diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json
index ac1d2906..59c2a189 100644
--- a/africa/bc.json
+++ b/africa/bc.json
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
"text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "named after GABORONE (ca. 1825-1931), a revered kgosi (chief) of the Tlokwa tribe, part of the larger Tswana ethnic group"
+ "text": "named after GABORONE (ca. 1825-1931), a chief of the Tlokwa tribe, whose name means \"it is not unbecoming\""
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json
index e0dfecf9..5f3d52f3 100644
--- a/africa/bn.json
+++ b/africa/bn.json
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
"text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "the name Porto-Novo is Portuguese for \"new port\"; Cotonou means \"by the river of death\" in the native Fon language"
+ "text": "the name Porto-Novo is Portuguese for \"new port\"; Cotonou means \"mouth of the river of death\" in the native Fon language"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json
index 2225a7bb..463e6725 100644
--- a/africa/by.json
+++ b/africa/by.json
@@ -511,9 +511,6 @@
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
- "etymology": {
- "text": "the naming origins for both Gitega and Bujumbura are obscure; Bujumbura's name prior to independence in 1962 was Usumbura"
- },
"note": "note: in January 2019, the Burundian parliament voted to make Gitega the political capital of the country while Bujumbura would remain its economic capital; as of 2023, the government's move to Gitega remains incomplete"
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json
index 5d2d7432..79ab4717 100644
--- a/africa/cm.json
+++ b/africa/cm.json
@@ -526,9 +526,6 @@
},
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
- },
- "etymology": {
- "text": "founded as a German colonial settlement of Jaunde in 1888 and named after the local Yaunde (Ewondo) people"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json
index 67b605a5..90052d6e 100644
--- a/africa/li.json
+++ b/africa/li.json
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Jeff Gongoer DOWANA, Sr. (since 12 December 2022)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Isaac Chennoweth YEAH, Sr. (since 15 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011"
diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json
index 2cde9706..de509674 100644
--- a/africa/ma.json
+++ b/africa/ma.json
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Amielle Pelenne NIRINIAVISOA MARCEDA (since 31 October 2019)"
+ "text": "Ambassador Lantosoa RAKOTOMALALA (since 13 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008"
diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json
index 662d417b..1a59ebfe 100644
--- a/africa/mp.json
+++ b/africa/mp.json
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Purmanund JHUGROO (since 7 July 2021)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Dhanandjay GOBOODUN (since 9 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1709 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036"
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": {
- "text": "$33.53 billion (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$33.532 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": {
"text": "$31.35 billion (2022 est.)"
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
},
"Real GDP growth rate": {
"Real GDP growth rate 2023": {
- "text": "6.95% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "6.96% (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP growth rate 2022": {
"text": "8.88% (2022 est.)"
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
- "text": "$14.397 billion (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "$14.645 billion (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
@@ -711,34 +711,34 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
- "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "3.9% (2023 est.)"
},
"industry": {
"text": "18.6% (2023 est.)"
},
"services": {
- "text": "64.6% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "64.9% (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
- "text": "67.6% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "66.5% (2023 est.)"
},
"government consumption": {
- "text": "14.2% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "13.8% (2023 est.)"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
- "text": "23.5% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "23.9% (2023 est.)"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.2% (2023 est.)"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
- "text": "53.3% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "52.5% (2023 est.)"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
- "text": "-55.2% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "-55.4% (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
},
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "588,000 (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "594,000 (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
- "text": "1.94% of GDP (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "2.15% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "2.12% of GDP (2022 est.)"
@@ -828,12 +828,12 @@
"note": "note: central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
- "text": "19.05% (of GDP) (2022 est.)",
+ "text": "19.79% (of GDP) (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP"
},
"Current account balance": {
"Current account balance 2023": {
- "text": "-$654.051 million (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "-$647.743 million (2023 est.)"
},
"Current account balance 2022": {
"text": "-$1.437 billion (2022 est.)"
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
},
"Exports": {
"Exports 2023": {
- "text": "$5.499 billion (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$5.495 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"Exports 2022": {
"text": "$5.004 billion (2022 est.)"
