1,000 workers and crippling strikes that shut down virtually all economic activity. Steady garment export growth combined with remittances from overseas Bangladeshis - which totaled $14 billion and 8% of GDP in 2014 - are the largest contributors to Bangladesh’s current account surplus and rising foreign exchange holdings." + "text": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 1996 despite political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption, insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, and the 2008-09 global financial crisis and recession. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the service sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector with rice as the single-most-important product. Garment exports, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports and surpassed $18 billion in 2014. The sector has remained resilient in recent years amidst a series of factory accidents that have killed over 1,000 workers and crippling strikes that shut down virtually all economic activity. Steady garment export growth combined with remittances from overseas Bangladeshis - which totaled $14 billion and 8% of GDP in 2014 - are the largest contributors to Bangladesh's current account surplus and rising foreign exchange holdings." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$533.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $503 billion (2013 est.) ++ $474.2 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -705,10 +716,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "42.41 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "47.31 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "37.88 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "41.52 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -732,40 +743,40 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "313 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "23,620 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "25,320 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "28 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "28 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "22,710 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "26,110 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "118,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "109,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,288 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "2,560 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "84,490 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "75,830 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "21.86 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.86 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "21.86 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.86 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "264.6 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -880,10 +891,10 @@ "text": "21,269 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,063 km" + "text": "2,021 km" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "20,206 km (2010)" + "text": "19,248 km (2010)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -915,7 +926,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; attacks against vessels have decreased over the last few years in response to improved local security" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2014, attacks against commercial vessels increased to 21 over 12 such incidents in 2013" } }, "Military": { diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 64019f3d..1c4aad4e 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1,136 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 477 km, India 659 km" } }, @@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "no, unless the father is a citizen of Bhutan" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "10 years" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -413,10 +424,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament or Chi Tshog consists of the non-partisan National Council or Gyelyong Tshogde (25 seats; 20 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 members appointed by the king; members serve 4-year terms) and the National Assembly or Tshogdu (47 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Council election last held on 23 April 2013 (next to be held in 2017); National Assembly election (first round) held on 31 May 2013; second round on 13 July 2013" + "text": "National Council election last held on 23 April 2013 (next to be held in 2017); National Assembly election first round held on 31 May 2013 and second round on 13 July 2013" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council - independents 20; note - all candidates required to run as independents; National Assembly - first round poll held on 31 May 2013 - percent of vote by party - DPT 44.52%; PDP 32.53%; DNT 17.04%; DCT 5.9%; second round poll held on 13 July 2013 - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.88%, DPT 45.12%; seats by party - PDP 32, DPT 15" + "text": "National Council - independents 20; note - all candidates required to run as independents; National Assembly - first round poll held on 31 May 2013 - percent of vote by party - DPT 44.5%; PDP 32.5%; DNT 17.0%; DCT 5.9%; second round held on 13 July 2013 - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.9%, DPT 45.1%; seats by party - PDP 32, DPT 15" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -431,7 +442,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party or BNK [Sonam TOBGAY] ++ Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT [Jigme THINLEY] ++ Druck Chirwang Tshogpa or DCT ++ Druk Nymrub Tshogpa or DNT ++ People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tshering TOBGAY]" + "text": "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party or BKP [Sonam TOBGAY] ++ Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT [Pema GYAMTSHO] ++ Druck Chirwang Tshogpa or DCT ++ Druk Nymrub Tshogpa or DNT ++ People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tshering TOBGAY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Druk National Congress (exiled) ++ United Front for Democracy (exiled)", @@ -648,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "7.55 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.841 