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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Montenegro) - 400 sq km<br>note - largest lake in the Balkans"
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}
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"text": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country"
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"text": "1,142,964 tons (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Montenegro) - 400 sq km<br>note - largest lake in the Balkans"
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}
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
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},
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "242,859"
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"text": "223,469 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "7.9 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "7.77 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "2,630,076"
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"text": "2,618,880 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "85.59 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "91 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"general assessment": {
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"text": "<p>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 </p> (2021)"
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"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)"
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},
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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},
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "436,192"
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"text": "508,937 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "14.19 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "17.68 (2020 est.)"
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}
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}
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},
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 11,827 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-January 2021)"
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},
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"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"
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"text": "<p>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</p>"
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}
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}
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}
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"text": "Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese"
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},
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"Religions": {
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"text": "Roman Catholic (predominant)"
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"text": "Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 89.5, other 8.8%, unaffiliated 1.7% (2020 est.)"
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},
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"Age structure": {
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"0-14 years": {
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "39,657"
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"text": "39,657 (2019)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "46.23 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "51.41 (2019 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "87,909"
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"text": "87,909 (2019)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "102.48 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "114 (2019 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "36,358"
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"text": "36,358 (2019)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "42.38 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "47.13 (2019 est.)"
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}
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}
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;"
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"text": "the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas"
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},
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"text": "25.7% (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 km;"
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
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},
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "3,722,128"
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"text": "3,786,725 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "42.17 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "42.04 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "10.726 million"
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"text": "10,682,294 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "121.53 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "118.6 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"general assessment": {
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"text": "<p>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</p> (2021)"
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"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)"
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},
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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},
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "2.519 million"
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"text": "2.606 million (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "28.54 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "28.93 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Communications - note": {
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "3,930,410"
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"text": "3,634,639 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "33.78 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "31.36 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "11,509,573"
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"text": "11,529,728 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "98.92 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "99.48 (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"general assessment": {
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"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)"
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"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)"
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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"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)"
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},
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"international": {
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"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)"
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "4,590,707"
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"text": "4,734,210 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "39.45 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "40.85 (2020 est.)"
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"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"
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"text": "<p>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.</p>"
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"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"
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"election results": {
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"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"
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"text": "<em><br>2018:</em> percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat<br><br><em>2014:</em> 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"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 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)"
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"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"
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"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p>"
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea) </em>Dnieper (533,966 sq km)"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Dnieper (shared with Russia and Ukraine) - 2,287 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Ukraine) - 1,213 km"
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"Population distribution": {
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"text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations"
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"total population": {
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"text": "99.8%"
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"text": "99.9%"
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"male": {
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"text": "99.8%"
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"text": "99.7% (2018)"
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"text": "99.9% (2019)"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Dnieper (shared with Russia and Ukraine) - 2,287 km; Vistula (shared with Poland and Ukraine) - 1,213 km"
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea) </em>Dnieper (533,966 sq km)"
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"text": "<br>Council of the Republic - indirect election last held on 7 November 2019<br>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"
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"text": "<br>Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - NA<br>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"
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"text": "<br>Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition -NA<br>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%"
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "4,451,144"
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"text": "4,406,585 (2020)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "46.88 (2019 est.)"
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "11,627,249"
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"text": "11,704,084 (2020)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "122.46 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "<p>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</p> (2021)"
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"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)"
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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"text": "3,214,869"
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"text": "3,255,552 (2020)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "33.86 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "34.45 (2020 est.)"
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}
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||||
}
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||||
},
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||||
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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@ -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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
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@ -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": "<br><em>2016: </em>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%<br><br><em>2011:</em> Rosen PLEVNELIEV elected president in runoff election; percent of vote - Rosen PLEVNELIEV (independent) 52.6%, Ivailo KALFIN (BSP) 47.4%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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|
@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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": "<em><br>2018:</em> Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6%<br><br><em>2013:</em> 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:<br>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)<br>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:<br>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)<br><br>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": "<br>Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 2-3 and 9-10 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2022)<br>Chamber of Deputies - last held on 8-9 October 2021 (next to be held by October 2025)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "<br>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<br> <p>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</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<br>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%<br>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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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.)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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), <em>(Adriatic Sea)</em> Po (76,997 sq km), <em>(Mediterranean Sea) </em>Rhone (100,543 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -96,6 +96,17 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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), <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -550,7 +572,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "<br>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<br>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": "<br>Bundesrat - composition - men 50, women 23, percent of women 33.3%<br>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": "<br>Bundesrat - composition - men 46, women 23, percent of women 33.3%<br>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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -88,6 +88,14 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "<br>Legislative Council - last held 29 February 2020 (next to be held on 28 February 2022)<br>House of Keys - last held on 23 September 2021 (next to be held in September 2026)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>Legislative Council - composition - men 6, women 5; percent of women 45.5%</p> <p>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%</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<p>Legislative Council - composition (as of 2021) - men 6, women 3, 2 vacancies; percent of women 27.3%</p> <p>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%</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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": {
|
||||
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|
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|||
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|
|||
"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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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": "<p>last held on 11 July 2021 (next scheduled for July 2025)</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<p>last held on 11 July 2021 (next scheduled in July 2025)</p>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>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</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<p>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%</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"Fresh water lake(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Albania) - 400 sq km<br>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<br>note - largest lake in the Balkans"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -93,6 +93,14 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -568,13 +584,13 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "bicameral legislature consists of:<br>Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)<br> 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:<br>Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)<br>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": "<br>Senate - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)<br> Sejm - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)"
|
||||
"text": "<br>Senate - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)<br>Sejm - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "<br>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%<br> 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": "<br>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%<br>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": "<strong>note:</strong> the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the 2 houses meet jointly"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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": "<br><em>2017:</em> 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<br><br><em>2012: </em>Tomislav NIKOLIC elected president; percent of vote in second round - Tomislav NIKOLIC (SNS) 51.2%, Boris TADIC (NDS-Z) 48.8%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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.)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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.)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -88,6 +88,14 @@
|
|||
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km), <em>(Adriatic Sea)</em> Po (76,997 sq km), <em>(Mediterranean Sea) </em>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), <em>(Black Sea)</em> Danube (795,656 sq km), <em>(Adriatic Sea)</em> Po (76,997 sq km), <em>(Mediterranean Sea) </em>Rhone (100,543 sq km)"
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"Introduction": {
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"Background": {
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"text": "<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>"
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"text": "<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>"
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"Geography": {
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},
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"Legislative branch": {
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"description": {
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"text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:<br>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<br> 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)"
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"text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:<br>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<br>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)"
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},
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"elections": {
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"text": "<br>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)<br> House of Commons - last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)"
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"text": "<br>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)<br>House of Commons - last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)"
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},
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"election results": {
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"text": "<br>House of Lords - composition - men 579, women 217, percent of women 27.3%<br>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%"
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"Military and Security": {
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"Military and security forces": {
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"text": "British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2021)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 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"
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"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"
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},
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"Military expenditures": {
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"Military Expenditures 2020": {
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},
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"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)",
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"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)<br><br>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"
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"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)<br><br>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"
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},
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"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)"
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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||||
"text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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"
|
||||
},
|
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"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"
|
||||
},
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@ -439,6 +442,9 @@
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|||
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.)"
|
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}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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: <em>(Black Sea)</em> 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<br> (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<br> <p>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</p>"
|
||||
"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<br> <p>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)</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"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"
|
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