diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 1b3c600c..8379167f 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) <1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Ahmadi  Muslims, Shia Muslims, Ibadi  Muslims) <1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { "text": "

For the first two thirds of the 20th century, Algeria's high fertility rate caused its population to grow rapidly. However, about a decade after independence from France in 1962, the total fertility rate fell dramatically from 7 children per woman in the 1970s to about 2.4 in 2000, slowing Algeria's population growth rate by the late 1980s. The lower fertility rate was mainly the result of women's rising age at first marriage (virtually all Algerian children being born in wedlock) and to a lesser extent the wider use of contraceptives. Later marriages and a preference for smaller families are attributed to increases in women's education and participation in the labor market; higher unemployment; and a shortage of housing forcing multiple generations to live together. The average woman's age at first marriage increased from about 19 in the mid-1950s to 24 in the mid-1970s to 30.5 in the late 1990s.

Algeria's fertility rate experienced an unexpected upturn in the early 2000s, as the average woman's age at first marriage dropped slightly. The reversal in fertility could represent a temporary fluctuation in marriage age or, less likely, a decrease in the steady rate of contraceptive use.

Thousands of Algerian peasants - mainly Berber men from the Kabylia region - faced with land dispossession and economic hardship under French rule migrated temporarily to France to work in manufacturing and mining during the first half of the 20th century. This movement accelerated during World War I, when Algerians filled in for French factory workers or served as soldiers. In the years following independence, low-skilled Algerian workers and Algerians who had supported the French (known as Harkis) emigrated en masse to France. Tighter French immigration rules and Algiers' decision to cease managing labor migration to France in the 1970s limited legal emigration largely to family reunification.

Not until Algeria's civil war in the 1990s did the country again experience substantial outmigration. Many Algerians legally entered Tunisia without visas claiming to be tourists and then stayed as workers. Other Algerians headed to Europe seeking asylum, although France imposed restrictions. Sub-Saharan African migrants came to Algeria after its civil war to work in agriculture and mining. In the 2000s, a wave of educated Algerians went abroad seeking skilled jobs in a wider range of destinations, increasing their presence in North America and Spain. At the same time, legal foreign workers principally from China and Egypt came to work in Algeria's construction and oil sectors. Illegal migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Malians, Nigeriens, and Gambians, continue to come to Algeria in search of work or to use it as a stepping stone to Libya and Europe.

Since 1975, Algeria also has been the main recipient of Sahrawi refugees from the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara (today part of Morocco). More than 1000,000 Sahrawis are estimated to be living in five refugee camps in southwestern Algeria near Tindouf.

" @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister nominated by the president after consultation with the majority party in Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (NLF) 58.1%, Abdelkader BENGRINA (Movement of National Construction) 17.4%, Ali BENFLIS (Vanguard of Freedoms) 10.6%, Azzedine MIHOUBI (RND) 7.3%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 6.7%" + "text": "
2019: Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (NLF) 58.1%, Abdelkader BENGRINA (Movement of National Construction) 17.4%, Ali BENFLIS (Vanguard of Freedoms) 10.6%, Azzedine MIHOUBI (RND) 7.3%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 6.7%

2014: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (FLN) 81.5%, Ali BENFLIS (FLN) 12.2%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 3.4%, other 2.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -950,23 +950,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,635,217" + "text": "4,784,306 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10.96 (2019 est.)" + "text": "10.91 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "47,081,131" + "text": "45,555,673 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111.29 (2019 est.)" + "text": "103.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Algeria has a steadily developing telecom infrastructure through sound regulatory measures and government policies aimed at providing Internet connections across the country, including underserved areas; mobile penetration and LTE services are growing steadily; in common with other markets in the region, mobile connections account for the vast majority of Internet accesses; well served by satellite and submarine cable connections; importer of broadcasting equipment from China 

(2021)" + "text": "Algeria has a steadily developing telecom infrastructure through sound regulatory measures and government policies aimed at providing Internet connections across the country, including underserved areas; mobile penetration and LTE services are growing steadily; in common with other markets in the region, mobile connections account for the vast majority of Internet accesses; well served by satellite and submarine cable connections; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "a limited network of fixed-lines with a teledensity of less than 11 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 109 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" @@ -992,10 +992,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "3,582,739" + "text": "3,790,459 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8.47 (2019 est.)" + "text": "8.64 (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 5a700e42..24e0fef1 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Congo Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s], Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Okavango river source (shared with Namibia and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -458,6 +461,9 @@ "text": "4,213,644 tons (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s], Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Okavango river source (shared with Namibia and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" }, @@ -987,23 +993,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "124,726" + "text": "119,164 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2020)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "14,830,154" + "text": "14,645,050 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47.19 (2019 est.)" + "text": "44.56 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Angola’s telecom sector shows consistent recovery following political stability, encouraging foreign investment; while the government opened the telecom sector to new competitors, there has been slow progress in LTE network development; only a small proportion of the country is covered by the 3G network infrastructure; Internet and mobile phone penetration remains low, hindered by high costs and poor infrastructure that limits access, especially in rural areas; upgrading telecom will support e-commerce, and rural access to education and health care; AngoSat-2 satellite expected to be ready in 2021; government aims to connect an additional 160,000 people to free Wi-Fi; importer of broadcasting equipment from China

(2021)" + "text": "Angola’s telecom sector shows consistent recovery following political stability, encouraging foreign investment; while the government opened the telecom sector to new competitors, there has been slow progress in LTE network development; only a small proportion of the country is covered by the 3G network infrastructure; Internet and mobile phone penetration remains low, hindered by high costs and poor infrastructure that limits access, especially in rural areas; upgrading telecom will support e-commerce, and rural access to education and health care; AngoSat-2 satellite expected to be ready in 2021; government aims to connect an additional 160,000 people to free Wi-Fi; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2021)" }, "domestic": { "text": "only about one fixed-line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 47 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" @@ -1029,10 +1035,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "119,068" + "text": "230,610 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1183,7 +1189,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa" + "text": "

used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 9fdd8e2c..8d409f79 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Okavango river mouth (shared with Angola [s], and Namibia) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east with a focus in and around the captial of Gaborone, and the far central-eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari to the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -449,6 +452,9 @@ "text": "1% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Okavango river mouth (shared with Angola [s], and Namibia) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index dbf66c45..a1b8a821 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -977,23 +977,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "35,917" + "text": "32,386 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10,349,847" + "text": "11,140,891 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "83.25 (2019 est.)" + "text": "91.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Benin’s telecom market is restricted by poor fixed-line infrastructure; low use of fixed-line voice and Internet; mobile networks account for almost all Internet and voice traffic; progress on fiber infrastructure through World Bank and the government investment to extend broadband and develop Smart Government program; monopolized fixed-line Internet services access is limited; ICT development will provide telecom services to 80% of the country, mostly via mobile and DSL infrastructure; Benin Smart City construction has begun; improved international Internet connectivity supports growth of m-commerce and m-banking; submarine cable connectivity from African coast to Europe

(2021)" + "text": "Benin’s telecom market is restricted by poor fixed-line infrastructure; low use of fixed-line voice and Internet; mobile networks account for almost all Internet and voice traffic; progress on fiber infrastructure through World Bank and the government investment to extend broadband and develop Smart Government program; monopolized fixed-line Internet services access is limited; ICT development will provide telecom services to 80% of the country, mostly via mobile and DSL infrastructure; Benin Smart City construction has begun; improved international Internet connectivity supports growth of m-commerce and m-banking; submarine cable connectivity from African coast to Europe (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line teledensity only about 1 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly, exceeding 88 per 100 persons (2019)" @@ -1019,10 +1019,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "25,032" + "text": "29,981 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ "text": "

talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso near the town of Koualou; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved

" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations" + "text": "

a significant transit and departure country for cocaine shipments in Africa destined for Europe

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 6f109300..9c9cbb7a 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -467,6 +475,14 @@ "text": "1,872,016 tons (2002 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 15a17411..149bf255 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Nubian Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -471,6 +476,11 @@ "text": "1,358,851 tons (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 0e8a3c8a..77f718a8 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Congo Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -469,6 +472,9 @@ "text": "26.2% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 3b5baf16..3182889d 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Congo Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Uganda) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Zambia) - 4,350 sq km; Lac Mai-Ndombe - 2,300 sq km; Lake Kivu (shared with Rwanda) - 2,220 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Uganda) - 2,150 sq km; Lac Tumba - 500 sq km; Lac Upemba - 530 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km; Congo (shared with Angola, and Republic of Congo) - 4,700 km; Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -479,6 +487,14 @@ "text": "4.9% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Uganda) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Zambia) - 4,350 sq km; Lac Mai-Ndombe - 2,300 sq km; Lake Kivu (shared with Rwanda) - 2,220 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Uganda) - 2,150 sq km; Lac Tumba - 500 sq km; Lac Upemba - 530 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km; Congo (shared with Angola, and Republic of Congo) - 4,700 km; Ubangi (shared with Central African Republic and Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 6d3b9289..0a6ff770 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lake Chad Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Chad) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -486,6 +491,11 @@ "text": "0.4% (2009 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Chad) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index ac74c628..848178c7 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Congo Basin, Lake Chad Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Ubangi (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -456,6 +459,9 @@ "text": "1,105,983 tons (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Ubangi (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, @@ -1077,7 +1083,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Army (includes an air squadron, Escadrille Centrafricaine), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG); National Police (2021)" + "text": "Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Army (includes an air squadron, Escadrille Centrafricaine), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG); Ministry of Interior: National Police (2021)", + "note": "note - in 2019-2021, CAR created three Mixed Special Security units (Unités Spéciales Mixtes de Sécurité or USMS), regionally based battalion-sized units comprised of about 40% government and 60% rebel soldiers that are intended to provide security along transportation corridors and at mining sites; the units are intended to be transitional in nature with a scheduled deployment time of two years" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { @@ -1097,7 +1104,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active troops, including an air component of 100-200 and up to 2,000 Gendarmerie (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active troops, including an air component of 100-200 and up to 2,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 2,000 Mixed Special Security Units (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the FACA is lightly and poorly armed with mostly outdated weapons; since 2010, it has received small amounts of second-hand equipment from China, Russia, and Ukraine (2020)", @@ -1107,7 +1114,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FACA is currently assessed as unable to provide adequate internal security for the country; the military was dissolved following the 2013 rebel seizure of the government and has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since; France, Russia, the UN, and the European Union are providing various levels of security assistance 

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its peacekeeping mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s fragile transitional government; in November 2019, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission another year; as of August 2021, MINUSCA had about 15,000 total personnel

the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has operated in the country since 2016; the EUTM-RCA contributes to the restructuring of the country's military and defense sector through advice, training, and educational programs; as of mid-2021, it had trained 4 territorial infantry battalions (Bataillon d’Infanterie Territorial) and 1 amphibious infantry battalion" + "text": "the FACA is currently assessed as unable to provide adequate internal security for the country; the 2013 coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; reportedly only 10% of the FACA returned after the coup, and it has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since; the European Union, France, Russia, the UN, and the US are providing various levels of security assistance 

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its peacekeeping mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s fragile transitional government; in November 2019, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission another year; as of August 2021, MINUSCA had about 15,000 total personnel

the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has operated in the country since 2016; the EUTM-RCA contributes to the restructuring of the country's military and defense sector through advice, training, and educational programs; as of mid-2021, it had trained 4 territorial infantry battalions (Bataillon d’Infanterie Territorial) and 1 amphibious infantry battalion" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 9fddd809..aea2f72c 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Abhe Bad/Abhe Bid Hayk (shared with Ethiopia) - 780 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, with a population over 600,000; no other city in the country has a total population over 50,000 as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -435,6 +440,11 @@ "text": "114,997 tons (2002 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Abhe Bad/Abhe Bid Hayk (shared with Ethiopia) - 780 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "16 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 490aa424..36424219 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Nubian Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Manzala - 1,360 sq km
note - largest of Nile Delta lakes" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile river mouth (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -464,6 +472,14 @@ "text": "12.5% (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Manzala - 1,360 sq km
note - largest of Nile Delta lakes" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile river mouth (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 2cbe5c90..26168055 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE) have approximately 1,400 active duty troops; approximately 400 Guardia Civil (2021)" + "text": "approximately 1,400 active duty troops; approximately 400 Guardia Civil (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and second-hand weapons systems; in recent years,it has sought to modernize its naval inventory; Ukraine is the leading provider of equipment since 2010, followed by Israel (2020)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 13005568..c1615f6c 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "210 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Sudan, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "density is highest in the center of the country in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -422,6 +425,9 @@ "text": "726,957 tons (2011 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Sudan, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania) - 6,650 km;" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "31 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index b45d7858..f25082be 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Ogaden-Juba Basin, Sudd Basin (Umm Ruwaba Aquifer)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tana - 3,600 sq km; Abaya Hayk - 1,160 sq km; Ch'amo Hayk - 550 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Kenya) - 6,400 sq km; Abhe Bid Hayk/Abhe Bad (shared with Djibouti) - 780 sq km; " + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Blue Nile (shared with Sudan) - 1,600 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -476,6 +487,17 @@ "text": "6,532,787 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tana - 3,600 sq km; Abaya Hayk - 1,160 sq km; Ch'amo Hayk - 550 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Kenya) - 6,400 sq km; Abhe Bid Hayk/Abhe Bad (shared with Djibouti) - 780 sq km; " + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Blue Nile (shared with Sudan) - 1,600 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, @@ -1178,7 +1200,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "each of the nine states has a regional and/or a \"special\" paramilitary security forces that report to regional civilian authorities; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP), and the Ethiopian military; the EFP reports to the Ministry of Peace, which was created in October of 2018

in November 2021, long-simmering tensions between the Ethiopian Government and the state of Tigray’s ruling party (Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF) led to armed clashes between ENDF and Tigrayan paramilitary forces; the Ethiopian Government sent large elements of the ENDF into Tigray to remove the TPLF and invited militia and paramilitary forces from the states of Afar and Amara, as well as the military forces of Eritrea, to assist; fighting continued through 2021 with heavy civilian and military casualties and widespread human rights abuses reported

the military forces of the Tigray regional government are known as the Tigray Defense Force (TDF); the TDF is comprised of state paramilitary forces, local militia, and troops that defected from the ENDF; it reportedly had up to 250,000 fighters at the start of the conflict

as of 2021, the Ethiopian military consisted of approximately 22 Army divisions (approximately 14 light infantry, 6 mechanized, and 1 commando/special operations), while the Air Force had 2 fighter/ground attack and 2 mixed attack/transport helicopter squadrons


 

" + "text": "each of the nine states has a regional and/or a \"special\" paramilitary security forces that report to regional civilian authorities; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP), and the Ethiopian military; the EFP reports to the Ministry of Peace, which was created in October of 2018

in November 2021, long-simmering tensions between the Ethiopian Government and the state of Tigray’s ruling party (Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF) led to armed clashes between ENDF and Tigrayan paramilitary forces; the Ethiopian Government sent large elements of the ENDF into Tigray to remove the TPLF and invited militia and paramilitary forces from the states of Afar and Amara, as well as the military forces of Eritrea, to assist; fighting continued through 2021 with heavy civilian and military casualties and widespread human rights abuses reported

the military forces of the Tigray regional government are known as the Tigray Defense Force (TDF); the TDF is comprised of state paramilitary forces, local militia, and troops that defected from the ENDF; it reportedly had up to 250,000 fighters at the start of the conflict; in August 2021, the TPLF struck an alliance with with the the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA); the OLA is a splinter rebel group of the Oromo Liberation Front, a formerly banned opposition group that returned from exile in 2018 

as of 2021, the Ethiopian military consisted of approximately 22 Army divisions (approximately 14 light infantry, 6 mechanized, and 1 commando/special operations), while the Air Force had 2 fighter/ground attack and 2 mixed attack/transport helicopter squadrons


 

" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 2bac55ec..bd53757c 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Gambia (shared with Senegal and Guinea) - 1,094 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "settlements are found scattered along the Gambia River; the largest communities, including the capital of Banjul, and the country's largest city, Serekunda, are found at the mouth of the Gambia River along the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -474,6 +477,9 @@ "text": "193,441 tons (2002 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Gambia (shared with Senegal and Guinea) - 1,094 km" + }, "Major aquifers": { "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" }, diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index afdca9ad..790b3dab 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Volta (shared with Burkina Faso) - 1,600 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations being on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -474,6 +477,9 @@ "text": "3,538,275 tons (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Volta (shared with Burkina Faso) - 1,600 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 691429b7..49b47fab 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Mali, Niger, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km; Gambia (shared with Senegal and The Gambia) - 1,094 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -480,6 +483,9 @@ "text": "5% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Mali, Niger, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km; Gambia (shared with Senegal and The Gambia) - 1,094 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)" }, @@ -1117,7 +1123,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), Gendarmerie (2020)" + "text": "National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), Gendarmerie (2021)", + "note": "note - the National Gendarmerie is overseen by the Ministry of Defense, while the National Police is under the Ministry of Security; the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security, but only the Gendarmerie can arrest police or military officials" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 923864d1..440b22e8 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagune Aby - 780 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -479,6 +484,11 @@ "text": "3% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagune Aby - 780 sq km" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 191e8e28..87822657 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Ogaden-Juba Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Uganda) - 62,940 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Ethiopia) - 6,400 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -483,6 +491,14 @@ "text": "8% (2009 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Uganda) - 62,940 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Ethiopia) - 6,400 sq km" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 97bbb95c..169526e1 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orange (shared with South Africa and Namibia) - 2,092 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -440,6 +443,9 @@ "text": "73,457 tons (2006 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orange (shared with South Africa and Namibia) - 2,092 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 580dbef4..5652e38b 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Tanzania) - 22,490" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chilwa - 1,040 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia) - 2,740 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is highest south of Lake Nyasa as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -462,6 +473,17 @@ "text": "1,297,844 tons (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Tanzania) - 22,490" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chilwa - 1,040 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia) - 2,740 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index b91a51e8..5ff4511e 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lullemeden-Irhazer Basin, Taodeni-Tanezrouft Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lac Faguibine - 590 sq km
note - the Niger River is the only source of water for the lake; in recent years the lake is dry" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Niger, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km; Senegal (shared with Senegal and Mauritania) - 1,641 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -470,6 +478,14 @@ "text": "1,937,354 tons (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lac Faguibine - 590 sq km
note - the Niger River is the only source of water for the lake; in recent years the lake is dry" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Niger, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km; Senegal (shared with Senegal and Mauritania) - 1,641 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index a6787bd0..c9dbec29 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,850 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Draa - 1,100 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -485,6 +488,9 @@ }, "note": "note:  data does not include former Western Sahara" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Draa - 1,100 km" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.063 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -603,10 +609,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
House of Councilors or Majlis al-Mustacharine (120 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college of local councils, professional organizations, and labor unions; members serve 6-year terms)
House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwab (395 seats; 305 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 90 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - in the national constituency, 60 seats are reserved for women and 30 reserved for those under age 40" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Councillors - last held on 2 October 2015 (next to be held in fall 2021)
House of Representatives - last held on 8 September 2021 (next to be held in 2027 )" + "text": "House of Councillors - last held on 5 October 2021 (next to be held by 31 October 2027)
House of Representatives - last held on 8 September 2021 (next to be held by 30 September 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition as of September 2021) men 106, women 14, percent of women 11.7%
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - RNI 102, PAM 87, PI 81, USFP 34, MP 28, PPS 22, UC 18, PJD 13, MDS 5, other 5; composition - men 305, women 90, percent of women 22.8%; note - overall percent of women in Parliament 20.2%" + "text": "
House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RNI 27, PAM 19, PI 17, MP 12, USFP 8, UGIM 6, CDT 3, PJD 3, UC 2, UMT 2, Amal 1, FDT 1, MDS 1, PRD 1, independent 1; composition as of October 2021) men 106, women 14, percent of women 11.7%
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - RNI 102, PAM 87, PI 81, USFP 34, MP 28, PPS 22, UC 18, PJD 13, MDS 5, other 5; composition (as of October 2021)- men 305, women 90, percent of women 22.8%; note - overall percent of women in Parliament 20.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -621,7 +627,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI]
Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI]
An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA]
Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas al-OMARI]
Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE]
Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI]
Democratic Oath Party or SD
Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU]
Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI]
Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN]
Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES]
Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Nizar BARAKA]
Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ]
Labor Party or PT
Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE]
Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI]
National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH]
Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF]
Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN]
Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Saad Eddine al-OTHMANI]
Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI]
Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER]
Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH]
Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI]
Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI]
Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR]
Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI]
Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH]
Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA]
Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR]
Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]
Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" + "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI]
Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI]
An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA]
Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas al-OMARI]
Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE]
Democratic Confederation of Labor or CDT [Noubir El AMAOUI] (national trade union center)
Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI]
Democratic Oath Party or SD
Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU]
Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI]
Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN]
Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES]
Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Nizar BARAKA]
Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ]
Labor Party or PT
Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE]
Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI]
National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH]
Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF]
Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN]
Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Saad Eddine al-OTHMANI]
Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI]
Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER]
Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH]
Reform and Development Party or PRD
Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI]
Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI]
Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR]
Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI]
Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH]
Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA]
Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR]
Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]
Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index adf60f06..3ea611f5 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin, Taodeni-Tanzerouft Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Senegal (shared with Senegal and Mali) - 1,641 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -478,6 +481,9 @@ "text": "8% (2009 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Senegal (shared with Senegal and Mali) - 1,641 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index a09732c5..150841c3 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Malawi and Tanzania) - 22,490" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi river mouth (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 2,740 km; Limpopo river mouth (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 1,800 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "three large populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -472,6 +480,14 @@ "text": "1% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Malawi and Tanzania) - 22,490" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi river mouth (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 2,740 km; Limpopo river mouth (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 1,800 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index b8a3513e..ea0a14bf 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Lullemeden-Irhazer Basin, Murzuk-Djado Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Mali, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km;  " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -475,6 +483,14 @@ "text": "4% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Mali, and Nigeria) - 4,200 km;  " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, @@ -583,10 +599,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet 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 December 2020 with a runoff scheduled for 21 February 2021; prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly" + "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 December 2020 with a runoff held on 21 February 2021, which BAZOUM won; prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote in 2020 first round - Mohamed BAZOUM (PNDS-Tarrayya) 39.33%, Mahamane OUSMANE (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 8.95%, Albade ABOUDA (MPR-Jamhuriya) 7.07%

2016 results: ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" + "text": "percent of vote in 2020 first round - Mohamed BAZOUM (PNDS-Tarrayya) 39.33%, Mahamane OUSMANE (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 8.95%, Albade ABOUDA (MPR-Jamhuriya) 7.07%; percent of vote in 2021 second round - Mohamed BAZOUM (PNDS-Tarrayya) 55.67%, Mahamane OUSMANE (RDR Tchanji) 44.33%

2016 results: ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 03199a75..fb3564df 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Lullemeden-Irhazer Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Mali, and Niger) - 4,200 km;  " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "largest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -484,6 +492,14 @@ "text": "27,614,830 tons (2009 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea, Mali, and Niger) - 4,200 km;  " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index bea014de..e2774536 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "clusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -434,6 +437,9 @@ "text": "2,680,681 tons (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, @@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ "text": "National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next election scheduled for 2015 postponed to 2018 and again to 2021)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next election scheduled for 2015 but postponed to 2018, then 2021, and again to 2023)" }, "election results": { "text": "Salva KIIR Mayardit elected president; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit (SPLM) 93%, Lam AKOL (SPLM-DC) 7%" @@ -1006,7 +1012,7 @@ "text": "the SSPDF inventory is primarily of Soviet origin; from 2010 to 2015, Russia and the United Arab Emirates were the leading suppliers of arms and equipment; South Sudan has been under a UN arms embargo since 2018 (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed agreements in March 2012 and August 2015 that included the demobilization of all child soldiers within the armed forces and opposition, but the recruitment of child soldiers by the warring parties continues; as of July 2019, UNICEF estimated that more than 19,000 child soldiers had been used in the country's civil war since it began in December 2013 (2019)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

under the September 2018 peace agreement, all armed groups in South Sudan were to assemble at designated sites where fighters could be either disarmed and demobilized, or integrated into unified military and police forces; the unified forces were then to be retrained and deployed prior to the formation of a national unity government; all fighters were ordered to these sites in July 2019; some progress toward merging the various armed forces into a national army has been made; for example, in May 2020, South Sudan announced that it was graduating some unified forces at various training centers across the country, and in June the SSPDF incorporated some senior officers from the main opposition force, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement Army - in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) into its rank structure; nevertheless, overall progress has been slow, and as of early 2021 armed clashes continued to occur between government forces and armed militant groups in several states

the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had about 18,300 personnel, including about 14,000 troops, deployed in the country as of August 2021

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of July 2021, UNISFA had some 3,800 personnel deployed" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index c164f2dd..3056ff7b 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; Guard Nacional (a gendarmerie force under the Ministry of Internal Administration) (2021)" + "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Internal Administration: Guard Nacional (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2021)", + "note": "note - the Public Order Police is responsible for maintaining law and order, while the Judicial Police, under the Ministry of Justice, has primary responsibility for investigating drug trafficking, terrorism, and other transnational crimes" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 5c5714f1..48ce8540 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Kivu (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,220 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile river source (shared with Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -452,6 +460,14 @@ "text": "4,384,969 tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Kivu (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,220 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile river source (shared with Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index cea18fdc..e2e9797b 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Karoo Basin, Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orange (shared with Lesotho [s], and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km; Limpopo river source (shared with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Vaal [s] - 1,210 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densly populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -464,6 +467,9 @@ "text": "28% (2011 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orange (shared with Lesotho [s], and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km; Limpopo river source (shared with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Vaal [s] - 1,210 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" }, @@ -1175,7 +1181,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police) (2021)" + "text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 72,000 personnel (38,000 Army; 6,500 Navy; 9,500 Air Force; 7,500 Military Health Service; 10,500 other, including administrative, logistics, military police) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly-produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of European, Israeli, and US-origin weapons systems; since 2010, Sweden is the largest supplier of weapons to the SANDF (2020)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 8ac824c2..3fdfc573 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Senegal (shared with Mauritania and Mali) - 1,641 km; Gambia (shared with Guinea and The Gambia) - 1,094 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -480,6 +483,9 @@ "text": "2,454,059 tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Senegal (shared with Mauritania and Mali) - 1,641 km; Gambia (shared with Guinea and The Gambia) - 1,094 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Senegal (456,397 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index a2ec0ab0..9132419c 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by the House of the People" }, "elections/appointments": { - "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 8 February 2017 (next election delayed until 10 October 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of the People" + "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 8 February 2017; prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of the People; note - elections were scheduled for 10 October 2021 but did not take place; clan elders are scheduled to pick members of a lower house of parliament in November 2021; the parliament will then select a new president at an undetermined future date" }, "election results": { "text": "Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" elected president in second round; Federal Parliament second round vote - Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 184, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 97, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 46" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 7dba44a9..ea285359 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Nubian Aquifer System, Sudd Basin (Umm Ruwaba Aquifer)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km; Blue Nile (shared with Ethiopia [s]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur as shown on this population distribution map" }, @@ -476,6 +479,9 @@ "text": "2,831,291 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km; Blue Nile (shared with Ethiopia [s]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" }, @@ -578,16 +584,16 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by  General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in May 2021 until elections can be held; General BURHAN serves as both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in 2022 when elections are to be held; General BURHAN serves as both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by  General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in May 2021 until elections can be held (Abd-al-Rahman)" + "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in 2022 when elections are to be held (Abd-al-Rahman)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister (2019)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2022 at the end of the transitional period); prime minister typically appointed by the president; note - the position of prime minister was reinstated in December 2016 as a result of the 2015-16 national dialogue process, and President al-BASHIR appointed BAKRI Hassan Salih to the position on 2 March 2017; on 21 August 2019, the Forces for Freedom and Change, the civilian opposition alliance, named Abdallah HANDOUK as prime minister of Sudan for the transitional period" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2022 at the end of the transitional period); prime minister typically appointed by the president; note - the position of prime minister was reinstated in December 2016 as a result of the 2015-16 national dialogue process, and President al-BASHIR appointed BAKRI Hassan Salih to the position on 2 March 2017; on 21 August 2019, the Forces for Freedom and Change, the civilian opposition alliance, named Abdallah HANDOUK as prime minister of Sudan for the transitional period; on 25 October 2021, in an apparent military coup, General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman arrested HANDOUK and dissolved the Sovereignty Council" }, "election results": { "text": "Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (NCP) 94.1%, other (15 candidates) 5.9%" @@ -1133,8 +1139,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF, paramilitary); Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces) (2021)", - "note": "the RSF is an autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALLO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council), from the remnants of the Janjaweed militia that participated in suppressing the Darfur rebellion; it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; the RSF has been accused of committing rights abuses against civilians; it is also reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in late 2019, Sovereignty Council Chairman and SAF Commander-in-Chief General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN said the RSF would be fully integrated into the SAF, but did not give a timeline" + "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF); Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces); Border Guards (Ministry of Defense)

Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, and the combat-trained Central Reserve Police (2021)", + "note": "note - the RSF is a semi-autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALLO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council), from the remnants of the Janjaweed militia that participated in suppressing the Darfur rebellion; it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; the RSF has been accused of committing rights abuses against civilians; it is also reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in late 2019, Sovereignty Council Chairman and SAF Commander-in-Chief General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN said the RSF would be fully integrated into the SAF, but did not give a timeline" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { @@ -1160,13 +1166,13 @@ "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, Ukrainian, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the leading arms providers to the SAF are Belarus, China, Russia, and Ukraine; Sudan has a domestic arms industry that manufactures ammunition, small arms, and armored vehicles, largely based on older Chinese and Russian systems (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "est. 1,000-3,000 Libya; est. 1,000-2,000 Yemen (2020)" + "text": "Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, reportedly providing as many as 40,000 troops during the peak of the war in 2016-17, mostly from the Rapid Support Forces; by 2020-21, Sudan had reduced the size of the force to about a brigade (1-2,000) (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

in October 2020, after almost a year of negotiations, Sudan’s transitional government and a broad alliance of armed rebel groups known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) signed a peace agreement; the SRF rebels had operated in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile provinces; under the agreement, SRF fighters are to be slowly incorporated into joint units with government security forces over a period of 39 months; however, two rebel groups – the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls territory in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces, are not part of the agreement; in March 2021, the Sudanese Government and the SPLM-N agreed to re-start peace talks

the Sudanese military and security forces reportedly control over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 3,800 personnel deployed as of August 2021

in addition, the United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region since 2007 until its mission was completed in mid-2021; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; in July 2021, UNAMID entered a year-long liquidation phase in which it will maintain a guard unit consisting of about 360 police to protect UN personnel, facilities, and assets inside the El Fasher Logistics Base; Sudanese joint security forces will continue to be deployed outside the base and assist the remaining UN contingent with securing its perimeter; note - the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a joint security force comprised of 12,000 members tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations" + "text": "

in October 2020, after almost a year of negotiations, Sudan’s transitional government and a broad alliance of armed rebel groups known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) signed a peace agreement; the SRF rebels had operated in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile provinces; under the agreement, SRF fighters are to be slowly incorporated into joint units with government security forces over a period of 39 months; however, two rebel groups – the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls territory in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces, are not part of the agreement; in March 2021, the Sudanese Government and the SPLM-N agreed to re-start peace talks

prior to the October 2021 overthrow of the Sovereignty Council, the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the Sudanese military and security forces have a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 3,800 personnel deployed as of August 2021

in addition, the United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region since 2007 until its mission was completed in mid-2021; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; in July 2021, UNAMID entered a year-long liquidation phase in which it will maintain a guard unit consisting of about 360 police to protect UN personnel, facilities, and assets inside the El Fasher Logistics Base; Sudanese joint security forces will continue to be deployed outside the base and assist the remaining UN contingent with securing its perimeter; note - the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a joint security force comprised of 12,000 members tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations (2021)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index a6a5f231..c50a4599 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ "text": "the FAT's small inventory is a mix of older equipment from a variety of countries, including Brazil, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US; since 2010, France is the leading supplier of military hardware to Togo (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "925 Mali (MINUSMA) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "925 Mali (MINUSMA) (Sep 2021)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea remain a very high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2020, there were 98 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea region; although a 24% decrease from the total number of incidents in 2019, it included all three hijackings and 9 of 11 ships fired upon worldwide; while boarding and attempted boarding to steal valuables from ships and crews are the most common types of incidents, almost a third of all incidents involve a hijacking and/or kidnapping; in 2020, a record 130 crew members were kidnapped in 22 separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, representing 95% of kidnappings worldwide; approximately 51% of all incidents of piracy and armed robbery are taking place off Nigeria, which is a decrease from the 71% in 2019 and an indication pirates are traveling further to target vessels; Nigerian pirates are well armed and very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore; the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2021-002 - Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 9 January 2021, which states in part, \"Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom continue to serve as significant threats to US-flagged vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea.”" diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index e0ec4202..0bdda4b5 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -548,13 +548,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "
note: on 25 July 2021, President SAIED suspended the Assembly for 30 days
unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People or Majlis Nuwwab ash-Sha'b (Assemblee des representants du peuple) (217 seats; 199 members directly elected in Tunisian multi-seat constituencies and 18 members in multi-seat constituencies abroad by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "note: on 25 July 2021, President SAIED suspended the Assembly for 30 days
unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People or Majlis Nuwwab ash-Sha'b (Assemblee des representants du peuple) (217 seats; 199 members directly elected in Tunisian multi-seat constituencies and 18 members in multi-seat constituencies abroad by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "initial election held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Ennahdha 19.6%, Heart of Tunisia 14.6%, Free Destourian Party 6.6%, Democratic Current 6.4%, Dignity Coalition 5.9%, People's Movement 4.5%, TahyaTounes 4.1%, other 35.4%, independent 2.9%;seats by party -  Ennahdha 52, Heart of Tunisia 38, Free Destourian Party 17, Democratic Current 22, Dignity Coalition 21, People's Movement 16, Tahya Tounes 14, other 25, independent 12; composition - men 139, women 78, percent of women 35.9%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Ennahdha 19.6%, Heart of Tunisia 14.6%, Free Destourian Party 6.6%, Democratic Current 6.4%, Dignity Coalition 5.9%, People's Movement 4.5%, TahyaTounes 4.1%, other 35.4%, independent 2.9%; seats by party -  Ennahdha 52, Heart of Tunisia 38, Free Destourian Party 17, Democratic Current 22, Dignity Coalition 21, People's Movement 16, Tahya Tounes 14, other 25, independent 12; composition (as of October 2021) - men 160, women 57, percent of women 26.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index eb3777c7..043c8609 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Uganda and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Malawi) - 22,490" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Rukwa - 5,760 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -473,6 +484,17 @@ "text": "9,276,995 tons (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Uganda and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Malawi) - 22,490" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Rukwa - 5,760 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, @@ -580,7 +602,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held 28 October 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 October, 2020 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "John MAGUFULI elected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 58.5%, Edward LOWASSA (CHADEMA) 40%, other 1.5%" @@ -1155,13 +1177,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF) have an estimated 26,000 active personnel (22,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2020)" + "text": "estimated 26,000 active personnel (22,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the TPDF inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and Chinese equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to the TPDF (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "450 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 775 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 330 Sudan (UNAMID) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "450 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 830 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Sep 2021)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "

the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships

" @@ -1170,7 +1192,7 @@ "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-year commitment (2-year contracts afterwards); selective conscription for 2 years of public service (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of late 2020, the TPDF had deployed additional troops to its border with Mozambique to prevent a spillover of the growing violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado" + "text": "as of 2020-2021, the TPDF had deployed additional troops to its border with Mozambique to prevent a spillover of the growing violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 3ba8fc5b..5db34b88 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Kyoga - 4,430 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,150 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -464,6 +472,14 @@ "text": "6% (2017 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Kyoga - 4,430 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,150 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, @@ -1145,7 +1161,7 @@ "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mostly older Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a limited mix of more modern Russian- and Western-origin arms; since 2010, the leading suppliers of arms to the UPDF are Russia and Ukraine (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "6,200 Somalia (AMISOM); 620 Somalia (UNSOM); 250 Equatorial Guinea (Jan 2021)" + "text": "6,200 Somalia (AMISOM); 620 Somalia (UNSOM); 250 Equatorial Guinea (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military duty (must be single, no children); 9-year service obligation (2019)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index aa276ec9..27387562 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Volta (shared with Ghana) - 1,600 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "