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.642 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "5.625 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -672,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -681,13 +692,13 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -696,16 +707,16 @@ "text": "1,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index 7f776ae2..b2e986d8 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Potuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007 and by May 2009, the remnants of the LTTE had been defeated. Since the end of the conflict, the government has enacted an ambitious program of economic development projects, many of which are financed by loans from the Government of China. In addition to efforts at reconstructing its economy, the government has resettled more than 95% of those civilians displaced during the final phase of the conflict and released the vast majority of former LTTE combatants captured by Government Security Forces. At the same time, there has been little progress on more contentious and politically difficult issues such as reaching a political settlement with Tamil elected representatives and holding accountable those alleged to have been involved in human rights violations and other abuses during the conflict." + "text": "The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007 and by May 2009, the remnants of the LTTE had been defeated. Since the end of the conflict, the government has enacted an ambitious program of economic development projects, many of which are financed by loans from the Government of China. In addition to efforts at reconstructing its economy, the government has resettled more than 95% of those civilians displaced during the final phase of the conflict and released the vast majority of former LTTE combatants captured by Government Security Forces. At the same time, there has been little progress on more contentious and politically difficult issues such as reaching a political settlement with Tamil elected representatives and holding accountable those alleged to have been involved in human rights violations and other abuses during the conflict." } }, "Geography": { @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 January 2015 (next to be held by January 2021)" + "text": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 January 2015 (next to be held by January 2021); note - the January 2015 election was held nearly 2 years ahead of schedule" }, "election results": { "text": "Maithripala SIRISENA elected president; percent of vote - Maithripala SIRISENA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 51.3%, Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 47.6%, other 1.1%" @@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament (225 seats; 196 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote using a preferential method in which voters select 3 candidates in order of preference; remaining 29 seats allocated to other political parties and groups in proportion to share of national vote; members serve 6-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 August 2015 (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "last held on 17 August 2015 following President SIRISENA's dissolution of Parliament in late June in an effort to consolidate power and pass reformas (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by alliance/party - UNP 106, UPFA 95, Tamil National Alliance 16, JVP 6, other 2" + "text": "percent of vote by alliance/party - EYJP 45.7%, UPFA 42.4%, JVP 4.9%, TNA 4.6%, SLMC 0.4%, EPDP 0.3% other 1.7%; seats by alliance/party EYJP 106, UPFA 95, TNA 16, JVP 6, SLMC 1, EPDP 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All Ceylon Muslim Congress [Rishad BAITHUTHEEN] ++ Democratic National Alliance, led by General (Retired) Sarath FONSEKA ++ Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE] ++ Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Patali Champika RANAWAKA] ++ Sri Lanka Freedom Party [Maithripala SIRISENA and Mahinda RAJAPAKSA claimed leadership as of January 2015] ++ Sri Lanka Muslim Congress [Rauff HAKEEM] ++ Tamil National Alliance [R. SAMPANTHAN] ++ United National Party [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] ++ United People's Freedom Alliance or UPFA" + "text": "Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP ++ Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE] ++ Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Patali Champika RANAWAKA] ++ Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP [Maithripala SIRISENA] ++ Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC [Rauff HAKEEM] ++ Tamil National Alliance or TNA [R. SAMPANTHAN] ++ United National Front for Good Gevernance or EYJP (coalition includes UNP) ++ United National Party or UNP [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] ++ United People's Freedom Alliance or UPFA (coalition includes SLFP)" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Buddhist clergy ++ Sinhalese Buddhist lay groups", @@ -686,10 +686,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "11.8 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.36 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.557 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.17 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -698,55 +698,55 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.147 million kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.373 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "55.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "51.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "44.