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"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)"
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few thousand remain in Yemen (2021)"
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"text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few hundred remain in Yemen (2021)"
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},
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 24-month general service obligation, 16 months for secondary school graduates; women can volunteer to serve for 9 months regardless of education (2019)"
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "14,277 sq km (2012)"
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"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"
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},
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"text": "99.9%"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "99.7% (2017)"
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"text": "99.7% (2019)"
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}
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},
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"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
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"text": "2,930,349 tons (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Total water withdrawal": {
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"municipal": {
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"text": "449.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "1,673,211"
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"text": "1,652,688 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "16.52 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "16.3 (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": "10,750,300"
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"text": "10,344,300 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "106.13 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "102 (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": "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)"
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"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)"
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},
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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},
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "1,943,013"
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"text": "1,995,474 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "19.18 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "19.68 (2020 est.)"
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}
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}
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},
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "2,740 sq km (2012)"
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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 Sevan - 1,360 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"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"
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},
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"text": "age 15 and over can read and write"
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},
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"total population": {
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"text": "99.7%"
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"text": "99.8%"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "99.8%"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "99.7% (2017)"
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"text": "99.7% (2020)"
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}
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},
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"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
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"text": "492,800 tons (2014 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 Sevan - 1,360 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Total water withdrawal": {
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"municipal": {
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"text": "616.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "451,571"
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"text": "427,539 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "14.9 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "14.43 (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": "3,618,747"
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"text": "3,488,797 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "119.42 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "117.7 (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>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 </p> (2021)"
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"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)"
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},
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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},
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "385,704"
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"text": "430,407 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "12.73 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "14.52 (2020 est.)"
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}
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}
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"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"
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"text": "<p>a transit country for illicit drugs with its location between source countries Afghanistan and Iran and the markets of Europe and Russia</p>"
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}
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}
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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": "272,614"
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"text": "266,659 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "18.5 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "15.67 (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": "1,900,361"
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"text": "1,748,672 (2020)"
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},
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "128.95 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "102.8 (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>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</p> (2021)"
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"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)"
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"domestic": {
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"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)"
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"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)"
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"international": {
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"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)"
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"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
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"total": {
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"text": "140,992"
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"text": "148,595 (2020)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "9.57 (2019 est.)"
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"text": "8.73 (2020 est.)"
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"election results": {
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"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"
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"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%"
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Indian Ocean drainage: <em>(Persian Gulf)</em> Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"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"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"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"
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"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"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"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"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"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"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km<br>note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level"
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"Population distribution": {
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"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"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km<br>note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Hammar - 1,940 sq km"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Syria, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Turkey, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; "
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"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"
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"text": "13.14 million tons (2015 est.)"
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"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
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"Fresh water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Hammar - 1,940 sq km"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"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"
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 12 May 2018 (next to be held on 10 October 2021)"
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"election results": {
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"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%"
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km<br>note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level"
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"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"
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km<br>note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level"
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Iran) - 1,950 km; "
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"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",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution"
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"text": "2.5% (2010 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
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"text": "Euphrates (shared with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Turkey, and Iran) - 1,950 km; "
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Indian Ocean drainage: <em>(Persian Gulf)</em> Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)"
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Indian Ocean drainage: <em>(Persian Gulf)</em> Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 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 Beysehir - 650 sq km; Lake Egridir - 520 sq km"
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},
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Van - 3,740 sq km; Lake Tuz - 1,640 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": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Iran, and Syria) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; Kizil - 1,182 km"
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"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"
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},
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"text": "31.283 million 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 Beysehir - 650 sq km; Lake Egridir - 520 sq km"
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},
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"Salt water lake(s)": {
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"text": "Lake Van - 3,740 sq km; Lake Tuz - 1,640 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": "Euphrates (shared with Iraq, Iran, and Syria) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Iraq, Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; Kizil - 1,182 km"
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},
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"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
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"text": "Indian Ocean drainage: <em>(Persian Gulf)</em> Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)"
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},
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"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)"
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},
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"Military deployments": {
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"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)"
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"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)",
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"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)<br><br>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"
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},
|
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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||||
"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": {
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"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": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -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<br>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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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<br>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)"
|
||||
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