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
},
"Imports": {
"Imports 2023": {
- "text": "$8.038 billion (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$8.027 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"Imports 2022": {
"text": "$8.052 billion (2022 est.)"
@@ -896,8 +896,8 @@
"note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars"
},
"Debt - external": {
- "Debt - external 2022": {
- "text": "$2.827 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "Debt - external 2023": {
+ "text": "$3.77 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars"
},
diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json
index fbf20cc2..ef89d9e5 100644
--- a/africa/ni.json
+++ b/africa/ni.json
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador-designate Samson ITEGBOJE, (since October 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Samson Sunday ITEGBOJE (since 22 October 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008"
diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json
index b07ea76e..348b453e 100644
--- a/africa/sf.json
+++ b/africa/sf.json
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Ismail ESAU (since 3 May 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador Ebrahim RASOOL (since 13 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "3051 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008"
diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json
index 18ee9cfe..f2013558 100644
--- a/africa/sl.json
+++ b/africa/sl.json
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Sidique Abou-Bakarr WAI (since 8 April 2019)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sheku MESALI (since 14 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-1605"
diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json
index 3aa31cac..95f4ee3b 100644
--- a/africa/uv.json
+++ b/africa/uv.json
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
"text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "Ouagadougou is a Francophone spelling of the native name \"Wogodogo,\" meaning \"where people get honor and respect\""
+ "text": "Ouagadougou is a Francophone spelling of the native name \"Wogodogo,\" meaning \"come to honor us\""
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json
index d77bd919..78ea3248 100644
--- a/africa/zi.json
+++ b/africa/zi.json
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Tadeous Tafirenyika CHIFAMBA (since 7 July 2021)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sarah BHOROMA (since 12 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009"
diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json
index f5125dc3..8b70c638 100644
--- a/australia-oceania/nc.json
+++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
"text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of New Caledonia elected by Territorial Congress for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 8 July 2021 (next to be held in 2026)"
},
"election results": {
- "text": "
2021: Louis MAPOU (PALIKA) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes
2019: Thierry SANTA (The Republicans) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes"
+ "text": "2025: Alcide PONGA (The Republicans) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes
2021: Louis MAPOU (PALIKA) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes
2019: Thierry SANTA (The Republicans) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
"text": "Future With Confidence 18, UNI 9, UC 9, CE 7, FLNKS 6, Oceanic Awakening 3, PT 1, LKS 1 (Anti-Independence 28, Pro-Independence 26)"
},
"expected date of next election": {
- "text": "December 2024"
+ "text": "December 2025"
},
"note": "note 1: the Customary Senate is the assembly of the various traditional councils of the Kanaks, the indigenous population; it rules on laws affecting Kanaks
note 2: New Caledonia indirectly elects 2 members to the French Senate and directly elects 2 members to the French National Assembly (see France entry for electoral details)"
},
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "119,000 (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "130,000 (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json
index bb099b80..846b19e9 100644
--- a/australia-oceania/nr.json
+++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Margo DEIYE (since 1 December 2021); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN"
+ "text": "Ambassador Lara Erab DANIEL (since 13 January 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "801 2nd Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY 10017"
diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json
index 5f34ba35..21a50f28 100644
--- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json
+++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json
@@ -636,13 +636,13 @@
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2023": {
- "text": "$32,000 (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$33,100 (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2022": {
- "text": "$31,400 (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$32,400 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
- "text": "$28,500 (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$29,300 (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "242,000 (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "235,000 (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
- "text": "0.38% of GDP (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "0.44% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "0.44% of GDP (2022 est.)"