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "47% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "36,380 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "32,520 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "35,440 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "31,150 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "94,470 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "108,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "44,270 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "72,790 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 14460351..51986be9 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "13,888 km" }, - "border countries (6)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Burma 1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 km" } }, @@ -420,6 +420,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, @@ -448,7 +459,7 @@ "text": "People's Assembly - last held April-May 2014 in 10 phases; (next must be held by May 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA, ; seats by party - BJP 281, INC 44, AIADMK 37, AITC 34, BJD 20, SS 18, TDP 16, TRS 11, CPI(M) 9, YSRC 9, LJP 6, NCP 6, SP 5, AAP 4, RJD 4, SAD 4, independents 3, other 31; note - the number of BJP seats is one short of the total because the party appointed the House Speaker whose position is officially considered neutral and reserved for tie-breaking votes" + "text": "People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - BJP 31.0%, INC 19.3%, AITC 3.8%, SP 3.4%, AIADMK 3.3%, CPI(M) 3.3%, TDP 2.6%, YSRC 2.5%, AAP 2.1%, BJD 1.7%, SS 1.7%, NCP 1.6%, SAD 1.8%, RJD 1.3%, TRS 1.3%, LJP 0.4%, other parties 15.9%, independent 3.0%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -466,7 +477,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL] ++ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [J. JAYALALITHAA] ++ All India Trinamool Congress or AITC [Mamata BANERJEE] ++ Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI] ++ Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Amit SHAH] ++ Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK] ++ Communist Party of India or CPI [Suravaram Sudhakar REDDY, Secretary-General] ++ Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Prakash KARAT] ++ Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK [M.KARUNANIDHI] ++ Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI] ++ Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) [Sharad YADAV] ++ Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) [Ram Vilas PASWAN] ++ Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR] ++ Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV] ++ Rashtriya Lok Dal or RLD [Ajit SINGH] ++ Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV] ++ Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Parkash Singh BADAL] ++ Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY] ++ Telegana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) [K. Chandrashekar RAO] ++ Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU] ++ YSR Congress(YSRC) [Jaganmohan REDDY]", + "text": "Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL] ++ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [J. JAYALALITHAA] ++ All India Trinamool Congress or AITC [Mamata BANERJEE] ++ Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI] ++ Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Amit SHAH] ++ Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK] ++ Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Prakash KARAT] ++ Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI] ++ Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) [Ram Vilas PASWAN] ++ Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR] ++ Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV] ++ Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV] ++ Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Parkash Singh BADAL] ++ Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY] ++ Telegana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) [K. Chandrashekar RAO] ++ Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU] ++ YSR Congress(YSRC) [Jaganmohan REDDY]", "note": { "text": "India has dozens of national and regional political parties" } @@ -706,7 +717,7 @@ "text": "$309.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $296.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$425.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $386.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$459.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $427.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$261.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $226.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -720,19 +731,19 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "974.9 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.052 trillion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "757.9 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "864.7 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "128 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "5 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "5.61 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4.794 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "223.3 million kW (26 February 2014 est.)" + "text": "254.7 million kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "68.7% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 est.)" @@ -747,7 +758,7 @@ "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "759,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "767,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -756,13 +767,13 @@ "text": "3.812 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.591 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "5.675 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "4.433 million bbl/day (2013)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.158 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.66 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "1.38 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" @@ -771,16 +782,16 @@ "text": "312,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "36 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "53.98 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "50.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "17.98 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "18.