Most of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly one-third of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million as shown in this population distribution map

(2019)" }, @@ -341,13 +344,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "41.2%" + "text": "39.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "49.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "32.7% (2018)" + "text": "31% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -473,6 +476,9 @@ "text": "12% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Volta (shared with Ghana) - 1,600 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index de018ebd..39b1402b 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Orange river mouth (shared with Lesotho [s], and South Africa) - 2,092 km; Okavango (shared with Angola [s], and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -462,6 +465,9 @@ "text": "4.5% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Orange river mouth (shared with Lesotho [s], and South Africa) - 2,092 km; Okavango (shared with Angola [s], and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" }, diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 7bc426ea..7c8b1011 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Burundi) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 4,350 sq km; Lake Bangweulu - 4,000-15,000 sq km seasonal variation" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi river source (shared with Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -454,6 +462,14 @@ "text": "2,608,268 tons (2002 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Burundi) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 4,350 sq km; Lake Bangweulu - 4,000-15,000 sq km seasonal variation" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi river source (shared with Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" }, @@ -1144,13 +1160,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has approximately 16,500 active troops (15,000 Army; 1,500 Air) (2020)" + "text": "the Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has approximately 16,500 active troops (15,000 Army; 1,500 Air) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the ZDF's inventory is largely comprised of Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era armaments, with a small mix of Israeli, South African, and US equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to Zambia (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "920 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "925 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (Sep 2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 with parental consent); no conscription; 12-year enlistment period (7 years active, 5 in the Reserves) (2019)" diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 35fbc633..86326d64 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map" }, @@ -470,6 +473,9 @@ "text": "16% (2005 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index e767fd52..79f1b47e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ "note": "note: most people are bilingual" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Christian 98.3%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 98647344..9674f3f1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Great Artesian Basin, Canning Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Alexandrina - 570 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Eyre - 9,690 sq km; Lake Torrens (ephemeral) - 5,780 sq km; Lake Gairdner - 4,470 sq km; Lake Mackay (ephemeral) - 3,494 sq km; Lake Frome - 2,410 sq km; Lake Amadeus (ephemeral) - 1,032 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "River Murray - 2,508 km; Darling River - 1,545 km; Murrumbidgee River - 1,485 km; Lachlan River - 1,339 km; Cooper Creek - 1,113 km; Flinders River - 1,004 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or \"outback\", has a very sparse population" }, @@ -416,6 +427,17 @@ "text": "42.1% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Alexandrina - 570 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Eyre - 9,690 sq km; Lake Torrens (ephemeral) - 5,780 sq km; Lake Gairdner - 4,470 sq km; Lake Mackay (ephemeral) - 3,494 sq km; Lake Frome - 2,410 sq km; Lake Amadeus (ephemeral) - 1,032 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "River Murray - 2,508 km; Darling River - 1,545 km; Murrumbidgee River - 1,485 km; Lachlan River - 1,339 km; Cooper Creek - 1,113 km; Flinders River - 1,004 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Great Australian Bight) Murray-Darling (1,050,116 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Eyre (1,212,198 sq km)" }, @@ -938,23 +960,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.82 million" + "text": "6.2 million (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31.14 (2019 est.)" + "text": "24.31 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "27.88 million" + "text": "27.454 million (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111.01 (2019 est.)" + "text": "107.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent domestic and international service with comprehensive population coverage through LTE; domestic satellite system; rapid growth of mobile and fixed-wireless broadband services through multi-technology architecture; emphasis on new technologies; diminished fixed-line market due to mobile and mobile broadband; in fixed broadband, shift to fiber networks through infrastructure build out; mobile network operators continue to work towards the launch of 5G; predicted to be one of the top markets driving the growth of 5G and data markets in Asia; fiber backbone to connect with submarine cables; Oman-Australia cable to be completed by end of 2021; two of Australia's major imports are broadcast equipment and computers from China (2021)" + "text": "excellent domestic and international service with comprehensive population coverage through LTE; domestic satellite system; rapid growth of mobile and fixed-wireless broadband services through multi-technology architecture; emphasis on new technologies; diminished fixed-line market due to mobile and mobile broadband; in fixed broadband, shift to fiber networks through infrastructure build out; mobile network operators continue to work towards the launch of 5G; predicted to be one of the top markets driving the growth of 5G and data markets in Asia; fiber backbone to connect with submarine cables; Oman-Australia cable to be completed by end of 2021; two of Australia's major imports are broadcast equipment and computers from China (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "31 per 100 fixed-line, 111 per 100 mobile-cellular; more subscribers to mobile services than there are people; 90% of all mobile device sales are now smartphones, growth in mobile traffic brisk (2019)" @@ -980,10 +1002,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "8,752,830" + "text": "8,937,550 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34.85 (2019 est.)" + "text": "35.05 (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 065ee858..76c26de4 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1081,7 +1081,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Force Command, Maritime Command (2021)" + "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Force Command, Maritime Command; Fiji Police (2021)", + "note": "both the RFMF and the Fiji Police report to the the Ministry of Defense, National Security, and Policing" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index cbb82b3b..140fda6f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -445,13 +445,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblée de la Polynésie française (57 seats; elections held in 2 rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by a closed-list proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms)




French Polynesia indirectly elects 2 senators to the French Senate via an electoral college by absolute majority vote for 6-year terms with one-half the membership renewed every 3 years and directly elects 3 deputies to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for 5-year terms" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblée de la Polynésie française (57 seats; elections held in 2 rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by a closed-list proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms; French Polynesia indirectly elects 2 senators to the French Senate via an electoral college by absolute majority vote for 6-year terms with one-half the membership renewed every 3 years and directly elects 3 deputies to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for 5-year terms
French Polynesia indirectly elects 2 senators to the French Senate via an electoral college by absolute majority vote for 6-year terms with one-half the membership renewed every 3 years and directly elects 3 deputies to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for 5-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "

Assembly of French Polynesia - last held on 22 April 2018 and 6 May 2018 (next to be held in 2023)
French Senate - last held in September 2017 (next to be held in September 2020)
French National Assembly - last held in 2 rounds on 3 and 17 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)

" + "text": "Assembly of French Polynesia - last held on 22 April 2018 and 6 May 2018 (next to be held in 2023)
French Senate - last held on 28 September 2020 (next to be held on 30 September 2023)
French National Assembly - last held in 2 rounds on 3 and 17 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "

Assembly of French Polynesia - percent of vote by party - Tapura Huiraatira 45.1%, Popular Rally 29.3%, Tavini Huiraatira 25.6%; seats by party - Tapura Huiraatira 38, Popular Rally 11, Tavini Huiraatira 8; composition - men 27, women 30, percent of women 52.6%
French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; composition - men 246, women 102, percent of women 29.3%
French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Tapura Huiractura 2, Tavini Huiraatura 1; composition - men 353, women 224, percent of women 38.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20%

" + "text": "Assembly of French Polynesia - percent of vote by party - Tapura Huiraatira 45.1%, Popular Rally 29.3%, Tavini Huiraatira 25.6%; seats by party - Tapura Huiraatira 38, Popular Rally 11, Tavini Huiraatira 8; composition - men 27, women 30, percent of women 52.6%
French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; composition - NA
French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Tapura Huiractura 2, Tavini Huiraatura 1; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 7ba78409..f6970fe6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -435,15 +435,14 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislature of Guam or Liheslaturan Guahan (15 seats; members elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislature of Guam or Liheslaturan Guahan (15 seats; members elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)
Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as the delegate to the US House of Representatives; note - the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" + "text": "Guam Legislature - last held on 3 November 2020 (next to be held on 5 November 2022)
delegate to the US House of Representatives - last held on 3 November 2020 with runoff on 17 November (next to be held on 5 November 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 10, Republican Party 5; composition - men 5, women 10, percent of women 66.7%" - }, - "note": "note: Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020); election results - seat by party - Democratic Party 1; composition 1 man" + "text": "Guam Legislature - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 10, Republican Party 5; composition - men 5, women 10, percent of women 66.7%
Guam delegate to the US House of Representatives - Democratic Party 1 (man)" + } }, "Judicial branch": { "highest courts": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 6e7b6e2c..6bae9e5c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Territorial Congress or Congrès du Territoire (54 seats; members indirectly selected proportionally by the partisan makeup of the 3 Provincial Assemblies or Assemblés Provinciales; members of the 3 Provincial Assemblies directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - 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 indirectly elects 2 members to the French Senate by an electoral colleges for a 6-year term with one seat renewed every 3 years and directly elects 2 members to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Territorial Congress - last held on 12 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)
French Senate - election last held on 24 September 2017 (next to be held not later than 2019)

French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" + "text": "
Territorial Congress - last held on 12 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)
French Senate - election last held in September 2019 (next to be held not later than 2021)
French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "

Territorial Congress - percent of vote by party - N/A; seats by party -Future With Confidence 18, UNI 9, UC 9, CE 7, FLNKS 6, Oceanic Awakening 3, PT 1, LKS 1 (Anti-Independence 28, Pro-Independence 26); composition - men 30, women 24, percent of women 44.4%


French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2

French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CE 2" + "text": "

Territorial Congress - percent of vote by party - N/A; seats by party -Future With Confidence 18, UNI 9, UC 9, CE 7, FLNKS 6, Oceanic Awakening 3, PT 1, LKS 1 (Anti-Independence 28, Pro-Independence 26); composition - NA
representation in French Senate - NA
representation in French National Assembly - NA


French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2

French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CE 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 184cf6ef..fdfe1f6a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "7,210 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Taupo - 610 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" }, @@ -416,6 +421,11 @@ "text": "3.405 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Taupo - 610 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "810 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 607b492b..e2969c3c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -1030,10 +1030,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Tonga Defense Services: Joint Force headquarters, Territorial Forces, Land Force, Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2020)" + "text": "Tonga Defense Services: Joint Force headquarters, Territorial Forces, Land Force, Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2021)" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Tonga Defense Services have approximately 500 personnel (2020)" + "text": "the Tonga Defense Services have approximately 500 personnel (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Tonga military's inventory includes mostly light weapons and equipment from European (primarily the UK) countries and the US, as well as naval patrol vessels from Australia; Australia is the only supplier of military systems since 2010 (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 8e51c275..ee42a11c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index db3dbe2f..de75b31c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -419,12 +419,11 @@ "text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats - Wallis 13, Futuna 7; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)
Wallis and Futuna indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term, and directly elects 1 deputy to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote for a 5-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "Territorial Assembly - last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)
French Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2020)
French National Assembly - last held on 11 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)" + "text": "Territorial Assembly - last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)
French Senate - last held on 24 and 27 September 2020 (next to be held by September 2023)
French National Assembly - last held on 11 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Territorial Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 2 members are elected from the list Fia gaue fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei and 1 each from 18 other lists; composition - men 14, women 6, percent of women 30%
French Senate - LR 1
French National Assembly - independent 1" - }, - "note": " " + "text": "Territorial Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 2 members are elected from the list Fia gaue fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei and 1 each from 18 other lists; composition - men 14, women 6, percent of women 30%
representation in French Senate - LR 1 (man)
representation in French National Assembly - independent 1 (man)" + } }, "Judicial branch": { "highest courts": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 62f3d6db..4941a3b1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -812,18 +812,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "39,582" + "text": "35,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33.54 (2019 est.)" + "text": "33.54 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "159,471" + "text": "141,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135.13 (2019 est.)" + "text": "135.1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -851,6 +851,14 @@ "percent of population": { "text": "97.17% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "19,000 (2018)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "18.21 (2018 est.)" + } } }, "Transportation": { @@ -919,7 +927,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine" + "text": "

northbound transshipment point for cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela; Cocaine shipped to the United States, other Caribbean islands, Africa, and Europe

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index b37c6868..1347366d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -833,18 +833,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "24,403" + "text": "24,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "25.15 (2019 est.)" + "text": "25.15 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "187,095" + "text": "184,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "192.82 (2019 est.)" + "text": "192.8 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "9,261" + "text": "9,261 (2017 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "10 (2017 est.)" @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ "text": "

none

" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; more significant as an offshore financial center" + "text": "

a transit point for cocaine and marijuana destined for North America, Europe, and elsewhere in the Caribbean

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index 830f7c95..49647f1e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -661,15 +661,15 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,461" + "text": "6,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42.02 (2019 est.)" + "text": "42.02 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "32,332" + "text": "26,000 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "182.09 (2019 est.)" @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ "international": { "text": "country code - 1-264; landing points for the SSCS, ECFS, GCN and Southern Caribbean Fiber with submarine cable links to Caribbean islands and to the US; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (2019)" }, - "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments" + "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments but the contribution to the sector has been insufficient to offset steep falls in other areas of the market" }, "Broadcast media": { "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned" @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ "text": "

none

" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe" + "text": "

transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 1e837ece..183da0d4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -881,18 +881,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "128,043" + "text": "128,043 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42.67 (2019 est.)" + "text": "44.61 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "329,326" + "text": "329,326 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109.75 (2019 est.)" + "text": "114.7 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -923,10 +923,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "106,803" + "text": "106,803 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "35.59 (2019 est.)" + "text": "37.21 (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center" + "text": "

a transit point for cocaine and marijuana destined for North America, Europe, and elsewhere in the Caribbean

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 4899d79c..671f46fd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -855,18 +855,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "91,129" + "text": "91,129 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "26.29 (2019 est.)" + "text": "23.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "425,507" + "text": "425,507 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "122.76 (2019 est.)" + "text": "109.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -897,10 +897,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "82,295" + "text": "82,295 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23.74 (2019 est.)" + "text": "21.13 (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ "text": "

disagrees with the US on the alignment of the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary

" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and Europe; offshore financial center" + "text": "

a transit point for illegal drugs bound for the United States; illicit production of marijuana continues

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index bd6d26ee..cd853ee3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -919,23 +919,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "18,500" + "text": "18,500 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4.72 (2019 est.)" + "text": "4.74 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "254,919" + "text": "254,919 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "65.01 (2019 est.)" + "text": "65.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Belize’s fixed-line tele-density and mobile penetration is lower than average for the region, due to insufficient competition, underinvestment in services, and lax standards; mobile accounts for 90% of all phones; operator aims to provide cheaper prices and customer retention through investment in broadband to over 80% of premises and LTE infrastructure; operator launched safe cities project to fight crime; government distributed tablets to students to promote e-learning; submarine cable to Ambergris Caye enables FttP service in San Pedro; importer of broadcast equipment from the United States  (2021)" + "text": "Belize’s fixed-line tele-density and mobile penetration is lower than average for the region, due to insufficient competition, underinvestment in services, and lax standards; mobile accounts for 90% of all phones; operator aims to provide cheaper prices and customer retention through investment in broadband to over 80% of premises and LTE infrastructure; operator launched safe cities project to fight crime; government distributed tablets to students to promote e-learning; submarine cable to Ambergris Caye enables FttP service in San Pedro; importer of broadcast equipment from the United States (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "5 per 100 fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 65 per 100 persons; mobile sector accounting for over 90% of all phone subscriptions (2019)" @@ -961,10 +961,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "29,600" + "text": "29,600 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7.55 (2019 est.)" + "text": "7.58 (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; offshore sector money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and other crimes" + "text": "

Belize is a transit country for illegal drugs, mainly cocaine, originating from countries in South America; low domestic drug consumption problem outside of recreational cannabis

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index 53db675a..192f188d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -285,20 +285,6 @@ "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" }, - "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over has ever attended school" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "98.9%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "98.7%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "99% (2007)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "13.8%" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index a1770410..5879c0b2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,070 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Enriquillo - 500 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)" }, @@ -461,6 +466,11 @@ "text": "8.2% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Enriquillo - 500 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "855 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 21a6a3a8..d4d708a0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,375 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Izabal - 590 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas" }, @@ -453,6 +458,11 @@ "text": "2,756,741 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Izabal - 590 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "835 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 6263c855..f30bbbc7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -1059,7 +1059,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017 to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; it established an Army command in 2018; the small Coast Guard is not part of the military, but rather the Haitian National Police (2021)" + "text": "the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017 to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; it established an Army command in 2018; the small Coast Guard is not part of the military, but rather the Haitian National Police (2021)", + "note": "note - the National Police has a paramilitary, rapid-response unit known as the Motorized Intervention Unit or BIM\r\n

