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"text": "3.6% (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "7.2%"
},
"male": {
"text": "4.9%"
},
"female": {
"text": "15% (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "19.5% (2003 est.)"
},
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"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "2,362,602"
"text": "2,380,866 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "24.31 (2019 est.)"
"text": "24.07 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "19,602,815"
"text": "18,374,332 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "201.67 (2019 est.)"
"text": "185.8 (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "one of the world’s most connected countries with modern infrastructure and record Internet, broadband, and mobile use; low-cost smartphones drive mobile-broadband penetration; LTE networks cover most of the population with launch of 5G in partnership with Chinese company ZTE; submarine cables connect to South Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, and Europe; ISPs are fully or partially owned by state, allowing control over flow of information; during pandemic, there was a surge of Internet use from home, with temporary government relaxation of restrictions on streaming such as Zoom, Skype, and Microsoft Teams; government censorship and surveillance of online platforms; service prices are highest in the region, yet affordable for population’s affluent users; government launched free digital platforms for students; Dubai and Abu Dhabi are smart cities with government plan to digitize services across country; major importer of broadcasting equipment from China and exporter of broadcasting equipment to Iraq and Saudi Arabia (2021) (2020)"
"text": "one of the world’s most connected countries with modern infrastructure and record Internet, broadband, and mobile use; low-cost smartphones drive mobile-broadband penetration; LTE networks cover most of the population with launch of 5G in partnership with Chinese company ZTE; submarine cables connect to South Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, and Europe; ISPs are fully or partially owned by state, allowing control over flow of information; during pandemic, there was a surge of Internet use from home, with temporary government relaxation of restrictions on streaming such as Zoom, Skype, and Microsoft Teams; government censorship and surveillance of online platforms; service prices are highest in the region, yet affordable for population’s affluent users; government launched free digital platforms for students; Dubai and Abu Dhabi are smart cities with government plan to digitize services across country; major importer of broadcasting equipment from China and exporter of broadcasting equipment to Iraq and Saudi Arabia (2020)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable; fixed-line 24 per 100 and mobile-cellular 201 per 100 (2019)"
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},
"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
"total": {
"text": "3,045,957"
"text": "3,245,123 (2020)"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "31.34 (2019 est.)"
"text": "32.81 (2020 est.)"
}
}
},
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"text": "the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have approximately 65,000 total active personnel (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment; since 2010, the UAE has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries with the US as the leading supplier, followed by France and Russia; in recent years, the UAE has tried to boost its domestic defense industry  (2020)"
"text": "the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment; since 2010, the UAE has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries with France, Russia, and the US as the leading suppliers; in recent years, the UAE has tried to boost its domestic defense industry (2021)"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few hundred remain in Yemen (2021)"
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"text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 24-month general service obligation, 16 months for secondary school graduates; women can volunteer to serve for 9 months regardless of education (2019)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "<p>in 2015, UAE intervened militarily in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition in support of the Republic of Yemen Government with about 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); as of 2021, UAE had recruited, trained, and equipped an estimated 150-200,000 Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units</p>"
"text": "<p>as of 2021, the UAE was closely aligned with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on regional security issues; it hosted a multipurpose air, ground, and naval French military base, which included the French naval command for the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); the UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the US and, as of 2021, hosted about 3,500 US troops, mostly air and naval personnel</p> <p>in 2015, UAE intervened militarily in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition in support of the Republic of Yemen Government with about 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); as of 2021, UAE had recruited, trained, and equipped an estimated 150-200,000 Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units</p>"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> official estimate; actual rate is higher"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "5.3%"
},
"male": {
"text": "2.6%"
},
"female": {
"text": "12.2% (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA"
},
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"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF): Royal Bahraini Army (includes the Royal Guard), Royal Bahraini Navy, Royal Bahraini Air Force; Ministry of Interior: National Guard, Special Security Forces Command (SSFC), Coast Guard<br> (2021)",
"note": "note: the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy"
"note": "note - the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {

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"text": "11.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "39.4%"
},
"male": {
"text": "40.1%"
},
"female": {
"text": "38.3% (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "19.5% (2019 est.)"
},
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Georgian Defense Forces: Land Forces (includes Aviation and Air Defense Forces), Special Operations Forces, National Guard; Ministry of the Interior: Border Police, Coast Guard (includes Georgian naval forces, which were merged with the Coast Guard in 2009) (2021)"
"text": "Georgian Defense Forces: Land Forces (includes Aviation and Air Defense Forces), Special Operations Forces, National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Border Police, Coast Guard (includes Georgian naval forces, which were merged with the Coast Guard in 2009) (2021)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {

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}
},
"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) 99.6% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data are Iranian Government numbers"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "23.7%"
},
"male": {
"text": "21.2%"
},
"female": {
"text": "36% (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "18.7% (2007 est.)"
},
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (special operations), Cyber Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (border and security troops, assigned to the armed forces in wartime) (2021)<br><br>note: the Iranian Navy operates Irans larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz",
"note": "note: the Iranian Navy operates Iran&rsquo;s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz"
"text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (special operations), Cyber Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (border and security troops, assigned to the armed forces in wartime) (2021)<br><br>note(s) - the Iranian Navy operates Irans larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the Basij is a volunteer paramilitary group with local organizations across the country, which sometimes acts as an auxiliary law enforcement unit subordinate to Revolutionary Guard ground forces ",
"note": "note(s) - the Iranian Navy operates Iran&rsquo;s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the Basij is a volunteer paramilitary group with local organizations across the country, which sometimes acts as an auxiliary law enforcement unit subordinate to Revolutionary Guard ground forces&nbsp;"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {