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "1.427 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index e05d35c0..fa3707f3 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. ++ Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians." + "text": "Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility and hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. The US Air Force also operates a telescope array on Diego Garcia as part of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts. ++ Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians." } }, "Geography": { diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index c25c65f0..763fcf20 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "last held on 22 March 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - PPM 40%, MDP 28.2%, JP 18.8%, MDA 5.9%, other 1.2%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - PPM 33, MDP 26, JP 15, MDA 5, other 1, independent 5" + "text": "percent of vote - MDP 40.8%, MDP 27.7%, JP 13.6%, MDA 4.0%, AP 2.7% other 0.3%, independent 10.9%; seats by party - PPM 33, MDP 26, JP 15, MDA 5, AP 1 , independent 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -405,9 +405,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "note": { - "text": "political parties with an asterisk were dissolved on 7 February 2014 by the Elections Commission under the Political Parties Act, which requires a minimum membership; the status of these parties is unresolved, as the Supreme Court later ruled the dissolution invalid ++ ++ Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA] ++ Dhivehi Qaumee Party or DQP [Hassan SAEED]* ++ Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (Maldivian People's Party) or DRP ++ Gaumee Itthihaad Party (National Unity Party) or GIP [Mohamed WAHEED] ++ Islamic Democratic Party or IDP* ++ Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed SIYAM] ++ Maldives National Congress or MNC [Ali AMJAD]* ++ Maldives Reform Movement or MRM [Mohamed MUNAWWAR] ++ Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP [Reeko Moosa MANIKU] ++ Maldivian Labor Party or MLP [Ahmed MOOSA]* ++ Maldivian Social Democratic Party or MSDP [Reeko Ibrahim MANIKU]* ++ Meedhu Dhaaira ++ People's Alliance or PA [Moosa ZAMEERI]* ++ People's Party or PP [Ahmed RIYAZ]* ++ Poverty Alleviation Party or PAP ++ Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM] ++ Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM] ++ Social Liberal Party or SLP [Mazian RASHEED]*" - } + "text": "Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA] ++ Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed] ++ Maldavian Democratic Party or MDP [Ali WAHEED] ++ Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM] ++ Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -599,10 +597,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "265.2 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "287.2 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "246.6 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "267.1 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -611,22 +609,22 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "77,080 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "77,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" @@ -635,31 +633,31 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,610 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,940 bbl/day (2012 est.)" + "text": "6,941 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index f4c16664..feed591e 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and the re-assumption of absolute power by the king in 2002. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a late 2006 peace accord and the 2007 promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by a May 2012 deadline set by the Supreme Court, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. Months of negotiations ensued until March 2013 when the major political parties agreed to create an interim government headed by then-Chief Justice Khil Raj REGMI with a mandate to hold elections for a new CA. Elections were held in November 2013, in which the Nepali Congress won the largest share of seats in the CA and in February 2014 formed a coalition government with the second place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist and with Nepali Congress President Sushil KOIRALA as prime minister. The new government failed to meet its January 2015 deadline for a new constitution primarily due to continuing disagreement over federal restructuring." + "text": "In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and the re-assumption of absolute power by the king in 2002. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a late 2006 peace accord and the 2007 promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by a May 2012 deadline set by the Supreme Court, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. Months of negotiations ensued until March 2013 when the major political parties agreed to create an interim government headed by then-Chief Justice Khil Raj REGMI with a mandate to hold elections for a new CA. Elections were held in November 2013, in which the Nepali Congress won the largest share of seats in the CA and in February 2014 formed a coalition government with the second place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist and with Nepali Congress President Sushil KOIRALA as prime minister. Nepal's new constitution came into effect in September 2015." } }, "Geography": { @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3,159 km" }, - "border countries (2)": { + "border countries": { "text": "China 1,389 km, India 1,770 km" } }, @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, - "vectorborne disease": { + "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2013)" } }, @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 28 May (2008), the abdication of Gyanendra SHAH, last Nepalese monarch, and the establishment of a federal republic" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest entered into force 15 January 2007 (interim); note -a Constituent Assembly (CA) elected in 2008 to draft and promulgate a new constitution was unsuccessful and was dissolved in mid-2012; a new CA was elected in late 2013 and the parties have committed to promulgating a new constitution by mid-February 2015 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by the Constituent Assembly 16 September 2015, entered into force 20 September 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts" @@ -380,12 +380,23 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "no" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ram Baran YADAV (since 23 July 2008); Vice President Paramananda JHA (since 23 July 2008)" + "text": "President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (since 29 October 2015); Vice President Nanda Bahadar PUN (since 31 October 2015)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Sushil KOIRALA (since 