 

" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the FAdH has approximately 500 troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); approximately 16,000 National Police (2021)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 74862313..a3e77380 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "900 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" }, @@ -457,6 +462,11 @@ "text": "2,162,028 tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "315 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 12f3af24..3aef9e04 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,990 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Nicaragua - 8,150 sq km; Lago de Managua - 1,040 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters" }, @@ -442,6 +447,11 @@ "text": "1,528,816 tons (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Nicaragua - 8,150 sq km; Lago de Managua - 1,040 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "286 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index e2d55b88..719da8f4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "321 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Chiriqui - 900 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited" }, @@ -451,6 +456,11 @@ "text": "1,472,262 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Chiriqui - 900 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "759.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index f19c1b95..d8ba9dd4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms); Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate and one member (shared with Saint Barthelemy) to the French National Assembly" + "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms); Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate and 1member (shared with Saint Barthelemy) to the French National Assembly" }, "elections": { "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 18 and 25 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index fa3f1c56..6fe7a989 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ "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); Saint Barthelemy indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term and directly elects 1 deputy (shared with Saint Martin) to the French National Assembly" }, "elections": { - "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in September 2022) French Senate - election last held 24 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2020) French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" + "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in September 2022)
French Senate - election last held 24 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2020)
French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Territorial Council - percent of vote by party - SBA 53.7%, United for Saint Barth 20.6%, Saint Barth Essential 18.1%, All for Saint Barth 7.7%; seats by party - SBA 14, United for Saint Barth 2, Saint Barth Essential 2, All for Saint Barth 1; composition - men 9, women 10, percent of women 52.6%; French Senate - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1 French National Assembly - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" + "text": "Territorial Council - percent of vote by party - SBA 53.7%, United for Saint Barth 20.6%, Saint Barth Essential 18.1%, All for Saint Barth 7.7%; seats by party - SBA 14, United for Saint Barth 2, Saint Barth Essential 2, All for Saint Barth 1; composition - men 9, women 10, percent of women 52.6%
French Senate - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1
French National Assembly - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 1195dac6..ed51b420 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ozero Issyk-Kul 6,240 sq km
note - second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea; second highest mountain lake after Lake Titicaca; it is an endorheic mountain basin; although surrounded by snow capped mountains it never freezes" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains" }, @@ -422,6 +430,14 @@ "text": "1,113,300 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ozero Issyk-Kul 6,240 sq km
note - second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea; second highest mountain lake after Lake Titicaca; it is an endorheic mountain basin; although surrounded by snow capped mountains it never freezes" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, @@ -538,10 +554,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats; parties directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote; members selected from party lists; winning parties limited to no more than 65 seats; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats; parties directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote; winning parties limited to no more than 65 seats; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 October 2020 (next to be held NA); note - the results of the 2020 election were annulled on 6 October 2020 following mass protests" + "text": "last held on 4 October 2020 (next to be held on 28 November 2021); note - the results of the 2020 election were annulled on 6 October 2020 following mass protests" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 01d0f3ac..d37d5540 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km), Lake Balkash (510,015 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ozero Balkhash - 22,000 sq km; Ozero Zaysan - 1,800 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Russia) - 374,000 sq km; Aral Sea (north) - 3,300 sq km; Ozero Alakol - 2,650 sq km; Ozero Teniz 1,590 sq km; Ozero Seletytenzi - 780 sq km; Ozero Sasykkol - 740 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country" }, @@ -429,6 +440,17 @@ "text": "2.9% (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ozero Balkhash - 22,000 sq km; Ozero Zaysan - 1,800 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Russia) - 374,000 sq km; Aral Sea (north) - 3,300 sq km; Ozero Alakol - 2,650 sq km; Ozero Teniz 1,590 sq km; Ozero Seletytenzi - 780 sq km; Ozero Sasykkol - 740 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km), Lake Balkash (510,015 sq km)" }, @@ -548,13 +570,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (49 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by 2-round majority vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by decree of the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
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 351-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (49 seats statutory, 48 as of October 2021); 34 members indirectly elected by 2-round majority vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by decree of the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
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 351-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last held on 12 August 2020 (next to be held in 2026)
Mazhilis - last held on 10 January 2021 (next to be held in 2026)" + "text": "
Senate - last held on 12 August 2020 (next to be held in August 2023)
Mazhilis - last held on 10 January 2021 (next to be held in 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": " 
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 42, women 5, percent of women 10.6%
Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 71.1%, Ak Zhol 11%, People's Party 9.1%, other 8.8%; seats by party - Nur Otan 76, Ak Zhol 12, People's Party 10; composition - men 78, women 29, percent of women 27%" + "text": " 
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition (as of October 2021) - men 39, women 9, percent of women 13.1%
Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 71.1%, Ak Zhol 11%, People's Party 9.1%, other 8.8%; seats by party - Nur Otan 76, Ak Zhol 12, People's Party 10; composition (as of October 2021) - men 78, women 29, percent of women 27%; note - total Parliament percent of women 24.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 9881b958..7c816e05 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Angara-Lena Basin, Pechora Basin, North Caucasus Basin, East European Aquifer System, West Siberian Basin, Tunguss Basin, Yakut Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Kurshskiy Zaliv/Kursiu Marios (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km
note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Yenisey - 5,539 km; Ob' - 5,410 km;  Amur (shared with China and Mongolia) - 4,444 km; Lena - 4,400 km; Volga - 3,645 km; Kolyma - 2,513 km; Ural (shared with Kazakhstan) - 2,428 km; Dnieper (shared with Ukraine and Belarus) - 2,287 km; Don (shared with Ukraine) - 1,870 km; Pechora - 1,809 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" }, @@ -469,6 +480,17 @@ "text": "4.5% (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Kurshskiy Zaliv/Kursiu Marios (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km
note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Yenisey - 5,539 km; Ob' - 5,410 km;  Amur (shared with China and Mongolia) - 4,444 km; Lena - 4,400 km; Volga - 3,645 km; Kolyma - 2,513 km; Ural (shared with Kazakhstan) - 2,428 km; Dnieper (shared with Ukraine and Belarus) - 2,287 km; Don (shared with Ukraine) - 1,870 km; Pechora - 1,809 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Arctic Ocean drainage: Kolyma (679,934 sq km), Lena (2,306,743 sq km), Ob (2,972,493 sq km), Pechora (289,532 sq km), Yenisei (2,554,388 sq km)
Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Amur (1,929,955 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Caspian Sea basin) Volga (1,410,951 sq km)" }, @@ -589,7 +611,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (2020 constitutional amendments allow a second consecutive term); election last held on 18 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2024); note - for the 2024 presidential election, previous presidential terms are discounted; there is no vice president; premier appointed by the president with the approval of the Duma" }, "election results": { - "text": "Vladimir PUTIN reelected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (independent) 77.5%, Pavel GRUDININ (CPRF) 11.9%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 5.7%, other 5.8%; Mikhail MISHUSTIN (independent) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 383 to 0" + "text": "
2018: Vladimir PUTIN reelected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (independent) 77.5%, Pavel GRUDININ (CPRF) 11.9%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 5.7%, other 5.8%; Mikhail MISHUSTIN (independent) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 383 to 0

2012: Vladimir PUTIN elected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (United Russia) 63.6%, Gennadiy ZYUGANOV (CPRF) 17.2%, Mikhail PROKHOROV (CP) 8%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 6.2%, Sergey MIRONOV (A Just Russia) 3.9%, other 1.1%; Dmitriy MEDVEDEV (United Russia) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 299 to 144" }, "note": "note: there is also a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and coordinates policy among government agencies; a Security Council also reports directly to the president" }, @@ -598,10 +620,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of:
Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (170 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units (see note below) - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms)
State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats (see note below); as of February 2014, the electoral system reverted to a mixed electoral system for the 2016 election, in which one-half of the members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
State Duma - last held 17 - 19 September 2021 (next to be held in fall 2026)" + "text": "
State Duma - last held 17 - 19 September 2021 (next to be held in September 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Federation Council (members appointed); composition - men 145, women 25, percent of women 14.7%

State Duma - United Russia 50.9%, CPRF 19.3%, LDPR 7.7%, A Just Russia 7.6%, New People 5.3% other minor parties and Independents 9.2%; seats by party - United Russia 324, CPRF 57, LDPR 21, A Just Russia 27, New People 13; Rodina 1, CP 1, Party of Growth 1, independent 5

" + "text": "
Federation Council (members appointed); composition (as of October 2021) - men 141, women 29, percent of women 17.1%

State Duma - United Russia 50.9%, CPRF 19.3%, LDPR 7.7%, A Just Russia 7.6%, New People 5.3% other minor parties and Independents 9.2%; seats by party - United Russia 324, CPRF 57, LDPR 21, A Just Russia 27, New People 13; Rodina 1, CP 1, Party of Growth 1, independent 5; composition (as of October 2021) - men 377, women 73, percent of women 16.2%; note - total Federation Council percent of women 16.5%

" }, "note": "note 1: the State Duma now includes 3 representatives from the \"Republic of Crimea,\" while the Federation Council includes 2 each from the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol,\" both regions that Russia occupied and attempted to annex from Ukraine and that the US does not recognize as part of Russia" }, @@ -1209,7 +1231,7 @@ }, "Military deployments": { "text": "information varies; est. 3,000-5,000 Armenia; est. 1,500 Belarus; est. 7,000-10,000 Georgia; est. 100 Central African Republic; est. 500 Kyrgyzstan; est. 1,500-2,000 Moldova (Trannistria); est. 3,000-5,000 Syria; est. 5,000-7,000 Tajikistan; est. 25,000-30,000 Ukraine (including Crimea) (2020)", - "note": "note(s): since November 2020, Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a truce agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan; fighting erupted between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September of 2020

as of 2021, a Russian Government-backed private military company was assessed to have 1-2,000 personnel in Libya supporting Libyan National Army forces;" + "note": "note(s): since November 2020, Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a truce agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan; fighting erupted between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September of 2020

as of 2021, Russia was assessed to have 1-2,000 private military contractors in Libya and as many as 2,300 private military contractors in the Central African Republic " }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; one-year service obligation (Russia offers the option of serving on a two-year contract instead of completing a one-year conscription period); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces (2019)", diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 709cdac9..fc314c6e 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea Basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the country's population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as much as 90% of the people living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west" }, @@ -435,6 +438,9 @@ "text": "1,787,400 tons (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea Basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, @@ -1081,7 +1087,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces (airborne, mountain infantry troops), Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime); State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2020)" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces (airborne, mountain infantry troops), Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime); State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index c23a11a8..92c0890a 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" }, @@ -412,6 +420,14 @@ "text": "500,000 tons (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km)" }, diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 7bc4dc27..be1472a7 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Aral Sea (shared with Kazakhstan) - largely dried up" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated" }, @@ -409,6 +417,14 @@ "text": "4 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Aral Sea (shared with Kazakhstan) - largely dried up" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan) - 2,620 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" }, @@ -517,10 +533,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with most requiring approval of the Senate chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)" }, "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; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 4 December 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers 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; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 24 October 2021 (next to be held in 2026); prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Hotamjon KETMONOV (NDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURODOV (Milliy Tiklanish/National Revival) 2.4%, other 1.8%" + "text": "
2021: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 80.1%, Maqsuda VORISOVA (PDP) 6.6%, Alisher QODIROV (National Revival Democratic Party) 5.5%, Narzullo OBLOMURODOV (Ecological Party) 4.1%, Bahrom ABDUHALIMOV (Adolat) 3.4%

2016: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Hotamjon KETMONOV (PDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURODOV (National Revival Democratic Party) 2.4%, other 1.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -547,7 +563,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ecological Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Partivasi) [Boriy ALIKHANOV]
Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV]
Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Aktam HAITOV]
National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Sarvar OTAMURATOV]
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or PDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" + "text": "Ecological Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Partivasi) [Boriy ALIKHANOV]
Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV]
Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Aktam HAITOV]
National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Alisher QODIROV]
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or PDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index f039e34e..25d2e453 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km), Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Salween (shared with China and Thailand) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy (shared with China) - 2,809 km; Chindwin - 1,158 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated" }, @@ -353,13 +356,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "75.6%" + "text": "89.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "80%" + "text": "92.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "71.8% (2016)" + "text": "86.3% (2019)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -473,6 +476,9 @@ "text": "4,677,307 tons (2000 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Salween (shared with China and Thailand) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy (shared with China) - 2,809 km; Chindwin - 1,158 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km), Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, @@ -1143,7 +1149,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay); People’s Militia; Border Guard Forces; Ministry of Home Affairs: People's Police Force (2021)", - "note": "note: the Burmese military controls the People's Militia, Border Guard Forces, and the Ministry of Home Affairs" + "note": "note(s) - the Burmese military controls the People's Militia, Border Guard Forces, and the Ministry of Home Affairs

the National Unity Government anti-junta military forces are known as the People's Defense Force (formed May 2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 7f156066..f18827a5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Tonle Sap - 2,700-16,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, China, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers" }, @@ -459,6 +467,14 @@ "text": "1.089 million tons (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Tonle Sap - 2,700-16,000 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, China, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index a63739ba..01064d22 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "North China Aquifer System (Huang Huai Hai Plain), Song-Liao Plain, Tarim Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dongting Hu - 3,100 sq km; Poyang Hu - 3,350 sq km; Hongze Hu - 2,700 sq km; Tai Hu - 2,210 sq km; Hulun Nur - 1,590" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Quinghai Hu - 4,460 sq km; Nam Co - 2,500 sq km; Siling Co - 1,860 sq km; Tangra Yumco - 1,400 sq km; Bosten Hu 1,380 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Yangtze - 6,300 km; Huang He - 5,464 km; Amur (shared with Russia and Mongolia) - 4,444 km; Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with India and Pakistan) - 3,610 km; Salween (shared with Burma and Thailand) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy (shared with Burma) - 2,809 km; Pearl (shared with Vietnam) - 2,200 km; Red (shared with Vietnam) - 1,149 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" }, @@ -460,6 +471,17 @@ "text": "210 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dongting Hu - 3,100 sq km; Poyang Hu - 3,350 sq km; Hongze Hu - 2,700 sq km; Tai Hu - 2,210 sq km; Hulun Nur - 1,590" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Quinghai Hu - 4,460 sq km; Nam Co - 2,500 sq km; Siling Co - 1,860 sq km; Tangra Yumco - 1,400 sq km; Bosten Hu 1,380 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Yangtze - 6,300 km; Huang He - 5,464 km; Amur (shared with Russia and Mongolia) - 4,444 km; Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with India and Pakistan) - 3,610 km; Salween (shared with Burma and Thailand) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy (shared with Burma) - 2,809 km; Pearl (shared with Vietnam) - 2,200 km; Red (shared with Vietnam) - 1,149 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Amur (1,929,955 sq km), Huang He (944,970 sq km), Mekong (805,604 sq km), Yangtze (1,722,193 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km), Salween (271,914 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Ob (2,972,493 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km), Lake Balkash (510,015 sq km)" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index fe45f712..4a5e72ed 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "67,220 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Danau Toba - 1,150 sq km
note - located in the caldera of a super volcano that erupted more than 70,000 years ago; it is the largest volcanic lake in the World" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Sepik (shared with Papua New Guinea) - 1,126 km; Fly (shared with Papua New Guinea) - 1,050 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" }, @@ -459,6 +467,14 @@ "text": "7% (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Danau Toba - 1,150 sq km
note - located in the caldera of a super volcano that erupted more than 70,000 years ago; it is the largest volcanic lake in the World" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Sepik (shared with Papua New Guinea) - 1,126 km; Fly (shared with Papua New Guinea) - 1,050 km" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "23.8 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 23cb7abf..27fdf2c8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "24,690 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Biwa-ko 688 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" }, @@ -410,6 +415,11 @@ "text": "4.9% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Biwa-ko 688 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "15.41 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -519,13 +529,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of:
House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected in multi-seat districts by simple majority vote and 96 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years)
House of Representatives or Shugi-in (465 seats; 289 members directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote and 176 directly elected in multi-seat districts by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of:
House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected in multi-seat districts by simple majority vote and 96 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years)
House of Representatives or Shugi-in (465 seats; 289 members directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote and 176 directly elected in multi-seat districts by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
House of Councillors - last held on 10 July 2016 (next to be held in July 2019)
House of Representatives - last held on 22 October 2017 (next to be held by 21 October 2021)" + "text": "
House of Councillors - last held on 21 July 2019 (next to be held in July 2022)
House of Representatives - last held on 31 October 2021 (next to be held by October 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 55, DP 32, Komeito 14, JCP 6, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 7, PLPTYF 1, SDP 1, independent 5
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 284, CDP 55, Party of Hope 50, Komeito 29, JCP 12, JIP 11, SDP 2, independent 22" + "text": "
House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 55, DP 32, Komeito 14, JCP 6, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 7, PLPTYF 1, SDP 1, independent 5
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 261, CDP 96, Ishin 41, Komeito 32, DPFP 11, JCP 10, Reiwa 3, SDP 1, independent 10" }, "note": "note: the Diet in June 2017 redrew Japan's electoral district boundaries and reduced from 475 to 465 seats in the House of Representatives; the amended electoral law, which cuts 6 seats in single-seat districts and 4 in multi-seat districts, was reportedly intended to reduce voting disparities between densely and sparsely populated voting districts" }, @@ -541,7 +551,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or CDP [Yukio EDANO]
Democratic Party of Japan or DPJ [Kohei OTSUKA]
Group of Reformists [Sakihito OZAWA]
Initiatives from Osaka (Osaka Ishin no kai) [Ichiro MATSUI]
Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII]
Japan Innovation Party or JIP [Ichiro MATSUI]
Party of Hope or Kibo no To [Yuichiro TAMAKI]
Komeito [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI]
Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Yoshihide SUGA]
Liberal Party [Ichiro OZAWA] (formerly People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends or PLPTYF)New Renaissance Party [Hiroyuki ARAI]
Party for Japanese Kokoro or PJK [Masashi NAKANO]Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tadatomo YOSHIDA]The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents [Kota MATSUDA]" + "text": "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or CDP [Yukio EDANO]
Democratic Party for the People Japan or DPFP [Yuichiro TAMAKI]
Group of Reformists [Sakihito OZAWA]
Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII]
Japan Innovation Party or Nippon Ishin no kai or Ishin [Ichiro MATSUI]
Party of Hope or Kibo no To [Yuichiro TAMAKI]
Komeito [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI]
Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Yoshihide SUGA]
Liberal Party [Ichiro OZAWA] (formerly People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends or PLPTYF)New Renaissance Party [Hiroyuki ARAI]
Party for Japanese Kokoro or PJK [Masashi NAKANO]
Reiwa Shinsengumi [Taro YAMAMOTO]
Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tadatomo YOSHIDA]
The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents [Kota MATSUDA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, CPLP (associate), EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 6bee0e50..7c0c7e15 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 9 May 2017 (next to be held in March 2022); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "MOON Jae-in elected president; percent of vote - MOON Jae-in (DP) 41.1%, HONG Joon-pyo (LKP) 25.5%, AHN Cheol-soo (PP) 21.4%, other 12%" + "text": "
2017: MOON Jae-in elected president; percent of vote - MOON Jae-in (DP) 41.1%, HONG Joon-pyo (LKP) 25.5%, AHN Cheol-soo (PP) 21.4%, other 12%