@@ -774,27 +774,27 @@
"note": "note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP"
},
"Current account balance": {
+ "Current account balance 2023": {
+ "text": "-$1.075 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Current account balance 2022": {
- "text": "-$1.763 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "-$1.233 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Current account balance 2021": {
"text": "-$2.434 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Current account balance 2020": {
- "text": "-$2.285 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars"
},
"Exports": {
+ "Exports 2023": {
+ "text": "$6.005 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Exports 2022": {
- "text": "$4.744 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$5.425 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Exports 2021": {
"text": "$3.33 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Exports 2020": {
- "text": "$1.688 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Exports - partners": {
@@ -806,15 +806,15 @@
"note": "note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
},
"Imports": {
+ "Imports 2023": {
+ "text": "$6.273 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Imports 2022": {
- "text": "$5.692 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$5.843 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Imports 2021": {
"text": "$4.947 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Imports 2020": {
- "text": "$3.411 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Imports - partners": {
diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json
index b8a88338..7b67904d 100644
--- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json
+++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
"text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: \"Belize,\" the name of the longest river in the country, and \"Mopan,\" one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River"
+ "text": "the name is formed from the union of two words: \"Belize,\" the name of the longest river in the country, and \"Mopan,\" one of the rivers in the area that empties into the Belize River"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json
index 12565e55..fc847dd2 100644
--- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json
+++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json
@@ -473,9 +473,6 @@
},
"local short form": {
"text": "El Salvador"
- },
- "etymology": {
- "text": "name is an abbreviation of the original Spanish conquistador designation for the area \"Provincia de Nuestro Senor Jesus Cristo, el Salvador del Mundo\" (Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World), which became simply \"El Salvador\" (The Savior)"
}
},
"Government type": {
@@ -492,7 +489,7 @@
"text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "Spanish for \"Holy Savior\" (referring to Jesus Christ)"
+ "text": "Spanish for \"The Savior\" (referring to Jesus Christ)"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json
index 92974189..bf36929a 100644
--- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json
+++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2023": {
- "text": "$22,400 (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$22,300 (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2022": {
- "text": "$22,300 (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$22,200 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
- "text": "$21,300 (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$21,200 (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json
index 7af13c23..62f9de54 100644
--- a/central-asia/kg.json
+++ b/central-asia/kg.json
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
"text": "President Sadyr JAPAROV (since 28 January 2021)"
},
"head of government": {
- "text": "President Sadyr JAPAROV (since 28 January 2021)"
+ "text": "President Adylbek KASYMALIYEV (since 18 December 2024)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president"
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); (since 26 October 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Mirel MURATOV (since 22 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2360 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008"
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
"text": "$6,100 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
- "text": "$5,800 (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$5,700 (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
@@ -756,22 +756,22 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
- "text": "88.7% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "89.5% (2023 est.)"
},
"government consumption": {
- "text": "16.8% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "16.4% (2023 est.)"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
- "text": "21.5% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "21.2% (2023 est.)"
},
"investment in inventories": {
- "text": "14.2% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "9.1% (2023 est.)"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
- "text": "29.9% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "39.2% (2023 est.)"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
- "text": "-87.4% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "-101% (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
},
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "3.069 million (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "3.144 million (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@@ -819,23 +819,23 @@
"note": "note: % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
- "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021": {
- "text": "28.8 (2021 est.)"
+ "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022": {
+ "text": "26.4 (2022 est.)"
},
"note": "note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality"
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
- "text": "4.1% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "4.4% (2022 est.)"
},
"highest 10%": {
- "text": "24.2% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "22% (2022 est.)"
},
"note": "note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
- "text": "18.59% of GDP (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "20.38% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "26.58% of GDP (2022 est.)"
@@ -855,13 +855,13 @@
"note": "note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated"
},
"Public debt": {
- "Public debt 2022": {
- "text": "47.09% of GDP (2022 est.)"