11 February 2014)" @@ -394,10 +405,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet dominated by the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Constituency Assembly; term extends until the new constitution is promulgated; president elected on 21 July 2008 (next election NA); prime minister indirectly elected by the Constituent Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Constituency Assembly; term extends until the new constitution is promulgated; president elected on 29 October 2015 (next election NA); prime minister indirectly elected by the Constituent Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ram Baran YADAV elected president; Constituent Assembly vote count in second round - Ram Baran YADAV (Nepali Congress) 308, Ram Jaja Prasad SINGH (UCPN(M)) 282" + "text": "Bidhya Devi BHANDARI elected president; Constituent Assembly vote count - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 327, Kul Bahadur GURUNG (NC) 214; BHANDARI is Nepal's first woman president" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -427,7 +438,7 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "note": { - "text": "120 political parties participated in the 19 November 2013 election and the 30 parties listed below were elected to serve in the Constituent Assembly ++ ++ Akhanda Nepal Party [Kumar KHADKA] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist [C.P. MAINALI] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist or UML [Jhalanath KHANAL] ++ Communist Party of Nepal (United) [Chandra Dev JOSHI] ++ Dalit Janajati Party [Bishwendra PASHWAN] ++ Federal Socialist Party [Ashok RAI] ++ Jana Jagaran Party Nepal [Lok Mani DHAKAL] ++ Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha-Nepal [Ram Kumar RAI] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Democratic [Bijay Kumar GACHCHADAR] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Nepal [Upendra YADAV] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Republican [Raj Kishore YADAV] ++ Madhes Samata Party Nepal [Meghraj SAHANI] ++ National Madhes Socialist Party [Sharat Singh BHANDARI] ++ Nepal Pariwar Dal [Ek Nath DHAKAL] ++ Nepal Workers and Peasants Party [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE] ++ Nepali Congress [Sushil KOIRALA] ++ Nepali Janata Dal [Hari Charan SAH] ++ Nepa Rastriya Party [Keshav Man SHAKYA] ++ Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal [Chitra Bahadur K.C.] ++ Rastriya Janamukti Party [Malwar Singh THAPA] ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party [Surya Bahadur THAPA] ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal [Kamal THAPA] ++ Sadbhavana Party [Rajendra MAHATO] ++ Samajbadi Janata Party Nepal [Prem Bahadur SINGH] ++ Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party [Anil JHA] ++ Sanghiye Lokatantrik Rastriya Manch [Rukmini CHAUDARY] ++ Terai Madhes Democratic Party [Mahantha THAKUR] ++ Terai Madhes Sadbhavana Party-Nepal [Mahendra YADAV] ++ Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal [Bhanuram CHAUDARY] ++ Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or UCPN(M) [Pushpa Kamal DAHAL, also known as PRACHANDA]" + "text": "122 political parties participated in the 19 November 2013 election and the 30 parties listed below were elected to serve in the Constituent Assembly ++ Akhanda Nepal Party [Kumar KHADKA] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist or CPN-ML [C.P. MAINALI] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist or CPN-UML [Jhala Nath KHANAL] ++ Communist Party of Nepal (United) or CPN (United) [Jaydev JOSHI] ++ Dalit Janajati Party [Bishwendra PASHWAN] ++ Federal Socialist Party [Ashok RAI] ++ Jana Jagaran Party Nepal (Awareness Party Nepal) [Lok Mani DHAKAL] ++ Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha-Nepal [Ram Kumar RAI] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Democratic [Bijay Kumar GACHCHADAR] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Nepal [Upendra YADAV] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Republican ++ Madhesh Samata Party Nepal [Meghraj SAHANI] ++ National Madhes Socialist Party [Sharat Singh BHANDARI] ++ Nepal Rastriya Party [Keshav Man SHAKYA] ++ Nepal Pariwar Dal [Ek Nath DHAKAL] ++ Nepal Workers and Peasants Party [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE] ++ Nepali Congress or NC [Sushil KOIRALA] ++ Nepali Janata Dal [Hari Charan SHAH] ++ Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal [Chitra Bahadur K.C.] ++ Rastriya Janamukti Party [Malwar Singh THAPA] ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal [Kamal THAPA] ++ Sadbhavana Party [Rajendra MAHATO] ++ Samajbadi Prajatanytrik Janata Party Nepal [Prem Bahadur SINGH] ++ Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party [Anil Kumar JHA] ++ Sanghiye Loktantrik Rastriya Manch [Rukmini CHAUDHARY] ++ Terai Madhesh Democratic Party [Mahantha THAKUR] ++ Terai-Madhesh Sadbhavana Party-Nepal [Mahendra YADAV] ++ Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal [Bhanuram CHAUDARY] ++ Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or UCPN(M) [Pushpa Kamal DAHAL, also known as Comrade PRACHANDA]" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -672,67 +683,67 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.431 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.516 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.832 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "3.239 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "31 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "4 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "721 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "793 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "746,000 kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "763,000 kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "92.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "92.