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}
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Jewish 74.1%, Muslim 17.9%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2019 est.)"
"text": "Jewish 74%, Muslim 18%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2020 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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"text": "4% (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "7.9%"
},
"male": {
"text": "7.6%"
},
"female": {
"text": "8.2% (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "22% (2014 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day"

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"text": "15% (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "25.6%"
},
"male": {
"text": "22%"
},
"female": {
"text": "63.3% (2017)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "23% (2014 est.)"
},
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Air Defense Command, Special Forces Command, Special Security Division (Green Zone protection)<br><br>National-Level Security Forces: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS; a Special Forces Division aka the \"Golden Division\"), Prime Minister's Special Forces Division, Presidential Brigades<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Energy Police Directorate<br> <p>Ministry of Pershmerga (Kurdistan Regional Government): Regional Guard Brigades, Unit (or Division) 70 Forces, Unit (or Division) 80 Forces, special operations/counter-terrorism forces (Counter Terrorism Group, CTG and Counter Terrorism Directorate, CTD); note - Unit 70 and the CTG are associated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) political party, while Unit 80 and the CTD are associated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP); Ministry of Interior: Zeravani and Emergency Response Forces (paramilitary internal security forces)</p> Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC): Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Tribal Mobilization Forces (TMF); the PMF and TMF are a collection of approximately 60 militias of widely varied sizes and political interests (2021)"
"text": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Air Defense Command, Special Forces Command, Special Security Division (Green Zone protection)<br><br>National-Level Security Forces: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS; a Special Forces Division aka the \"Golden Division\"), Prime Minister's Special Forces Division, Presidential Brigades<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Provincial Police<br><br>Ministry of Oil: Energy Police Directorate<br> <p>Ministry of Pershmerga (Kurdistan Regional Government): Regional Guard Brigades, Unit (or Division) 70 Forces, Unit (or Division) 80 Forces, special operations/counter-terrorism forces (Counter Terrorism Group, CTG and Counter Terrorism Directorate, CTD); note - Unit 70 and the CTG are associated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) political party, while Unit 80 and the CTD are associated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP); Ministry of Interior: Zeravani and Emergency Response Forces (paramilitary internal security forces)</p> Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC): Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Tribal Mobilization Forces (TMF); the PMF and TMF are a collection of approximately 60 militias of widely varied sizes and political interests (2021)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {

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},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "37.3%"
},
"male": {
"text": "34.8%"
},
"female": {
"text": "49.4% (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "15.7% (2018 est.)"
},
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Air Force, Royal Jordanian Coast Guard; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces, Public Security Directorate (2021)"
"text": "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Air Force, Royal Jordanian Coast Guard; Ministry of Interior: Public Security Directorate (includes national police, the Gendarmerie, and the Civil Defense Directorate) (2021)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "2,307,011 (Palestinian refugees) (2020); 672,023 (Syria), 66,760 (Iraq), 13,902 (Yemen), 6,024 Sudan (2021)"
"text": "2,307,011 (Palestinian refugees) (2020); 672,804 (Syria), 66,665 (Iraq), 12,866 (Yemen), 6,013 Sudan (2021)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "17 (2020)"

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},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent the total population; about 72% of the population consists of immigrants"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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"text": "1.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "15.4%"
},
"male": {
"text": "9.4%"
},
"female": {
"text": "30% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA"
},
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"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Kuwaiti Armed Forces: Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), 25th Commando Brigade, and the Kuwait Emiri Guard Brigade; Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG); Coast Guard (Ministry of Interior) (2021)",
"note": "note: the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority and the 25th Commando Brigade exercise independent command authority within the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, although activities such as training and equipment procurement are often coordinated with the other services; the KNG possesses an independent command structure, equipment inventory, and logistics corps separate from the Ministry of Defense, the regular armed services, and the Ministry of Interior"
"note": "note(s) - the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority and the 25th Commando Brigade exercise independent command authority within the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, although activities such as training and equipment procurement are often coordinated with the other services; the Kuwaiti National Guard reports directly to the prime minister and amir and possesses an independent command structure, equipment inventory, and logistics corps separate from the Ministry of Defense, the regular armed services, and the Ministry of Interior"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {

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}
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 61.1% (30.6% Sunni, 30.5% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 33.7% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 5.2%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2018 est.)",
"text": "Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent the religious affiliation of the citizen population (data do not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations); 18 religious sects recognized"
},
"Age structure": {
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"text": "9.7% (2007)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "23.4%"
},
"male": {
"text": "24.5%"
},
"female": {
"text": "21.4% (2019)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "27.4% (2011 est.)"
},
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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; Lebanese Internal Security Forces Directorate (includes Mobile Gendarmerie); Directorate for General Security (DGS); Directorate General for State Security (2021)",
"note": "note(s) - the commander of the LAF is also the commander of the Army; the LAF patrols external borders, while official checkpoints are under the authority of Customs and Internal Security Forces"
"text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Forces Directorate (law enforcement; includes Mobile Gendarmerie), Directorate for General Security (DGS; border control, some domestic security duties) (2021)",
"note": "note(s) - the commander of the LAF is also the commander of the Army; the LAF patrols external borders, while official checkpoints are under the authority of Directorate for General Security"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2020": {