+ "Public debt 2023": {
+ "text": "44% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
- "text": "19.54% (of GDP) (2022 est.)",
+ "text": "21.28% (of GDP) (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP"
},
"Current account balance": {
@@ -929,8 +929,8 @@
"note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars"
},
"Debt - external": {
- "Debt - external 2022": {
- "text": "$3.457 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "Debt - external 2023": {
+ "text": "$3.918 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars"
},
diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json
index bcc18b7a..18649050 100644
--- a/central-asia/rs.json
+++ b/central-asia/rs.json
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV (since 8 September 2017)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich KIM (since 11 October 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2650 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007"
diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json
index da794435..6073a3ac 100644
--- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json
+++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
"text": "UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "Rangoon/Yangon derives from the Burmese words yan and koun, which mean \"danger\" and \"no more\" respectively and provide the meaning of \"end of strife\"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: \"Abode of Royals\" or \"the capital city of a kingdom\""
+ "text": "Rangoon/Yangon derives from the Burmese words yan and koun, commonly translated as \"end of strife\"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as \"Abode of Kings\""
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json
index 1c74d3e4..5763e459 100644
--- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json
+++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
"text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "named in 1970 after Sultan Omar Ali SAIFUDDIEN III (1914-1986; \"The Father of Independence\") who adopted the title of \"Seri Begawan\" (approximate meaning \"honored lord\") upon his abdication in 1967; \"bandar\" in Malay means \"town\" or \"city\"; the capital had previously been called Bandar Brunei (Brunei Town)"
+ "text": "named in 1970 after Sultan Omar Ali SAIFUDDIEN III (1914-1986) who adopted the title of \"Seri Begawan\" (approximate meaning \"honored lord\") upon his abdication in 1967; \"bandar\" means \"city\" in Malay; the capital had previously been called Bandar Brunei (Brunei City)"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
@@ -666,13 +666,13 @@
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2023": {
- "text": "$77,900 (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$76,800 (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2022": {
- "text": "$77,400 (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$76,400 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
- "text": "$79,400 (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$78,200 (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "228,000 (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "233,000 (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@@ -793,27 +793,27 @@
"text": "18.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
+ "Current account balance 2023": {
+ "text": "$1.944 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Current account balance 2022": {
"text": "$3.264 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Current account balance 2021": {
"text": "$1.57 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Current account balance 2020": {
- "text": "$513.713 million (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars"
},
"Exports": {
+ "Exports 2023": {
+ "text": "$11.578 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Exports 2022": {
"text": "$14.411 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Exports 2021": {
"text": "$11.202 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Exports 2020": {
- "text": "$6.886 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Exports - partners": {
@@ -825,15 +825,15 @@
"note": "note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
},
"Imports": {
+ "Imports 2023": {
+ "text": "$9.081 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Imports 2022": {
"text": "$10.106 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Imports 2021": {
"text": "$9.219 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Imports 2020": {
- "text": "$6.382 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Imports - partners": {
diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json
index 7a43efc0..c00c039a 100644
--- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json
+++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador KEO Chhea (since 19 April 2022)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Socheat OUM (since 20 September 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011"
diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json
index 4c05571b..9f7ae412 100644
--- a/europe/an.json
+++ b/europe/an.json
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Joan FORNER ROVIRA (since 20 August 2024); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN"
+ "text": "Ambassador Joan FORNER ROVIRA (since 13 January 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017"
diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json
index dc053e12..016966b8 100644
--- a/europe/be.json
+++ b/europe/be.json
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
"text": "Brussels"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
- "text": "50 50 N, 4 20 E"
+ "text": "50 84 N, 4 35 E"
},
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sophie Chaska KARLSHAUSEN (since 31 August 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sophie Chaska KARLSHAUSEN (since 1 August 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1430 K Street NW, Washington DC 20005"
diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json
index aca0b540..dd323d1d 100644
--- a/europe/bk.json
+++ b/europe/bk.json
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
"text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "the name derives from the Turkish noun saray, meaning \"palace\" or \"mansion,\" and the term ova, signifying \"plain(s),\" to give a meaning of \"palace plains\" or \"the plains about the palace\""
+ "text": "the name derives from the Turkish word saray, meaning \"palace\" or \"mansion\" "
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json
index cbfa5eb3..eb8bc0eb 100644
--- a/europe/bo.json
+++ b/europe/bo.json
@@ -501,10 +501,10 @@
"text": "53 54 N, 27 34 E"
},
"time difference": {
- "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
+ "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "the origin of the name is disputed; Minsk may originally have been located 16 km to the southwest, on the banks of Menka River; remnants of a 10th-century settlement on the banks of the Menka have been found"
+ "text": "the origin of the name is disputed; it may be derived from the Menka River"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
@@ -559,10 +559,10 @@
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
},
"elections/appointments": {
- "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election held on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999; however, Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the President LUKASHENKA to run and win a third term (19 March 2006); a fourth term (19 December 2010); a fifth term (11 October 2015); a sixth term (9 August 2020); next election to be held in 2025; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly"
+ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election held on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999; however, Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the President LUKASHENKA to run and win a third term (19 March 2006); a fourth term (19 December 2010); a fifth term (11 October 2015); a sixth term (9 August 2020); a seventh term (26 January 2025); next election to be held in 2030; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly"
},
"election results": {
- "text": "
2020: Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA reelected president; percent of vote - Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (independent) 80.1%, Svyatlana TSIKHANOWSKAYA (independent) 10.1%, other 9.8%; note - widespread street protests erupted following announcement of the election results amid allegations of voter fraud
2015: Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA elected president; percent of vote - Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (independent) 84.1%, Tatsyana KARATKEVIC (BSDPH) 4.4%, Sergey GAYDUKEVICH (LDP) 3.3%, other 8.2%."