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "21,960 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "19,990 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -889,7 +900,7 @@ "text": "23,059 (Bhutan); 15,000 (Tibet/China) (2014)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "59,433 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; figure does not include people displaced since 2007 by inter-communal violence and insecurity in the Terai region; 2015 earthquakes) (2015)" + "text": "58,689 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; figure does not include people displaced since 2007 by inter-communal violence and insecurity in the Terai region; 2015 earthquakes) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "undetermined (2013); note - in 2007-2008 the government distributed 2.6 million citizenship certificates to the 3.4 million people without one; the remaining 800,000 without citizenship certificates are not necessarily stateless, and the UNHCR is working with the Nepali Government to clarify their situation; lesser numbers of Bhutanese Hindu refugees of Nepali origin (the Lhotsampa) who were stripped of Bhutanese nationality and forced to flee their country in the late 1980s and early 1990s - and undocumented Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal prior to the 1990s - are considered stateless" diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index f001d8e8..8af23376 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. A constitutional amendment adopted in April 2010 limited many of the president’s executive powers, effectively restoring the parliamentary system. Following parliamentary elections in May 2013 in which Nawaz SHARIF’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party won a majority of seats, Pakistan witnessed its first peaceful transition from one democratically elected government to another." + "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. A constitutional amendment adopted in April 2010 limited many of the president's executive powers, effectively restoring the parliamentary system. Following parliamentary elections in May 2013 in which Nawaz SHARIF's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party won a majority of seats, Pakistan witnessed its first peaceful transition from one democratically elected government to another." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ "total": { "text": "7,257 km" }, - "border countries (4)": { + "border countries": { "text": "Afghanistan 2,670 km, China 438 km, India 3,190 km, Iran 959 km" } }, @@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" }, + "Citizenship": { + "birthright citizenship": { + "text": "" + }, + "dual citizenship recognized": { + "text": "yes, but limited to select countries" + }, + "residency requirement for naturalization": { + "text": "" + } + }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims" }, @@ -449,9 +460,9 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Asfandyar Wali KHAN] ++ Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A ++ Balochistan National Party-Hayee Group or BNP-H [Dr. Abdul Hayee BALOCH] ++ Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL] ++ Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ] ++ Jamhoori Watan Party or JWP [Talal Akbar BUGTI] ++ Jamiat Ahle Hadith or JAH [Sajid MIR] ++ Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman or JUI-F [Fazl-ur REHMAN] ++ Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Sami-ul HAQ or JUI-S [Sami ul-HAQ] ++ Jamiat-i Ulema-i Pakistan or JUP [Abul Khair ZUBAIR] ++ Tehreek-e-Jafferia Pakistan [Allama Sajid NAQVI] ++ Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM [Altaf HUSSAIN] ++ Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party or PKMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI] ++ Pakistan Awami Tehrik or PAT [Tahir ul QADRI] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed ShahMardan SHAH-II] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Nawaz SHARIF] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i Azam or PML-Q [Chaudhry Shujaat HUSSAIN] ++ Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians or PPPP [Bilawal Bhutto ZARDARI, chairman; Asif Ali ZARDARI, president] ++ Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI [Imran KHAN] ++ Quami Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO] ++ ", + "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Mian Iftikhar HUSSAIN] ++ Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI] ++ Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL] ++ Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ] ++ Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman or JUI-F [Fazlur REHMAN] ++ Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM [Altaf HUSSAIN] ++ Pakhtun khwa Milli Awami Party or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Nawaz SHARIF] ++ Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians or PPPP [Bilawal Bhutto ZARDARI and Asif Ali ZARDARI] ++ Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI [Imran KHAN] ++ Quami Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO] ++ ", "note": { - "text": "political alliances in Pakistan can shift frequently" + "text": "political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fourth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to diversify its exportshas left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Official unemployment was 6.9% in 2014, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Pakistan’s human development continues to lag behind most of the region.. As a result of political and macroeconomic instability, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated more than 40% since 2007. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 to preventa balance of payments crisis, but the IMF ended the Arrangement early because of Pakistan’s failure to implement required reforms. The economy has stabilized, it continues to underperform and foreign investment has not returned to levels seen during themid-2000’s, due to investor concerns related to governance, electricity shortages, , and a slow-down in the global economy. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging more than$1 billion a month, remain a bright spot for Pakistan. After a small current account surplus in fiscal year 2011 (July 2010/June 2011), Pakistan's current account turned to a deficit where it remained through 2014, spurred by higher prices for imported oil and lower prices for exported cotton. In September 2013, after facing balance of payments concerns, Pakistan entered into a three-year, $6.7 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility. The Sharif government has since made modest progress implementing fiscal and energy reforms, and in December 2014 the IMF described Pakistan’s progress as “broadly on track.” Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3.5% per year from 2008 to 2014. Pakistan must address long standing issues related to government revenues and the electricity and natural gas sectorsin order to spur the amount of economic growth that will be necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, more than half of which is under 22. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and reducing dependence on foreign donors." + "text": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fourth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Official unemployment was 6.9% in 2014, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Pakistan's human development continues to lag behind most of the region.. As a result of political and macroeconomic instability, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated more than 40% since 2007. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 to preventa balance of payments crisis, but the IMF ended the Arrangement early because of Pakistan's failure to implement required reforms. The economy has stabilized, it continues to underperform and foreign investment has not returned to levels seen during the mid-2000s, due to investor concerns related to governance, electricity shortages, , and a slow-down in the global economy. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging more than$1 billion a month, remain a bright spot for Pakistan. After a small current account surplus in fiscal year 2011 (July 2010/June 2011), Pakistan's current account turned to a deficit where it remained through 2014, spurred by higher prices for imported oil and lower prices for exported cotton. In September 2013, after facing balance of payments concerns, Pakistan entered into a three-year, $6.7 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility. The Sharif government has since made modest progress implementing fiscal and energy reforms, and in December 2014 the IMF described Pakistan's progress as \"broadly on track.\" Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3.5% per year from 2008 to 2014. Pakistan must address long standing issues related to government revenues and the electricity and natural gas sectors in order to spur the amount of economic growth that will be necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, more than half of which is under 22. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and reducing dependence on foreign donors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$882.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $847.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $817 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -705,7 +716,7 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "89.88 billion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "92.86 billion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "80.3 billion kWh (FY2013 est.)" @@ -714,7 +725,7 @@ "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "375 million kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "23.66 million kW (FY2013 est.)" @@ -732,40 +743,40 @@ "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (FY2013 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "59,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "93,630 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "372,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "148,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "341.9 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "371 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "210,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "227,800 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "437,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "434,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "34,660 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "15,940 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "227,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "210,200 bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "41.4 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "39.97 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "41.4 billion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "39.97 billion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "754.6 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 9eec69ce..082959c8 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ }, "top ten largest islands": { "text": "Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km" + }, + "ten smallest independent countries": { + "text": "Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km; Maldives 298 sq km; Malta 316 sq km" } }, "Land boundaries": { @@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 33.39% (of which Roman Catholic 16.85%, Protestant 6.15%, Orthodox 3.96%, Anglican 1.26%), Muslim 22.74%, Hindu 13.8%, Buddhist 6.77%, Sikh 0.35%, Jewish 0.22%, Baha'i 0.11%, other religions 10.95%, non-religious 9.66%, atheists 2.01% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Christian 31.4%, Muslim 23.2%, Hindu 15%, Buddhist 7.1%, folk religions 5.9%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.8%, unaffiliated 16.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Population": { "text": "7,256,490,011 (July 2015 est.)", @@ -472,10 +475,10 @@ }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "22.29 trillion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.53 trillion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "20.98 trillion kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "19.71 trillion kWh (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "639.6 billion kWh (2013 est.)" @@ -484,55 +487,55 @@ "text": "684.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5.752 billion kW (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.55 billion kW (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "7.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "17.