2012: PARK Geun-Hye elected president; percent of vote - PARK Geun-Hye (NFP) 51.6%, MOON Jae-In (DUP) 48%, other 0.4% " } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 2b43240f..5c66ad32 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia" }, @@ -446,6 +449,9 @@ "text": "10% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, @@ -553,7 +559,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 22 March 2021; prime minister nominated by the president, elected by the National Assembly for 5-year term" }, "election results": { - "text": "THONGLOUN Sisoulit (LPRP) elected president; National Assembly vote: 161-1; PANI Yathotou and BOUNTHONG Chitmani (LPRP) elected vice presidents; National Assembly vote NA; PHANKHAM Viphavan (LPRP) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote: 158-3" + "text": "
2021: THONGLOUN Sisoulit (LPRP) elected president; National Assembly vote: 161-1; PANI Yathotou and BOUNTHONG Chitmani (LPRP) elected vice presidents; National Assembly vote NA; PHANKHAM Viphavan (LPRP) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote: 158-3

2016: BOUNNYANG Vorachit (LPRP) elected president; PHANKHAM Viphavan (LPRP) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - NA; THONGLOUN Sisoulit (LPRP) elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index de9047cf..0d049d36 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "840 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Hovsgol Nuur - 2,620 sq km; Har Us Nuur - 1,760 sq km; " + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Uvs Nuur - 3,350 sq km; Hyargas Nuur - 1,360 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amur (shared with Russia and China) - 4,444 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities" }, @@ -421,6 +432,17 @@ "text": "2.9 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Hovsgol Nuur - 2,620 sq km; Har Us Nuur - 1,760 sq km; " + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Uvs Nuur - 3,350 sq km; Hyargas Nuur - 1,360 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amur (shared with Russia and China) - 4,444 km" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "45.3 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 1f942a08..b434392a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Sepik (shared with Indonesia) - 1,126 km; Fly (shared with Indonesia) - 1,050 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas" }, @@ -433,6 +436,9 @@ "text": "2% (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Sepik (shared with Indonesia) - 1,126 km; Fly (shared with Indonesia) - 1,050 km" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "223.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -1109,7 +1115,7 @@ "text": "the Papau New Guinea Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active duty troops, including a land element of about 2,500 (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the PNGDF has a limited inventory consisting of a diverse mix of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment; Papau New Guinea receives most of its military assistance from Australia; since 2010, it has also received equipment from China and New Zealand (2020)" + "text": "the PNGDF has a limited inventory consisting of a diverse mix of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment; Papau New Guinea receives most of its military assistance from Australia; since 2010, it has also received equipment from China and New Zealand (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; graduation from grade 12 required (2019)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 45651423..f8a5c2a2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "16,270 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Bay - 890 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population" }, @@ -467,6 +472,11 @@ "text": "28% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Bay - 890 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "8.929 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 72997151..35f0e0ef 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Thalesap Songkhla - 1,290 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Salween (shared with China and Burma) - 3,060 km; Mun - 1,162 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country" }, @@ -462,6 +470,14 @@ "text": "19.1% (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Thalesap Songkhla - 1,290 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam) - 4,350 km; Salween (shared with China and Burma) - 3,060 km; Mun - 1,162 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, @@ -1165,13 +1181,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimates for the size of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) vary widely; approximately 350,000 active duty personnel (240,000 Army; 65,000 Navy; 45,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Thai Rangers; est. 5-6,000 Internal Security Operations Command (2020)" + "text": "estimates for the size of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) vary widely; approximately 350,000 active duty personnel (240,000 Army; 65,000 Navy; 45,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Thai Rangers; est. 5-6,000 Internal Security Operations Command (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied weapons systems, including a large amount of obsolescent or second-hand US equipment; since 2010, Thailand has received military equipment from nearly 20 countries with China, South Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, and the US as the leading suppliers (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "275 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "275 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Sep 2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males register at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation based on lottery (2019)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 0df06abc..1318236b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Timor-Leste Defense Force is comprised of approximately 2,000 personnel (2020)" + "text": "the Timor-Leste Defense Force is comprised of approximately 2,000 personnel (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force's limited inventory consists of equipment donated by other countries; the only recorded deliveries of major arms to Timor-Leste since 2010 are naval patrol craft from China and South Korea (2020)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 0ba87304..353d8865 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Taiwan military has approximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "the Taiwan military has approximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2020)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the US; Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building and upgrading a range of weapons systems, including surface naval craft and submarines (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 9d4904a9..b55af1fe 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and China) - 4,350 km; Pearl (shared with China) - 2,200 km; Red (shared with China) - 1,149 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people" }, @@ -451,6 +454,9 @@ "text": "23% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mekong (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and China) - 4,350 km; Pearl (shared with China) - 2,200 km; Red (shared with China) - 1,149 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" }, @@ -1134,7 +1140,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2020)" + "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index c6708551..76023227 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Montenegro) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country" }, @@ -431,6 +436,11 @@ "text": "1,142,964 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Montenegro) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -954,23 +964,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "242,859" + "text": "223,469 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7.9 (2019 est.)" + "text": "7.77 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,630,076" + "text": "2,618,880 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "85.59 (2019 est.)" + "text": "91 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Albania’s small telecom market has improved through signatory status of EU accession plan; EU financial aid will build infrastructure and enhance cooperation; operator committed €100 million to upgrade fixed-line infrastructure, supporting broadband services nationally; consistent with the region, fixed-line telephony use and penetration is declining as subscribers prefer mobile solutions; mobile sector is supported through LTE networks; operators have invested in 5G, including the intention to create a corridor with Kosovo; importer of broadcasting equipment from EU neighbors 

(2021)" + "text": "Albania’s small telecom market has improved through signatory status of EU accession plan; EU financial aid will build infrastructure and enhance cooperation; operator committed €100 million to upgrade fixed-line infrastructure, supporting broadband services nationally; consistent with the region, fixed-line telephony use and penetration is declining as subscribers prefer mobile solutions; mobile sector is supported through LTE networks; operators have invested in 5G, including the intention to create a corridor with Kosovo; importer of broadcasting equipment from EU neighbors (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line 8 per 100, teledensity continues to decline due to heavy use of mobile-cellular telephone services; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective, 91 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" @@ -996,10 +1006,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "436,192" + "text": "508,937 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14.19 (2019 est.)" + "text": "17.68 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1118,7 +1128,7 @@ "note": "note: 11,827 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-January 2021)" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant source country for cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens" + "text": "

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

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 3ef4e9b4..64da68aa 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ "text": "Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic (predominant)" + "text": "Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 89.5, other 8.8%, unaffiliated 1.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -805,18 +805,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "39,657" + "text": "39,657 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "46.23 (2019 est.)" + "text": "51.41 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "87,909" + "text": "87,909 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "102.48 (2019 est.)" + "text": "114 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -847,10 +847,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "36,358" + "text": "36,358 (2019)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42.38 (2019 est.)" + "text": "47.13 (2019 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 219b85d0..bbefb42d 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas" }, @@ -417,6 +425,14 @@ "text": "25.7% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -943,23 +959,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,722,128" + "text": "3,786,725 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42.17 (2019 est.)" + "text": "42.04 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10.726 million" + "text": "10,682,294 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "121.53 (2019 est.)" + "text": "118.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

mature telecom market benefitting from effective competition; government and regulator are focused on improving telecom infrastructure; program to provide a national gigabit service by 2030 based on 5G networks; fixed-line broadband market is dominated by DSL sector, while cable broadband enjoys steady share of connections; fiber penetration remains low pending build out network infrastructure; EU-funded projects develop infrastructure to enable an 'Internet of Services; Vienna is a smart city; importer of broadcasting equipment from Vietnam and China

(2021)" + "text": "mature telecom market benefitting from effective competition; government and regulator are focused on improving telecom infrastructure; program to provide a national gigabit service by 2030 based on 5G networks; fixed-line broadband market is dominated by DSL sector, while cable broadband enjoys steady share of connections; fiber penetration remains low pending build out network infrastructure; EU-funded projects develop infrastructure to enable an 'Internet of Services; Vienna is a smart city; importer of broadcasting equipment from Vietnam and China (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "developed and efficient; 41 per 100 fixed-line for households, 174 per 100 for companies; 120 per 100 mobile-cellular; broadband: 138 per 100 on smartphones; 62 per 100 fixed broadband, 54 per 100 mobile broadband (2019)" @@ -985,10 +1001,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "2.519 million" + "text": "2.606 million (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "28.54 (2019 est.)" + "text": "28.93 (2020 est.)" } }, "Communications - note": { diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index a4d85116..cfdfd3e8 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -947,26 +947,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,930,410" + "text": "3,634,639 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33.78 (2019 est.)" + "text": "31.36 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11,509,573" + "text": "11,529,728 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "98.92 (2019 est.)" + "text": "99.48 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Belgium has a highly developed, technologically advanced telecom system; LTE is nearly universal; ongoing investment in 5G with services to dozens of cities and towns; competition between the DSL and cable platforms with investment in fiber networks; 5G; operators accelerating fiber roll-out program; Brussels Airport collaborating with operator to deploy 5G and IoT solutions; international connections through satellite and submarine cables; importer of broadcast equipment from EU neighbors (2021)" + "text": "Belgium has a highly developed, technologically advanced telecom system; LTE is nearly universal; ongoing investment in 5G with services to dozens of cities and towns; competition between the DSL and cable platforms with investment in fiber networks; 5G; operators accelerating fiber roll-out program; Brussels Airport collaborating with operator to deploy 5G and IoT solutions; international connections through satellite and submarine cables; importer of broadcast equipment from EU neighbors (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "34 per 100 fixed-line, 100 per 100 mobile-cellular; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network (2019)" + "text": "34 per 100 fixed-line, 100 per 100 mobile-cellular; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 32; landing points for Concerto, UK-Belgium, Tangerine, and SeaMeWe-3, submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2019)" @@ -989,10 +989,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "4,590,707" + "text": "4,734,210 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "39.45 (2019 est.)" + "text": "40.85 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "growing producer of synthetic drugs and cannabis; transit point for US-bound ecstasy; source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for cocaine, heroin, hashish, and marijuana entering Western Europe; despite a strengthening of legislation, the country remains vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics, automobiles, alcohol, and tobacco; significant domestic consumption of ecstasy" + "text": "

a primary entry point for cocaine smuggled into Europe; also a transit point for precursor chemicals from China for amphetamine and MDMA production labs in Belgium; a transit country for new psychoactive substances (NPS); increasing number of amphetamine and ecstasy production labs in Belgium; heroin also transits through Belgium.

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 1cb9a300..d698db25 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ "text": "3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat" + "text": "
2018: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat

2014: percent of vote - Mladen IVANIC (PDP) 48.7% - Serb seat; Dragan COVIC (HDZ-BiH) 52.2% - Croat seat; Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (SDA) 32.9% - Bosniak seat" }, "note": "note: President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marinko CAVARA (since 11 February 2015); Vice Presidents Melika MAHMUTBEGOVIC (since 11 February 2015), Milan DUNOVIC (since 11 February 2015); President of the Republika Srpska Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (since 18 November 2018); Vice Presidents Ramiz SALKIC (since 24 November 2014), Josip JERKOVIC (since 24 November 2014)" }, @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "increasingly a transit point for heroin being trafficked to Western Europe; minor transit point for marijuana; remains highly vulnerable to money-laundering activity given a primarily cash-based and unregulated economy, weak law enforcement, and instances of corruption" + "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index b93f63cf..738ce84f 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Dnieper (shared with Russia and Ukraine) - 2,287 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Ukraine) - 1,213 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, @@ -324,13 +327,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2018)" + "text": "99.9% (2019)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -431,6 +434,9 @@ "text": "16% (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Dnieper (shared with Russia and Ukraine) - 2,287 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Ukraine) - 1,213 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" }, @@ -553,7 +559,7 @@ "text": "
Council of the Republic - indirect election last held on 7 November 2019
House of Representatives - last held on 17 November 2019 (next to be held in 2023); 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; international observers determined that the previous elections, on 28 September 2008, 23 September 2012, and 11 September 2016 also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every, or virtually every, seat" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - NA
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 11, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 6, Belarusian Patriotic Party 2, LDP 1, AP 1, independent 89; composition - men 66, women 44, percent of women 40%; note - total National Assembly percent of women - NA" + "text": "
Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition -NA
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 11, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 6, Belarusian Patriotic Party 2, LDP 1, AP 1, independent 89; composition - men 66, women 44, percent of women 40%" }, "note": "note: the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly" }, @@ -956,23 +962,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,451,144" + "text": "4,406,585 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "46.88 (2019 est.)" + "text": "46.63 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11,627,249" + "text": "11,704,084 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "122.46 (2019 est.)" + "text": "123.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

government owns and administers backbone network and much of telecom market with no independent regulator; government and telecom regulator are concluding three major programs aimed at developing the telecom sector and digital economy to enable 5G services and extension of fiber infrastructure; growing applications for smart cities; developing mobile broadband and data services to rural areas; commercial LTE services extended to 80% of the population; operators provide standalone 5G service and NB-IoT services; international connection through fiber optic and terrestrial link, nascent satellite system; importer of broadcasting equipment from China

(2021)" + "text": "government owns and administers backbone network and much of telecom market with no independent regulator; government and telecom regulator are concluding three major programs aimed at developing the telecom sector and digital economy to enable 5G services and extension of fiber infrastructure; growing applications for smart cities; developing mobile broadband and data services to rural areas; commercial LTE services extended to 80% of the population; operators provide standalone 5G service and NB-IoT services; international connection through fiber optic and terrestrial link, nascent satellite system; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved, 48 per 100 fixed-line; mobile-cellular teledensity now approaches 123 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" @@ -998,10 +1004,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "3,214,869" + "text": "3,255,552 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33.86 (2019 est.)" + "text": "34.45 (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index c1a079a1..82c86700 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations" }, @@ -437,6 +440,9 @@ "text": "19% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -550,7 +556,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 and 13 November 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Rumen RADEV elected president in second round; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent, supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, neither 4.5%" + "text": "
2016: Rumen RADEV elected president in second round; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent, supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, neither 4.5%

2011: Rosen PLEVNELIEV elected president in runoff election; percent of vote - Rosen PLEVNELIEV (independent) 52.6%, Ivailo KALFIN (BSP) 47.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 500d3432..22d33017 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open- list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 3 March 2019 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 28.9%, K 23.1%, EKRE 17.8%, Pro Patria 11.4%, SDE 9.8%, other 9%; seats by party - RE 34, K 26, EKRE 19, Pro Patria 12, SDE 10; composition - men 72, women 29, percent of women 28.7%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 28.9%, K 23.1%, EKRE 17.8%, Pro Patria 11.4%, SDE 9.8%, other 9%; seats by party - RE 34, K 26, EKRE 19, Pro Patria 12, SDE 10; composition - men 75, women 26, percent of women 25.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index b6123382..7af2720b 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Elbe (shared with Germany) - 1,252 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations" }, @@ -428,6 +431,9 @@ "text": "25.5% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Elbe (shared with Germany) - 1,252 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -538,18 +544,18 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 12-13 January 2018 with a runoff on 26-27 January 2018 (next to be held in January 2023); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term" }, "election results": { - "text": "Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6%" + "text": "
2018: Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6%

2013: Milos ZEMAN elected president; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 54.8%, Karel SCHWARZENBERG (TOP 09) 45.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:
Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years)
Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:
Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years)

Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "
Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 2-3 and 9-10 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2022)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 8-9 October 2021 (next to be held by October 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - STAN 19, ODS 18, KDU-CSL 12, ANO 5, TOP 09 5, CSSD 3, SEN 21 3, Pirates 2, SZ 1, minor parties with one seat each 9, independents 4