+ "text": "
2025: Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA reelected president; percent of vote - Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (independent) 86.8%, Sergey Syrankov (Communist Party) with 3.2%, 3.6% voting against all
2020: Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA reelected president; percent of vote - Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (independent) 80.1%, Svyatlana TSIKHANOWSKAYA (independent) 10.1%, other 9.8%; note - widespread street protests erupted following announcement of the election results amid allegations of voter fraud
2015: Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA elected president; percent of vote - Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (independent) 84.1%, Tatsyana KARATKEVIC (BSDPH) 4.4%, Sergey GAYDUKEVICH (LDP) 3.3%, other 8.2%."
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json
index 2280c528..67727265 100644
--- a/europe/ei.json
+++ b/europe/ei.json
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
"text": "President Michael D. HIGGINS (since 11 November 2011)"
},
"head of government": {
- "text": "Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon HARRIS resigned on 18 December 2024 but remains in Caretaker status until a new prime minister is appointed (since 9 April 2024)"
+ "text": "Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Michael MARTIN (since 23 January 2025)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, approved by the Dali Eireann (lower house of Parliament)"
diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json
index 5bb46072..a8c741e6 100644
--- a/europe/pl.json
+++ b/europe/pl.json
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Bogdan KLICH (since 18 November 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Bogdan Adam KLICH (since 21 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009"
diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json
index ee536767..b313a1b2 100644
--- a/middle-east/gg.json
+++ b/middle-east/gg.json
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador David ZALKALIANI (since 7 June 2022)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Khatuna KVESELAVA (since 31 December 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1824 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009"
diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json
index 6316fb39..68bc0a13 100644
--- a/middle-east/mu.json
+++ b/middle-east/mu.json
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Moosa Hamdan Moosa AL TAI (since 17 February 2021)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sabra Ahmed Mahmood AL HOOTI (since 4 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2535 Belmont Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008"
@@ -683,22 +683,22 @@
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": {
- "text": "$185.96 billion (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$193.445 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": {
- "text": "$183.574 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$190.942 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
- "text": "$175.986 billion (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$174.254 billion (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
"Real GDP growth rate": {
"Real GDP growth rate 2023": {
- "text": "1.3% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "1.31% (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP growth rate 2022": {
- "text": "4.31% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "9.58% (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP growth rate 2021": {
"text": "3.09% (2021 est.)"
@@ -707,23 +707,23 @@
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2023": {
- "text": "$40,000 (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$38,300 (2023 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2022": {
- "text": "$40,100 (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$40,400 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
- "text": "$38,900 (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$38,700 (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: data in 2021 dollars"
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
- "text": "$108.192 billion (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "$108.811 billion (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023": {
- "text": "0.94% (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "0.95% (2023 est.)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022": {
"text": "2.51% (2022 est.)"
@@ -747,34 +747,34 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
- "text": "1.8% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "2.3% (2023 est.)"
},
"industry": {
- "text": "57% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "54.3% (2023 est.)"
},
"services": {
- "text": "44.5% (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "46.4% (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
- "text": "44.3% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "34.3% (2022 est.)"