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "85.86 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "77.83 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "42.22 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "44.1 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "47.04 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "46.27 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.642 trillion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)" + "text": "1.656 trillion bbl (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "84.52 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "85.22 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "90.05 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "91.19 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "25.19 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "25.18 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "24.28 million bbl/day (2010 est.)" + "text": "23.29 million bbl/day (2012 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3.488 trillion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.434 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.408 trillion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.436 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1.146 trillion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.085 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.442 trillion cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.06 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { "text": "206.4 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" @@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2013 saw a dramatic 40% decrease in global pirate activities reaching the lowest levels in six years; in 2013, pirates attacked a total of 264 ships world-wide including hijacking 12 ships, capturing more than 300 seafarers, and killing one; the Horn of Africa saw the biggest drop in pirate activities with only 15 incidents in 2013 compared with 75 in 2012 and 237 in 2011; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa is due, in part, to more aggressive anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; attacks in the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea accounted for 50% of ships boarded in 2013; West African piracy is a growing threat accounting for 19% of all attacks in 2013; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 175 nm offshore and linked with at least five of the seven hijackings that occurred in this area; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels although incidents off India have increased each year since 2010 reaching 14 in 2013; as of September 2014, there were 163 attacks worldwide with 17 hijackings most in the Straits of Malacca/South China Sea region and West African waters" + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2014 saw a continued decrease in global pirate activities declining 7% over 2013; in 2014, pirates attacked a total of 245 ships world-wide including hijacking 21 ships, capturing 442 seafarers, and killing 4; the Horn of Africa continued to see a drop in pirate activities with only 11 incidents in 2014 compared with 15 in 2013 and 236 in 2011; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa is due, in part, to more aggressive anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high; attacks in the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea accounted for 55% of ships attacked in 2014; West African piracy is a growing threat accounting for 16% of all attacks in 2014; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least four hijackings that occurred in this area; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels although incidents have increased each year since 2010 reaching 34 in 2014; as of October 2015, there were 190 attacks worldwide with 15 hijackings in the Straits of Malacca/South China Sea region and West African waters" } }, "Military": { @@ -622,15 +625,15 @@ "text": "the International Labour Organization conservatively estimated that 20.9 million people in 2012 were victims of forced labor, representing the full range of human trafficking (also referred to as “modern-day slavery”) for labor and sexual exploitation; about one-third of reported cases involved crossing international borders, which is often associated with sexual exploitation; trafficking in persons is most prevalent in southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and Africa and least frequent in EU member states, Canada, the US, and other developed countries (2012)" }, "Tier 2 Watch List": { - "text": "countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so; (44 countries) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay" + "text": "countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so; (44 countries) Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan" }, "Tier 3": { - "text": "countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so; (23 countries) Algeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, North Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe (2014)" + "text": "countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so; (23 countries) Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, North Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { "cocaine": { - "text": "worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2013 likely amounted to 165,000 hectares, assuming a stable crop in Bolivia; Colombia produced slightly less than half of the worldwide crop,followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production increased7% to 640 metric tons in 2013; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, Peru has increased its eradication efforts, but remains hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas" + "text": "worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2013 likely amounted to 165,000 hectares, assuming a stable crop in Bolivia; Colombia produced slightly less than half of the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production increased 7% to 640 metric tons in 2013; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, Peru has increased its eradication efforts, but remains hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas" }, "opiates": { "text": "worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation increased in 2013, with potential opium production reaching 6,800 metric tons; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 82% of the global supply; Southeast Asia was responsible for 12% of global opium; Pakistan produced 3% of global opium; Latin America produced 4% of global opium, and most was refined into heroin destined for the US market"