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party – SPOLU 27.8%, Action of Dissatisfied Persons 27.1%, Pirates and Mayors 15.6%, Freedom and Direct Democracy 9.6%, other 19.9%; seats by party - Action of Dissatisfied Persons 72, SPOLU 71, Pirates and Mayors 37, Freedom and Direct Democracy 20; composition - NA

" + "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - STAN 19, ODS 18, KDU-CSL 12, ANO 5, TOP 09 5, CSSD 3, SEN 21 3, Pirates 2, SZ 1, minor parties with one seat each 9, independents 4; composition (as of October 2021) - men 69, women 12, percent of women 14.8%
Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party – SPOLU 27.8%, Action of Dissatisfied Persons 27.1%, Pirates and Mayors 15.6%, Freedom and Direct Democracy 9.6%, other 19.9%; seats by party - Action of Dissatisfied Persons 72, SPOLU 71, Pirates and Mayors 37, Freedom and Direct Democracy 20; composition (as of October 2021) - men 154, women 46, percent of women 23%; note - total Parliament percent of women 26%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 77cc6e0b..24a6e1aa 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "690 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Saimaa - 1,760 sq km; Paijanne - 1,090 sq km; Inarijarvi - 1,000 sq km; Oulujarvi - 900 sq km; Pielinen - 850 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated" }, @@ -423,6 +428,11 @@ "text": "28.1% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Saimaa - 1,760 sq km; Paijanne - 1,090 sq km; Inarijarvi - 1,000 sq km; Oulujarvi - 900 sq km; Pielinen - 850 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "400 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 881065c2..4760e362 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Paris Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland) - 580 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, Germany, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;  Loire - 1,012 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second" }, @@ -444,6 +452,14 @@ "text": "22.3% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland) - 580 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, Germany, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;  Loire - 1,012 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Loire (115,282 sq km), Seine 78,919 sq km), Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 85f092bf..2f074739 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Austria) - 540 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Stettiner Haff/Zalew Szczecinski (shared with Poland) - 900 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Elbe (shared with Czechia) - 1,252 km; Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, France, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia" }, @@ -426,6 +437,17 @@ "text": "47.8% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Austria) - 540 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Stettiner Haff/Zalew Szczecinski (shared with Poland) - 900 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Elbe (shared with Czechia) - 1,252 km; Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, France, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -550,7 +572,7 @@ "text": "
Bundesrat - none; determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election
Bundestag - last held on 26 September 2021 (next to be held in September 2025 at the latest); most postwar German governments have been coalitions" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Bundesrat - composition - men 50, women 23, percent of women 33.3%
Bundestag - percent of vote by party - SPD 25.7%, CDU/CSU 24.1%, Alliance '90/Greens 14.8%, FDP 11.5%, AfD 10.3%, The Left 4.9%, other 8.7%; seats by party - SPD 206, CDU/CSU 196, Alliance '90/Greens 118, FDP 92, AfD 83, The Left 39, other 1; note - total Bundestag percent of women NA%" + "text": "
Bundesrat - composition - men 46, women 23, percent of women 33.3%
Bundestag - percent of vote by party - SPD 25.7%, CDU/CSU 24.1%, Alliance '90/Greens 14.8%, FDP 11.5%, AfD 10.3%, The Left 4.9%, other 8.7%; seats by party - SPD 206, CDU/CSU 196, Alliance '90/Greens 118, FDP 92, AfD 83, The Left 39, other 1; composition - men 479, women 257, percent of women 34.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 34.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 57de3fda..74fd31aa 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated" }, @@ -452,6 +455,9 @@ "text": "16.3% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 2eccbf26..c65e6e55 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Balaton - 590 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, @@ -442,6 +450,14 @@ "text": "25.9% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Balaton - 590 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -560,13 +576,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (199 seats; 106 members directly elected in single-member constituencies by simple majority vote and 93 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (199 seats; 106 members directly elected in single-member constituencies by simple majority vote and 93 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 8 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party list - Fidesz-KDNP 49.3%, Jobbik 19.1%, MSZP-PM 11.9%, LMP 7.1%, DK 5.4%, Momentum Movement 3.1%, Together 0.7%, LdU 0.5%, other 2.9%; seats by party - Fidesz 117, Jobbik 26, KDNP 16, MSZP 15,  DK 9, LMP 8, PM 5, Together 1, LdU 1, independent 1; composition - men 174, women 25, percent of women 12.6%" + "text": "percent of vote by party list - Fidesz-KDNP 49.3%, Jobbik 19.1%, MSZP-PM 11.9%, LMP 7.1%, DK 5.4%, Momentum Movement 3.1%, Together 0.7%, LdU 0.5%, other 2.9%; seats by party - Fidesz 117, Jobbik 26, KDNP 16, MSZP 15,  DK 9, LMP 8, PM 5, Together 1, LdU 1, independent 1; composition (as of October 2021) - men 173, women 26, percent of women 13.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index bb28a30f..37e01e20 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ "text": "
Legislative Council - last held 29 February 2020 (next to be held on 28 February 2022)
House of Keys - last held on 23 September 2021 (next to be held in September 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "

Legislative Council - composition - men 6, women 5; percent of women 45.5%

House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 5.3%, Manx Labour Prty 5.1%, Green Party 3.3% independent 86.3%; seats by party - independent 21; Manx Labour Party 2, Liberal Vannin 1, Green Party 0; composition – men 14, women 10, percent of women 41.7%

" + "text": "

Legislative Council - composition (as of 2021) - men 6, women 3, 2 vacancies; percent of women 27.3%

House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 5.3%, Manx Labour Prty 5.1%, Green Party 3.3% independent 86.3%; seats by party - independent 21; Manx Labour Party 2, Liberal Vannin 1, Green Party 0; composition – men 14, women 10, percent of women 41.7%; note - total Tynwald percent of women 37.1%

" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 5562b6de..faaf7477 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "last held on 16 May 2018 (next to be held on 16 May 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49; composition - men 36, women 13, percent of 26.5%" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49; composition (as of October 2021) - men 35, women 14, percent of 28.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index c6d3e21f..6b69abdf 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -565,13 +565,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 6 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SDPS 19.8%, KPV LV 14.3%, JKP 13.6%, AP! 12%, NA 11%, ZZS 9.9%, V 6.7%, other 12.7%; seats by party - SDPS 23, KPV LV 16, JKP 16, AP! 13, NA 13, ZZS 11, V 8; composition - men 69, women 31, percent of women 31%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SDPS 19.8%, KPV LV 14.3%, JKP 13.6%, AP! 12%, NA 11%, ZZS 9.9%, V 6.7%, other 12.7%; seats by party - SDPS 23, KPV LV 16, JKP 16, AP! 13, NA 13, ZZS 11, V 8; composition (as of October 2021) - men 71, women 29, percent of women 29%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 0360fb82..bfa46c20 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "44 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Kursiu Marios/Kurshskiy Zaliv/ (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda" }, @@ -443,6 +448,11 @@ "text": "22.9% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Kursiu Marios/Kurshskiy Zaliv/ (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "130.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -564,7 +574,7 @@ "text": "last held on 11 and 25 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TS-LKD 50, LVZS 32, LSDP 13, LRLS 13, Freedom 11, DP 10, AWPL 3, LSDDP 3, LT 1, Greens 1, independent 4; composition - men 103, women 38, percent of women 27%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TS-LKD 50, LVZS 32, LSDP 13, LRLS 13, Freedom 11, DP 10, AWPL 3, LSDDP 3, LT 1, Greens 1, independent 4; composition - men 102, women 39, percent of women 27.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index eab6e3c6..4abaebb4 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border" }, @@ -415,6 +418,9 @@ "text": "7.6% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index cfa43ab5..14c7cc40 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Dniester (shared with Ukraine) - 1,411 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" }, @@ -428,6 +431,9 @@ "text": "15.3% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km; Dniester (shared with Ukraine) - 1,411 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -550,10 +556,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; 51 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 50 members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote; all members serve 4-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "

last held on 11 July 2021 (next scheduled for July 2025)

" + "text": "

last held on 11 July 2021 (next scheduled in July 2025)

" }, "election results": { - "text": "

percent of vote by party - PAS 52.8%, BECS (PSRM+PCRM) 27.1%, SOR 5.7%; seats by party - PAS 63, BECS 32, SOR 6

" + "text": "

percent of vote by party - PAS 52.8%, BECS (PSRM+PCRM) 27.1%, SOR 5.7%; seats by party - PAS 63, BECS 32, SOR 6; composition (as of October 2021) - men 61, women 40, percent of women 39.6%

" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 1a4da8ac..9d1a205c 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Albania) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" }, @@ -457,6 +462,11 @@ "text": "5.4% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Albania) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 96fe1e0c..e1942587 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, Germany, and France) - 1,233 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" }, @@ -426,6 +429,9 @@ "text": "24.6% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Switzerland, Germany, and France) - 1,233 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index b3e33d13..a9092b28 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Norwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)" + "text": "Norwegian 81.5% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.9%, other 9.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Languages": { "Languages": { diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index f6a16b89..3d01a578 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Zalew Szczecinski/Stettiner Haff (shared with Germany) - 900 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Vistula (shared with Belarus and Ukraine) - 1,213 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" }, @@ -450,6 +458,14 @@ "text": "26.4% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Zalew Szczecinski/Stettiner Haff (shared with Germany) - 900 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Vistula (shared with Belarus and Ukraine) - 1,213 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -568,13 +584,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral legislature consists of:
Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)
Sejm (460 seats; members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote with 5% threshold of total votes needed for parties and 8% for coalitions to gain seats; minorities exempt from threshold; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)
Sejm (460 seats statutory - current 459; members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote with 5% threshold of total votes needed for parties and 8% for coalitions to gain seats; minorities exempt from threshold; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)
Sejm - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" + "text": "
Senate - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)
Sejm - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 48, KO 43, PSL 3, SLD 2, independent 4; composition - men 87, women 13, percent of women 13%
Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 43.6%, KO 27.4%, SLD 12.6%, PSL 8.5% Confederation 6.8%, other 1.1%; seats by party - PiS 235, KO 134, SLD 49, PSL 30, KWiN 11, MN 1; men 334, women 126, percent of women 27.4%; note - total legislature percent of women 24.8%" + "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 48, KO 43, PSL 3, SLD 2, independent 4; composition (as of October 2021) - men 76, women 24, percent of women 24%
Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 43.6%, KO 27.4%, SLD 12.6%, PSL 8.5% Confederation 6.8%, other 1.1%; seats by party - PiS 235, KO 134, SLD 49, PSL 30, KWiN 11, MN 1; men 329, women 130, percent of women 28.3%; note - total Parliament percent of women 27.5%" }, "note": "note: the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the 2 houses meet jointly" }, diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 2942178a..31f0b117 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, @@ -453,6 +456,9 @@ "text": "0.8% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, @@ -567,7 +573,7 @@ "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 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Aleksandar VUCIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri) 2.3%, other 5.0%, invalid/blank 1.6%; Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC reelected by the National Assembly on 5 October 2020" + "text": "
2017: Aleksandar VUCIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri) 2.3%, other 5.0%, invalid/blank 1.6%; Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC reelected by the National Assembly on 5 October 2020

2012: Tomislav NIKOLIC elected president; percent of vote in second round - Tomislav NIKOLIC (SNS) 51.2%, Boris TADIC (NDS-Z) 48.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 65cf9a0a..454be54d 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania" }, @@ -442,6 +445,9 @@ "text": "5.7% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 52bf68da..612375fa 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "38,000 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Tagus (shared with Portugal) - 1,006;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" }, @@ -453,6 +456,9 @@ "text": "16.8% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Tagus (shared with Portugal) - 1,006;" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "4.89 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index 96b54e46..afc4b201 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ "text": "2,926 (January 2021 est.)" }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Norwegian 58%, foreign population 42% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2019 est.)", - "note": "note: foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2019" + "text": "Norwegian 61.1%, foreign population 38.9% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2021 est.)", + "note": "note: foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2021" }, "Languages": { "Languages": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 068d2da1..96249527 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,640 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Vanern - 5,580 sq km; Vattern - 1,910 sq km; Malaren - 1,140 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, @@ -423,6 +428,11 @@ "text": "32.4% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Vanern - 5,580 sq km; Vattern - 1,910 sq km; Malaren - 1,140 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "955 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 3a9f7d63..14c5c700 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Germany and Austria) - 540 sq km; Lake Geneva (shared with France) - 580 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Germany, France, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;  " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" }, @@ -417,6 +425,14 @@ "text": "32% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Germany and Austria) - 540 sq km; Lake Geneva (shared with France) - 580 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rhine  (shared with Germany, France, and Netherlands) - 1,233 km;  " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" }, diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index d20d442b..821d3ca2 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998.

The UK has been an active member of the EU since its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The UK is scheduled to depart the EU on 31 January 2020, but negotiations on the future EU-UK economic and security relationship will continue throughout 2020 and potentially beyond.

" + "text": "

The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998.

The UK was an active member of the EU after its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The UK became the first country to depart the EU on 31 January 2020, after prolonged negotiations on EU-UK economic and security relationships had been hammered out.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -544,10 +544,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
House of Lords (membership not fixed; as of December 2019, 796 lords were eligible to participate in the work of the House of Lords - 679 life peers, 91 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy; members are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission); note - House of Lords total does not include ineligible members or members on leave of absence
House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
House of Lords (membership not fixed; as of October 2021, 787 lords were eligible to participate in the work of the House of Lords - 673 life peers, 88 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy; members are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission); note - House of Lords total does not include ineligible members or members on leave of absence
House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority popular 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; elections held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise)
House of Commons - last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)" + "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; elections held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise)
House of Commons - last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)" }, "election results": { "text": "
House of Lords - composition - men 579, women 217, percent of women 27.3%
House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative 43.6%, Labor 32.1%, Lib Dems 11.6%, SNP 3.9%, Greens 2.7%, Brexit Party 2.0%, other 4.1%; seats by party - Conservative 365, Labor 202, SNP 48, Lib Dems 11, DUP 8, Sinn Fein 7, Plaid Cymru 4, other 9; composition - men 430, women 220, percent of women 34%; total Parliament percent of women 30.2%" @@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2021)", - "note": "note: in 2021 the UK formed a joint service Space Command staffed by Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel, as well as civilians and key members of the commercial sector to manage space operations, training, and capabilities; in 2019, the UK formed the Strategic Command (formerly Joint Forces Command) to develop and manage the British military's medical services, training and education, defense intelligence, and information systems across the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains; national-level special forces (UK Special Forces, UKSF) also fall under Strategic Command; in addition, the command manages joint overseas operations" + "note": "note - in 2021 the UK formed a joint service Space Command staffed by Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel, as well as civilians and key members of the commercial sector to manage space operations, training, and capabilities; in 2019, the UK formed the Strategic Command (formerly Joint Forces Command) to develop and manage the British military's medical services, training and education, defense intelligence, and information systems across the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains; national-level special forces (UK Special Forces, UKSF) also fall under Strategic Command; in addition, the command manages joint overseas operations" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { @@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the British military has approximately 199,000 total active troops (120,500 Army, including about 4,000 Gurkhas; 40,500 Navy, including about 7,000 Royal Marines; 38,000 Air Force) (2021)", - "note": "note(s) - the total includes 149,000 Regular Forces and about 37,000 Volunteer Reserves (30,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3000 Air Force) and about 8,000 \"Other Personnel\" (4,500 Army; 2,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)

Volunteer Reserves voluntarily accept an annual training commitment and are liable to be mobilized to deploy on operations; they can be utilized on a part-time or full-time basis to provide support to the Regular Forces at home and overseas\r\n\"Other Personnel\" including the Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, and elements of the UK Full-time Reserve Service" + "note": "note(s) - the total includes 149,000 Regular Forces and about 37,000 Volunteer Reserves (30,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3000 Air Force) and about 8,000 \"Other Personnel\" (4,500 Army; 2,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)

Volunteer Reserves voluntarily accept an annual training commitment and are liable to be mobilized to deploy on operations; they can be utilized on a part-time or full-time basis to provide support to the Regular Forces at home and overseas; \"Other Personnel\" include the Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, and elements of the UK Full-time Reserve Service" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of the British military is comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of armaments to the UK since 2010; the UK defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers (2020)" diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index ca965ae5..9007bdc5 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova) - 2,888 km; Dnieper (shared with Russia and Belarus) - 2,287 km; Don (shared with Russia) - 1,870 km; Dniester (shared with Moldova) - 1,411 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Belarus) - 1,213 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa" }, @@ -439,6 +442,9 @@ "text": "3.2% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova) - 2,888 km; Dnieper (shared with Russia and Belarus) - 2,287 km; Don (shared with Russia) - 1,870 km; Dniester (shared with Moldova) - 1,411 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Belarus) - 1,213 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" }, @@ -1151,7 +1157,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 200,000 active troops (150,000 Army, including Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 12,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 National Guard (2020)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 200,000 active troops (150,000 Army, including Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 12,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 National Guard (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, it has imported limited quantities of weapons from several European countries, as well as Canada, the US, and the United Arab Emirates; Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems (2020)" @@ -1164,7 +1170,7 @@ "text": "conscription abolished in 2012, but reintroduced in 2014; 20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months; note - the Ukrainian military has a mix of conscript and professional soldiers on contracts; by law, conscripts cannot serve on the frontlines but have the opportunity to sign short or long-term contracts upon the expiration of their terms of service
(2020)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Ukrainian military’s primary concern is Russia’s material support for armed separatist forces in the eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk where the conflict has become stalemated along a 250-mile front known as the line of contact; since the cease-fire of October 2019, Ukrainian military casualties along the front line have fallen significantly despite continued sporadic exchanges of fire through 2020 and 2021

since 2014, the Ukrainian military has undertaken considerable efforts to improve its capabilities; it has sought to implement reforms in line with NATO standards, improve individual and unit training, revise doctrine, upgrade arms and equipment, streamline command and control, reduce reliance on conscripts, and expand elite units such as the Air Assault and Special Operations Forces; the military also has received considerable assistance and material support from NATO and the US