},
"government consumption": {
- "text": "22.1% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "17.9% (2022 est.)"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
- "text": "25.6% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "22.5% (2022 est.)"
},
"investment in inventories": {
- "text": "-3.2% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "4.4% (2022 est.)"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
- "text": "52.5% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "59.2% (2022 est.)"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
- "text": "-41.4% (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "-41.4% (2022 est.)"
},
"note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
},
@@ -786,11 +786,11 @@
"text": "crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
- "text": "5.05% (2022 est.)",
+ "text": "0.06% (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
- "text": "2.316 million (2023 est.)",
+ "text": "2.579 million (2023 est.)",
"note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@@ -855,27 +855,27 @@
"text": "31.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
+ "Current account balance 2023": {
+ "text": "$2.638 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Current account balance 2022": {
- "text": "$5.652 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$4.362 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Current account balance 2021": {
- "text": "-$4.834 billion (2021 est.)"
- },
- "Current account balance 2020": {
- "text": "-$12.514 billion (2020 est.)"
+ "text": "-$4.836 billion (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars"
},
"Exports": {
+ "Exports 2023": {
+ "text": "$64.749 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Exports 2022": {
- "text": "$69.701 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$69.483 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Exports 2021": {
"text": "$46.572 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Exports 2020": {
- "text": "$35.691 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Exports - partners": {
@@ -887,15 +887,15 @@
"note": "note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
},
"Imports": {
+ "Imports 2023": {
+ "text": "$47.412 billion (2023 est.)"
+ },
"Imports 2022": {
- "text": "$46.326 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$46.682 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Imports 2021": {
"text": "$37.216 billion (2021 est.)"
},
- "Imports 2020": {
- "text": "$33.827 billion (2020 est.)"
- },
"note": "note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars"
},
"Imports - partners": {
@@ -908,13 +908,13 @@
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023": {
- "text": "$17.455 billion (2023 est.)"
+ "text": "$17.298 billion (2023 est.)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022": {
- "text": "$17.606 billion (2022 est.)"
+ "text": "$17.497 billion (2022 est.)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021": {
- "text": "$19.731 billion (2021 est.)"
+ "text": "$19.73 billion (2021 est.)"
},
"note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars"
},
diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json
index 5d78c1aa..9b9efb62 100644
--- a/north-america/ca.json
+++ b/north-america/ca.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon river source (shared with the US [m]) - 3,185 km; Saint Lawrence river mouth (shared with US) - 3,058 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia river source (shared with the US [m]) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Mississippi* (Gulf of Mexico) (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson (Hudson Bay) (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Mississippi* (Gulf of America) (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson (Hudson Bay) (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer"
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
"text": "Mackenzie - 4, 241 km; Yukon river source (shared with the US [m]) - 3,185 km; Saint Lawrence river mouth (shared with US) - 3,058 km; Nelson - 2,570 km; Columbia river source (shared with the US [m]) - 1,953 km; Churchill - 1,600 km; Fraser - 1,368 km; Ottawa - 1,271 km; Athabasca - 1,231 km; North Saskatchewan - 1,220 km; Liard - 1,115 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Mississippi* (Gulf of Mexico) (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson (Hudson Bay) (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Mississippi* (Gulf of America) (3,202,185 sq km, Canada only 32,000 sq km), Nelson (Hudson Bay) (1,093,141 sq km), Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km, Canada only 839,200 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Mackenzie (1,706,388 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, Canada only 823,800 sq km), Columbia* (657,501 sq km, Canada only 103,000 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with the US shown with *"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer"
diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json
index ace40457..6481336f 100644
--- a/north-america/mx.json
+++ b/north-america/mx.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
},
"Geography": {
"Location": {
- "text": "North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States"
+ "text": "North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States"
},
"Geographic coordinates": {
"text": "23 00 N, 102 00 W"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
"text": "Rio Grande river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 3,057 km; Colorado river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 2,333 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: (Gulf of California) Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of America) Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: (Gulf of California) Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer"