" + "text": "the Ukrainian military’s primary concern is Russia’s material support for armed separatist forces in the eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk where the conflict has become stalemated along a 250-mile front known as the line of contact; since the cease-fire of October 2019, Ukrainian military casualties along the front line have fallen significantly despite continued sporadic exchanges of fire through 2020 and 2021

since 2014, the Ukrainian military has undertaken considerable efforts to improve its capabilities; it has sought to implement reforms in line with NATO standards, improve individual and unit training, revise doctrine, upgrade arms and equipment, streamline command and control, reduce reliance on conscripts, and expand elite units such as the Air Assault and Special Operations Forces; the military also has received considerable assistance and material support from NATO and the US (2021)

" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index d81c0647..68889f56 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; members appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; the president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and 6 cardinals appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 11 July 2018" diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index fc39e037..e58945a9 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ "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 by far, followed by France and Russia (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few thousand remain in Yemen (2021)" + "text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few hundred remain in Yemen (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "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)" diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 7f531a49..fffaf6f5 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,277 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly light and evenly distributed population" }, @@ -329,7 +334,7 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2017)" + "text": "99.7% (2019)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -425,6 +430,11 @@ "text": "2,930,349 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "449.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -949,23 +959,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,673,211" + "text": "1,652,688 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16.52 (2019 est.)" + "text": "16.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10,750,300" + "text": "10,344,300 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106.13 (2019 est.)" + "text": "102 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a landlocked country with historically poor infrastructure; state control of telecom systems; progress with Digital Hub project despite economic contraction in 2020; government launched e-school and e-service programs; risk of delays in infrastructure and launch of new technologies, including 5G due to slow market demand; LTE supports most data traffic while mobile broadband subscribership grows rapidly; fixed-line broadband market has slight upward trend; Internet access is expensive and suffers from outages and intentional government disruption; importer of broadcasting equipment from Russia (2021)" + "text": "a landlocked country with historically poor infrastructure; state control of telecom systems; progress with Digital Hub project despite economic contraction in 2020; government launched e-school and e-service programs; risk of delays in infrastructure and launch of new technologies, including 5G due to slow market demand; LTE supports most data traffic while mobile broadband subscribership grows rapidly; fixed-line broadband market has slight upward trend; Internet access is expensive and suffers from outages and intentional government disruption; importer of broadcasting equipment from Russia (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "teledensity of some 17 fixed-lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to 107 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan (Nakhchivan) (2019)" @@ -991,10 +1001,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "1,943,013" + "text": "1,995,474 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "19.18 (2019 est.)" + "text": "19.68 (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 7997ac7b..f5ac7880 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,740 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Sevan - 1,360 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country" }, @@ -318,13 +323,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "99.8%" }, "male": { "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2017)" + "text": "99.7% (2020)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -419,6 +424,11 @@ "text": "492,800 tons (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Sevan - 1,360 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "616.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -936,23 +946,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "451,571" + "text": "427,539 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14.9 (2019 est.)" + "text": "14.43 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,618,747" + "text": "3,488,797 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119.42 (2019 est.)" + "text": "117.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

telecom market struggles to provide an effective national telecom service; country remains dependent on the economic health of  Russian and EU economies; fixed-line penetration falling, driven by growth in mobile and fixed-line broadband; growth of 4G networks and falling prices due to growing competition; fixed broadband is growing but remains low by international comparisons; flat mobile market; strong growth predicted for mobile broadband market; government participating in a project to ensure eventual nationwide 5G network; government approved plans for a new data center built via public-private partnership; communication technologies sectors have attracted foreign investment; top importer of broadcast equipment from China 

(2021)" + "text": "telecom market struggles to provide an effective national telecom service; country remains dependent on the economic health of  Russian and EU economies; fixed-line penetration falling, driven by growth in mobile and fixed-line broadband; growth of 4G networks and falling prices due to growing competition; fixed broadband is growing but remains low by international comparisons; flat mobile market; strong growth predicted for mobile broadband market; government participating in a project to ensure eventual nationwide 5G network; government approved plans for a new data center built via public-private partnership; communication technologies sectors have attracted foreign investment; top importer of broadcast equipment from China  (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "15 per 100 fixed-line, 122 per 100 mobile-cellular; reliable fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas (2019)" @@ -978,10 +988,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "385,704" + "text": "430,407 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12.73 (2019 est.)" + "text": "14.52 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1106,7 +1116,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; minor transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe" + "text": "

a transit country for illicit drugs with its location between source countries Afghanistan and Iran and the markets of Europe and Russia

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 98e770f9..1eb09638 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -911,26 +911,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "272,614" + "text": "266,659 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18.5 (2019 est.)" + "text": "15.67 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,900,361" + "text": "1,748,672 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128.95 (2019 est.)" + "text": "102.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Bahrain is one of the most technically advanced and connected countries in the world; NGN for increased mobile and Wi-Fi traffic; mobile infrastructure and fiber-optic Internet allows greater Internet penetration and competitive prices; government provides free Internet in schools and public areas, and national broadband with sole control over network; regulator controlled by monarchy; Internet freedom restricted through blocks; well served by satellite and submarine cable access; importer of broadcasting equipment from UAE

(2021)" + "text": "Bahrain is one of the most technically advanced and connected countries in the world; NGN for increased mobile and Wi-Fi traffic; mobile infrastructure and fiber-optic Internet allows greater Internet penetration and competitive prices; government provides free Internet in schools and public areas, and national broadband with sole control over network; regulator controlled by monarchy; Internet freedom restricted through blocks; well served by satellite and submarine cable access; importer of broadcasting equipment from UAE (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "17 per 100 fixed-line, 116 per 100 mobile-cellular; modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly expanding mobile-cellular telephones (2019)" + "text": "17 per 100 fixed-line, 116 per 100 mobile-cellular; modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly expanding mobile-cellular telephones (2020)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 973; landing points for the FALCON, Tata TGN-Gulf, GBICS/MENA, and FOG submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Africa; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth station - 1 (2019)" @@ -953,10 +953,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "140,992" + "text": "148,595 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9.57 (2019 est.)" + "text": "8.73 (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index f2bc09d7..451b6ca0 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ "text": "last held on 31 October and 21 November 2020 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream 48.2%, UNM 27.2%, European Georgia 3.8%, Lelo 3.2%, Strategy 3.2%, Alliance of Patriots 3.1%, Girchi 2.9%, Citizens 1.3%, Labor 1%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 90, UNM 36, European Georgia 5, Lelo 4, Strategy 4, Alliance of Patriots 4, Girchi 4, Citizens 2, Labor 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream 48.2%, UNM 27.2%, European Georgia 3.8%, Lelo 3.2%, Strategy 3.2%, Alliance of Patriots 3.1%, Girchi 2.9%, Citizens 1.3%, Labor 1%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 90, UNM 36, European Georgia 5, Lelo 4, Strategy 4, Alliance of Patriots 4, Girchi 4, Citizens 2, Labor 1; composition (as of October 2021) - men 121, women 29, percent of women 19.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index de90e484..48b205c7 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Lake Urmia - 5,200 sq km; Lake Namak - 750 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Syria) - 1,950 km; Helmand (shared with Afghanistan) - 1,130 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density" }, @@ -460,6 +468,14 @@ "text": "5% (2017 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Lake Urmia - 5,200 sq km; Lake Namak - 750 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Syria) - 1,950 km; Helmand (shared with Afghanistan) - 1,130 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 73fb66ec..a2981e12 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,250 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, @@ -431,6 +436,11 @@ "text": "25% (2017 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "983 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index ec0f5eb3..98169e70 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Hammar - 1,940 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Syria, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Turkey, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" }, @@ -441,6 +449,14 @@ "text": "13.14 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Hammar - 1,940 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Syria, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Turkey, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, @@ -562,10 +578,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Council of Representatives or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (329 seats; 320 members directly elected in 83 multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 seats at the national level reserved for minorities - 5 for Christians, 1 each for Sabaean-Mandaeans, Yazidis, Shabaks, Fayli Kurds; 25% of seats allocated to women; members serve 4-year terms); note - in early November 2020, the president ratified a new electoral law - approved by the Council of Representatives in late October - that eliminates the proportional representation electoral system" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 12 May 2018 (next to be held on 10 October 2021)" + "text": "last held on 10 October 2021 (next to be held in October 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Sa'irun Alliance 54, Al Fatah Alliance 48, Al Nasr Alliance 42, KDP 25, State of Law Coalition 25, Wataniyah 21, National Wisdom Trend 19, PUK 18, Iraqi Decision Alliance 14, Anbar Our Identity 6, Goran Movement 5, New Generation 4, other 48; composition - men 245, women 84, percent of women 25.5%" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 9b268b0b..6a665482 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, @@ -442,6 +447,11 @@ "text": "7% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 5c997cfa..28cd2c45 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Iran) - 1,950 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", "note": "note: the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution" @@ -430,6 +433,9 @@ "text": "2.5% (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Iran) - 1,950 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index a990e8ab..3dcd24c1 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Beysehir - 650 sq km; Lake Egridir - 520 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Van - 3,740 sq km; Lake Tuz - 1,640 sq km;" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Iran, and Syria) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; Kizil - 1,182 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" }, @@ -440,6 +451,17 @@ "text": "31.283 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Beysehir - 650 sq km; Lake Egridir - 520 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Van - 3,740 sq km; Lake Tuz - 1,640 sq km;" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Iran, and Syria) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; Kizil - 1,182 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, @@ -1150,14 +1172,14 @@ "text": "the Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems, although in recent years, Turkey has also acquired some Chinese, Russian, and South Korean equipment; since 2010, the US is the leading provider of armaments to Turkey, followed by Italy, South Korea, and Spain; Turkey has a robust defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, and unmanned aerial platforms, although it is heavily dependent on Western technology; Turkey's defense industry also partners with other countries for defense production (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "est. 200 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-35,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); est. 1,500-2,000 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia (training mission); est. 10-20,000 Syria (2021)", - "note": "note(s): between 2016 and 2020, Turkey conducted four major military campaigns in northern Syria; Turkey has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including large operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018; its most recent incursions were smaller-scale raids in April and February of 2021; in 2020, Turkey deployed an undetermined number of Turkish military troops and an estimated 3,500-5,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)" + "text": "est. 200 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-35,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 100 Lebanon (UNIFIL); est. 1,500-2,000 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia (training mission); est. 10-20,000 Syria (2021)", + "note": "note(s): between 2016 and 2020, Turkey conducted four major military campaigns in northern Syria; Turkey has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including large operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018; its most recent incursions were smaller-scale raids in April and February of 2021; in 2020, Turkey deployed an undetermined number of Turkish military troops and an estimated 3,500-5,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)

in October of 2021, Turkey’s parliament extended the military’s mandate to launch cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria by two more years" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "President Erdoğan on 25 June 2019 signed a new law cutting the men’s mandatory military service period in half, as well as making paid military service permanent; with the new system, the period of conscription was reduced from 12 months to six months for privates and non-commissioned soldiers (the service term for reserve officers chosen among university or college graduates will remain 12 months); after completing six months of service, if a conscripted soldier wants to and is suitable for extending his military service, he may do so for an additional six months in return for a monthly salary; under the new law, all male Turkish citizens over the age of 20 will be required to undergo a one month military training period, but they can obtain an exemption from the remaining five months of their mandatory service by paying 31,000 Turkish Liras (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) remain focused on the threats emanating from the Syrian civil war, Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the PKK insurgency; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (Kurdish discontent), and the extreme left wing, although the TSK's role in internal security has been significantly reduced in the past decade; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the \"Force 2014\" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities, including keeping a substantial force under NATO in Afghanistan until withdrawing in 2021; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; it is planning to launch new frigates, submarines, and a light aircraft carrier/amphibious assault ship in the next few years, adding to its current force of about 16 frigates and 12 submarines (as of 2021); the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an \"Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept\" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; in a controversial move, it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system for an estimated $2.5 billion in 2019; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system; Turkey is a NATO ally (joined 1952) and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir, as well as the AN/TPY-2 radar as part of NATO Missile Defense; Turkey in recent years has built expeditionary military bases in Qatar, Somalia, northern Cyprus, and Sudan" + "text": "the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) remain focused on the threats emanating from the Syrian civil war, Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the PKK insurgency; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (Kurdish discontent), and the extreme left wing, although the TSK's role in internal security has been significantly reduced in the past decade; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the \"Force 2014\" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities, including keeping a substantial force under NATO in Afghanistan until withdrawing in 2021; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; it is planning to launch new frigates, submarines, and a light aircraft carrier/amphibious assault ship in the next few years, adding to its current force of about 16 frigates and 12 submarines (as of 2021); the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an \"Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept\" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; in a controversial move, it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system for an estimated $2.5 billion in 2019; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system; Turkey is a NATO ally (joined 1952) and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir, as well as the AN/TPY-2 radar as part of NATO Missile Defense; Turkey in recent years has built expeditionary military bases in Qatar, Somalia, northern Cyprus, and Sudan (2021)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 4cf28eda..da025ee3 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "240 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and Israel) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish settlements are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem" }, @@ -412,6 +417,11 @@ }, "note": "note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank." }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and Israel) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "181.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -839,7 +849,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "per the Oslo Accords, the PA is not permitted a conventional military but maintains security and police forces; PA security personnel have operated almost exclusively in the West Bank since HAMAS seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007; PA forces include National Security Forces, Presidential Guard, Civil Police, Civil Defense, Preventative Security Service, the General Intelligence Organization, and the Military Intelligence Organization (2020)" + "text": "per the Oslo Accords, the PA is not permitted a conventional military but maintains security and police forces; PA security personnel have operated almost exclusively in the West Bank since HAMAS seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007; PA forces include National Security Forces, Presidential Guard, Civil Police, Civil Defense, Preventative Security Service, the General Intelligence Organization, and the Military Intelligence Organization (2021)" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the Palestinian Authority Security Forces have approximately 30,000 active personnel (2020)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index e7bcb227..0270f3c3 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -811,18 +811,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "24,808" + "text": "21,883 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34.71 (2019 est.)" + "text": "34.71 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "73,680" + "text": "64,997 (2018)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "103.09 (2019 est.)" + "text": "103.1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -850,6 +850,14 @@ "percent of population": { "text": "98.37% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "21,883 (2018)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "36.18 (2017 est.)" + } } }, "Transportation": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index a85a70a1..b363580e 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Huron* - 35,972 sq km; Great Bear Lake - 31,328 sq km; Superior* - 28,754 sq km; Great Slave Lake - 28,568 sq km; Lake Winnipeg - 24,387 sq km; Erie* - 12,776 sq km; Ontario* - 9,790 sq km; Lake Athabasca - 7,935 sq km; Reindeer Lake - 6,650 sq km; Nettilling Lake - 5,542 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as Canadian waters" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon (shared with the US) - 3,185 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia (shared with the US) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser (shared with the US) - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" }, @@ -431,6 +439,14 @@ "text": "20.6% (2008 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Huron* - 35,972 sq km; Great Bear Lake - 31,328 sq km; Superior* - 28,754 sq km; Great Slave Lake - 28,568 sq km; Lake Winnipeg - 24,387 sq km; Erie* - 12,776 sq km; Ontario* - 9,790 sq km; Lake Athabasca - 7,935 sq km; Reindeer Lake - 6,650 sq km; Nettilling Lake - 5,542 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as Canadian waters" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon (shared with the US) - 3,185 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia (shared with the US) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser (shared with the US) - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Mississippi* (Gulf of Mexico) (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson (Hudson Bay) (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *" }, diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index b36b9a1f..80f48e78 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Chapala - 1,140 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Terminos - 1,550 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City" }, @@ -468,6 +476,14 @@ "text": "5% (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Chapala - 1,140 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna de Terminos - 1,550 sq km" + } + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: (Gulf of California) Colorado (703,148 sq km)" }, diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index a6a29ec3..b53b629a 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer, Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System, Californian Central Valley Aquifer System, Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains), Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Michigan – 57,750 sq km; Superior* – 53,348 sq km; Huron* – 23,597 sq km; Erie* – 12,890 sq km; Ontario* – 9,220 sq km; Lake of the Woods – 4,350 sq km; Iliamna – 2,590 sq km; Okeechobee – 1,810 sq km; Belcharof – 1,190 sq km; Red – 1,170 sq km; Saint Clair – 1,113 sq km; Champlain – 1,100 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as US waters" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Great Salt – 4,360 sq km; Pontchartrain – 1,620 sq km;  Selawik – 1,400 sq km; Salton Sea – 950 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi (shared with Canada) - 3,544 km; Yukon (shared with Canada) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande (shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado (shared with Mexico) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia (shared with Canada) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km

" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" }, @@ -429,6 +440,17 @@ "text": "34.6% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Michigan – 57,750 sq km; Superior* – 53,348 sq km; Huron* – 23,597 sq km; Erie* – 12,890 sq km; Ontario* – 9,220 sq km; Lake of the Woods – 4,350 sq km; Iliamna – 2,590 sq km; Okeechobee – 1,810 sq km; Belcharof – 1,190 sq km; Red – 1,170 sq km; Saint Clair – 1,113 sq km; Champlain – 1,100 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as US waters" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Great Salt – 4,360 sq km; Pontchartrain – 1,620 sq km;  Selawik – 1,400 sq km; Salton Sea – 950 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "

Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi (shared with Canada) - 3,544 km; Yukon (shared with Canada) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande (shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado (shared with Mexico) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia (shared with Canada) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km

" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *" }, @@ -546,7 +568,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 November 2020 (next to be held on 5 November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. elected president; electoral vote - Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. (Democratic Party) 306, Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 232; percent of direct popular vote - Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. 51.3%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.9%, other 1.8%" + "text": "
2020: Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. elected president; electoral vote - Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. (Democratic Party) 306, Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 232; percent of direct popular vote - Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. 51.3%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.9%, other 1.8%

2016: Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227, other 7; percent of direct popular vote - Hillary D. CLINTON 48.2%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.1%, other 5.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index b3374ade..e4943b1a 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Buenos Aires (shared with Chile) - 2,240 sq km; Lago Argentino - 1,410 sq km; Lago Viedma - 1,090 sq km; Lago San Martin (shared with Chile) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Colhue Huapi - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Chile) - 590 sq km; Lago Nahuel Huapi - 550 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna Mar Chiquita - 1,850 sq km;" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Paraguay and Brazil) - 2,549 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil and Uruguay) - 1,610 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated" }, @@ -437,6 +448,17 @@ "text": "6% (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Buenos Aires (shared with Chile) - 2,240 sq km; Lago Argentino - 1,410 sq km; Lago Viedma - 1,090 sq km; Lago San Martin (shared with Chile) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Colhue Huapi - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Chile) - 590 sq km; Lago Nahuel Huapi - 550 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Laguna Mar Chiquita - 1,850 sq km;" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Paraguay and Brazil) - 2,549 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil and Uruguay) - 1,610 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" }, @@ -966,18 +988,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,757,243" + "text": "7,356,165 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "17.2 (2019 est.)" + "text": "16.28 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "56,352,947" + "text": "54,763,900 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "124.98 (2019 est.)" + "text": "121.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1008,10 +1030,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "8,793,181" + "text": "9,571,562 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "19.5 (2019 est.)" + "text": "21.18 (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -1185,7 +1207,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe, heroin headed for the US, and ephedrine and pseudoephedrine headed for Mexico; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs" + "text": "

counterfeiting, drug trafficking, and other smuggling offenses in the Tri-Border area; some money laundering organizations in the TBA have may have links to the terrorist organization Hizballah; a large producer of chemical precursors

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 4f1ceba2..02a05912 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Amazon Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Peru) - 8,030 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Poopo - 1,340 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay) - 4,880 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes" }, @@ -447,6 +458,17 @@ "text": "12.1% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Peru) - 8,030 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Poopo - 1,340 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay) - 4,880 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" }, @@ -1168,7 +1190,7 @@ "text": "

Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile offers instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile for Bolivian products; contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of its border regions with all of its neighbors (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru)

" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "world's third-largest cultivator of coca (after Colombia and Peru) with an estimated 37,500 hectares under cultivation in 2016, a 3 percent increase over 2015; third largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 275 metric tons potential pure cocaine in 2016; transit country for Peruvian and Colombian cocaine destined for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Europe; weak border controls; some money-laundering activity related to narcotics trade; major cocaine consumption" + "text": "

third-largest source country of cocaine and a major transit for Peruvian cocaine; in 2020 coca cultivation totaled 39,400 hectares (ha); illicit drug consumption is low in Bolivia;  most cocaine is exported to other Latin American countries, such as  Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, for domestic consumption, or for onward transit to West Africa and Europe, not the United States

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 150f1a93..8a1df192 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Amazon Basin, Guarani Aquifer System, Maranhao Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa dos Patos - 10,140 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Uruguay) - 2,970 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amazon (shared with Peru) - 6,400 km; Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Tocantins - 3,650 km; Sao Francisco - 3,180 km; Paraguay (shared with Paraguay and Argentina) - 2,549 km; Negro (shared with Venezuela and Colombia) - 2,250 km; Uruguay (shared with Argentina and Uruguay) - 1,610 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro" }, @@ -474,6 +485,17 @@ "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa dos Patos - 10,140 sq km" + }, + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Uruguay) - 2,970 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amazon (shared with Peru) - 6,400 km; Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Tocantins - 3,650 km; Sao Francisco - 3,180 km; Paraguay (shared with Paraguay and Argentina) - 2,549 km; Negro (shared with Venezuela and Colombia) - 2,250 km; Uruguay (shared with Argentina and Uruguay) - 1,610 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km), Paraná (2,582,704 sq km), São Francisco (617,814 sq km), Tocantins (764,213 sq km)" }, @@ -1226,7 +1248,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world; illicit producer of cannabis; trace amounts of coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian cocaine headed for Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area" + "text": "

a significant transit and destination country for cocaine;  most of the cocaine that entering Brazil is destined for domestic use or transits to Europe via West Africa;  substantial and growing domestic drug consumption problem;  second-largest consumer of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine-derivative products

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 734ca086..3be00cf3 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "11,100 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago General Carrera (shared with Argentina) - 2,240 sq km; Lago O'Higgins (shared with Argentina) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Llanquihue - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Argentina) - 590 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" }, @@ -437,6 +442,11 @@ "text": "0.4% (2009 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago General Carrera (shared with Argentina) - 2,240 sq km; Lago O'Higgins (shared with Argentina) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Llanquihue - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Argentina) - 590 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.267 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 46fd73d8..8016a15d 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Amazon Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Negro (shared with Venezuela and Brazil) - 2,250 km; Orinoco (shared with Venezuela and Guyana) - 2,101 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" }, @@ -349,13 +352,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.1%" + "text": "95.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "94.9%" + "text": "95.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "95.3% (2018)" + "text": "95.9% (2020)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -468,6 +471,9 @@ "text": "17.2% (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Negro (shared with Venezuela and Brazil) - 2,250 km; Orinoco (shared with Venezuela and Guyana) - 2,101 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 1b28f17f..8debedfc 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orinoco (shared with Colombia and Venezuela) - 2,101 km; " + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" }, @@ -458,6 +461,9 @@ "text": "0.5% (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Orinoco (shared with Colombia and Venezuela) - 2,101 km; " + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index ee347d5d..d3112e88 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Brazil and Argentina) - 2,549 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" }, @@ -451,6 +454,9 @@ "text": "1,818,501 tons (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Brazil and Argentina) - 2,549 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 470025de..523e69b7 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Amazon Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Bolivia) - 8,030 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amazon (shared with Brazil) - 6,400 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated" }, @@ -467,6 +475,14 @@ "text": "4% (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Bolivia) - 8,030 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amazon (shared with Brazil) - 6,400 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index c51d35a9..be81c7e2 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Brazil) - 2,970 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil and Argentina) - 1,610 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" }, @@ -441,6 +449,14 @@ "text": "8% (2011 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Brazil) - 2,970 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana (shared with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia) - 4,880 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil and Argentina) - 1,610 km" + }, "Major aquifers": { "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" }, @@ -1129,7 +1145,7 @@ "text": "the inventory of the Armed Forces of Uruguay includes a wide variety of older or second-hand equipment; since 2010, it has imported limited amounts of military hardware from about 10 countries with Spain as the leading supplier (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "925 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MINUSCO); 210 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "800 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MINUSCO); 210 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (Sep 2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2021)" diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 2720cd93..5e59df67 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Maracaibo - 13,010 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Negro (shared with Colombia and Brazil) - 2,250 km; Orinoco (shared with Colombia and Guyana) - 2,101 km;" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas" }, @@ -414,6 +422,14 @@ "text": "9,779,093 tons (2010 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lago de Maracaibo - 13,010 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Negro (shared with Colombia and Brazil) - 2,250 km; Orinoco (shared with Colombia and Guyana) - 2,101 km;" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" }, @@ -1073,7 +1089,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes a joint-service Aerospace Defense Command (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral, CODAI); Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB); Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, NMB)

Bolivarian National Police: Special Action Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales, FAES) (2020)", + "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes a joint-service Aerospace Defense Command (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral, CODAI); Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB); Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, NMB)

Bolivarian National Police: Special Action Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales, FAES) (2021)", "note": "note(s): the CODAI is a joint service command with personnel drawn from other services; the FAES police paramilitary unit was created by President MADURO after the 2017 anti-government protests to fight crime; it has been accused of multiple human rights abuses" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1107,7 +1123,7 @@ "text": "18-30 (25 for women) for voluntary service; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months; all citizens of military service age (18-50 years old) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training, although “forcible recruitment” is forbidden (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "between 2013 and 2017, Venezuela established at least a dozen military-led firms in a variety of economic sectors, such as agriculture, banking, construction, insurance, the media, mining, oil, and tourism; as of mid-2019, military officers reportedly led at least 60 state-owned companies" + "text": "between 2013 and 2017, Venezuela established at least a dozen military-led firms in a variety of economic sectors, such as agriculture, banking, construction, insurance, the media, mining, oil, and tourism; as of 2020, military officers reportedly led at least 60 state-owned companies" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 8c07d41f..e5b9c647 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Indus (1,081,718 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Amu Darya (534,739 sq km); Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ab-e Istadah-ye Muqur (endorheic basin) - 520 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) - 2,620 km; Helmand (shared with Iran) - 1,130 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populated" }, @@ -336,13 +344,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "43%" + "text": "37.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "55.5%" + "text": "52.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "29.8% (2018)" + "text": "22.6% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -453,6 +461,14 @@ "text": "5,628,525 tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Ab-e Istadah-ye Muqur (endorheic basin) - 520 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) - 2,620 km; Helmand (shared with Iran) - 1,130 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Indus (1,081,718 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Amu Darya (534,739 sq km); Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km)" }, @@ -1165,7 +1181,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "world's largest producer of opium; poppy cultivation increased 63 percent, to 328,304 hectares in 2017; while eradication increased slightly, it still remains well below levels achieved in 2015; the 2017 crop yielded an estimated 9,000 mt of raw opium, a 88% increase over 2016; the Taliban and other antigovernment groups participate in and profit from the opiate trade, which is a key source of revenue for the Taliban inside Afghanistan; widespread corruption and instability impede counterdrug efforts; most of the heroin consumed in Europe and Eurasia is derived from Afghan opium; Afghanistan is also struggling to respond to a burgeoning domestic opiate addiction problem; a 2015 national drug use survey found that roughly 11% of the population tested positive for one or more illicit drugs; vulnerable to drug money laundering through informal financial networks; illicit cultivation of cannabis and regional source of hashish (2018)" + "text": "

the world’s largest producer of illicit opiates but it is not a major supplier to the United States; 215,000 hectares (ha) of opium poppy cultivated in Afghanistan in 2019; also produces methamphetamine and cannabis products; one of the highest domestic substance abuse rates in the world

(2018)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 4b3b6e57..44a387de 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, China, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Ganges (shared with India and Nepal) - 2,704 km" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season" }, @@ -349,13 +352,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "74.7%" + "text": "74.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "77.4%" + "text": "77.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "72% (2019)" + "text": "72% (2020)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -473,6 +476,9 @@ "text": "14,778,497 tons (2012 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, China, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Ganges (shared with India and Nepal) - 2,704 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km)" }, @@ -1006,23 +1012,23 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,449,646" + "text": "1,450,321 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "165.572 million" + "text": "170,136,762 (2020)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "102.87 (2019 est.)" + "text": "103.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "

Bangladesh’s economic constraints hinder network infrastructure, resulting in the lowest fixed-line penetration rate in South Asia and a very low fixed broadband rate; most consumers utilize mobile broadband for data on LTE networks but rates are still well below that of most other Asian countries; the government approved a modernization project to support investment and prepare for 5G launches; 2020 test of 5G technology in Dhaka; government directive allows IoT for smart buildings and automation industries; government project aims to provide network to services and schools; importer of broadcasting equipment from China

(2021)" + "text": "Bangladesh’s economic constraints hinder network infrastructure, resulting in the lowest fixed-line penetration rate in South Asia and a very low fixed broadband rate; most consumers utilize mobile broadband for data on LTE networks but rates are still well below that of most other Asian countries; the government approved a modernization project to support investment and prepare for 5G launches; 2020 test of 5G technology in Dhaka; government directive allows IoT for smart buildings and automation industries; government project aims to provide network to services and schools; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line teledensity remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 101 telephones per 100 persons; mobile subscriber growth is anticipated over the next five years to 2023; strong local competition (2019)" @@ -1048,10 +1054,10 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "8,085,500" + "text": "9,521,970" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "5.02 (2019 est.)" + "text": "5.78 (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -1223,7 +1229,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries" + "text": "

transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries; does not manufacture precursor chemicals with the exception of sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and toluene

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 3a525511..2e74bd0b 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "320 sq km (2012)" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and China) - 3,969 km" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's Bhutanese name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season" }, @@ -411,6 +414,9 @@ "text": "0.9% (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and China) - 3,969 km" + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "17 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index a68fcf6c..be6b490a 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Chilika Lake - 1,170 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with China, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with Pakistan and China) - 3,610 km; Ganges (shared with Bangladesh and Nepal) - 2,704 km; Godavari - 1,465 km; Sutlej (shared with Pakistan) - 1,372 km; Yamuna - 1,370 km; Narmada - 1,289 km; Chenab (shared with Pakistan) - 1,086 km; Ghaghara (shared with Nepal) - 1,080 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" }, @@ -479,6 +487,14 @@ "text": "5% (2013 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "Salt water lake(s)": { + "text": "Chilika Lake - 1,170 sq km" + } + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with China, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with Pakistan and China) - 3,610 km; Ganges (shared with Bangladesh and Nepal) - 2,704 km; Godavari - 1,465 km; Sutlej (shared with Pakistan) - 1,372 km; Yamuna - 1,370 km; Narmada - 1,289 km; Chenab (shared with Pakistan) - 1,086 km; Ghaghara (shared with Nepal) - 1,080 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 2fb80d92..fcffec2c 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, China, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Ganges (shared with Bangladesh and India) - 2,704 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low" }, @@ -449,6 +452,9 @@ "text": "1,768,977 tons (2016 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with India, China, Bangladesh, and Bhutan) - 3,969 km; Ganges (shared with Bangladesh and India) - 2,704 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km)" }, diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 92e80414..65730e89 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "Indus Basin" }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Indus (shared with India and China) - 3,610 km; Sutlej (shared with India) - 1,372 km; Chenab (shared with India) - 1,086 km" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated" }, @@ -479,6 +482,9 @@ "text": "8% (2017 est.)" } }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "Indus (shared with India and China) - 3,610 km; Sutlej (shared with India) - 1,372 km; Chenab (shared with India) - 1,086 km" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Indus (1,081,718 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km)" }, diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 90e9f72b..adc0ed2c 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ "Major aquifers": { "text": "summary statement: aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; they include alluvial formations such as unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers, sedimentary rock formations of sandstone and karst (carbonate rocks such as limestone) aquifers, as well as volcanic aquifers, and basement aquifers (igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie sedimentary and volcanic rock sequences); groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well; The World Factbook lists 37 major aquifers across 52 countries; of these, 13 are in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in North America, 3 in South America, 4 in Europe, and 2 in Australia; although aquifers can vary in size, the major aquifers listed in The Factbook contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; the fresh water held in these aquifers represents more than 30% of the World's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation and globally, 70% of groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "text": "top ten largest natural lakes: Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 374,000 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,100 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 62,940 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,600 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,750 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,000 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,328 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,500 sq km; Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 22,490 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,568 sq km

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

note 2: Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world" + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km

note: there are 20 countries without rivers: 3 in Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Libya), 1 in the Americas (Bahamas), 8 in Asia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), 3 in Europe (Malta, Monaco, Holy See), 5 in Oceania (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu); these countries also do not have natural lakes" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "six of the world's seven continents are widely and permanently inhabited; Asia is easily the most populous continent with about 60% of the world's population (China and India together account for over 35%); Africa comes in second with over 15% of the earth's populace, Europe has about 10%, North America 8%, South America almost 6%, and Oceania less than 1%; the harsh conditions on Antarctica prevent any permanent habitation" }, @@ -352,6 +358,12 @@ "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 6 October 2021, 235,673,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,814,651 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 6 October 2021, 46.1% of the World population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "text": "top ten largest natural lakes: Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 374,000 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,100 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 62,940 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,600 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,750 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,000 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,328 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,500 sq km; Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 22,490 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,568 sq km

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

note 2: Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world" + }, + "Major rivers (by length in km)": { + "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km

note: there are 20 countries without rivers: 3 in Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Libya), 1 in the Americas (Bahamas), 8 in Asia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), 3 in Europe (Malta, Monaco, Holy See), 5 in Oceania (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu); these countries also do not have natural lakes" + }, "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { "text": "summary statement: a watershed is a drainage basin on an area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water; oceans ultimately take in the drainage from 83% of all land area; the remaining 17% of the land drains into internal (endorheic) basins, e.g., the Caspian Sea; The World Factbook lists 51 different watersheds across 102 countries; of these, 18 are in Asia, 9 in Europe, 9 in Africa, 8 in North and Central America, 5 in South America, and 2 in Australia; all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these watersheds represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the World's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" }, @@ -746,20 +758,20 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2020)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.21% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.17% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.19% of GDP (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "2.24% of GDP (2016 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "2.27% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.25% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military deployments": {