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@
"text": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City"
},
"Natural hazards": {
- "text": "tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
volcanism: volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
"
+ "text": "tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of America, and Caribbean coasts
volcanism: volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
"
},
"Geography - note": {
- "text": "note 1: strategic location on southern border of the US; Mexico is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire
note 2: some of the world's most important food crops were first domesticated in Mexico; the \"Three Sisters\" companion plants -- winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans -- served as the main agricultural crops for various North American Indian groups; all three apparently originated in Mexico but then were widely disseminated through much of North America; avocado, amaranth, and chili peppers also emanate from Mexico, as does vanilla, the world's most popular aroma and flavor spice; although cherry tomatoes originated in Ecuador, their domestication in Mexico transformed them into the larger modern tomato
note 3: the Sac Actun cave system at 348 km (216 mi) is the longest underwater cave in the world and the second longest cave worldwide, after Mammoth Cave in the United States (see \"Geography - note\" under United States)
note 4: the prominent Yucatán Peninsula that divides the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea is shared by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize; just on the northern coast of Yucatan, near the town of Chicxulub (pronounce cheek-sha-loob), lie the remnants of a massive crater (some 150 km in diameter and extending well out into the Gulf of Mexico); formed by an asteroid or comet when it struck the earth 66 million years ago, the impact is now widely accepted as initiating a worldwide climate disruption that caused a mass extinction of 75% of all the earth's plant and animal species -- including the non-avian dinosaurs
"
+ "text": "note 1: strategic location on southern border of the US; Mexico is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire
note 2: some of the world's most important food crops were first domesticated in Mexico; the \"Three Sisters\" companion plants -- winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans -- served as the main agricultural crops for various North American Indian groups; all three apparently originated in Mexico but then were widely disseminated through much of North America; avocado, amaranth, and chili peppers also emanate from Mexico, as does vanilla, the world's most popular aroma and flavor spice; although cherry tomatoes originated in Ecuador, their domestication in Mexico transformed them into the larger modern tomato
note 3: the Sac Actun cave system at 348 km (216 mi) is the longest underwater cave in the world and the second longest cave worldwide, after Mammoth Cave in the United States (see \"Geography - note\" under United States)
note 4: the prominent Yucatán Peninsula that divides the Gulf of America from the Caribbean Sea is shared by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize; just on the northern coast of Yucatan, near the town of Chicxulub (pronounce cheek-sha-loob), lie the remnants of a massive crater (some 150 km in diameter and extending well out into the Gulf of America); formed by an asteroid or comet when it struck the earth 66 million years ago, the impact is now widely accepted as initiating a worldwide climate disruption that caused a mass extinction of 75% of all the earth's plant and animal species -- including the non-avian dinosaurs
"
}
},
"People and Society": {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
"text": "Rio Grande river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 3,057 km; Colorado river mouth (shared with US [s]) - 2,333 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: (Gulf of California) Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of America) Rio Grande/Bravo (607,965 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: (Gulf of California) Colorado (703,148 sq km)"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer"
diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json
index 07896e9a..fb5aff83 100644
--- a/north-america/sb.json
+++ b/north-america/sb.json
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
- "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Christian POUGET (since 6 January 2021)"
+ "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Bruno ANDRE (since September 2023)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President of Territorial Council Bernard BRIAND (since 13 October 2020)"
diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json
index 74d8e6b6..55412e00 100644
--- a/north-america/us.json
+++ b/north-america/us.json
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@
},
"Climate": {
"text": "mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains",
- "note": "note: many consider Denali, the highest peak in the US, to be the world’s coldest mountain because of its combination of high elevation and its subarctic location at 63 degrees north latitude; permanent snow and ice cover over 75 percent of the mountain, and enormous glaciers, up to 45 miles long and 3,700 feet thick, spider out from its base in every direction; it is home to some of the world’s coldest and most violent weather, where winds of over 150 miles per hour and temperatures of -93˚F have been recorded. "
+ "note": "note: many consider Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the United States, to be the world’s coldest mountain because of its combination of high elevation and its subarctic location at 63 degrees north latitude; permanent snow and ice cover over 75 percent of the mountain, and enormous glaciers, up to 45 miles long and 3,700 feet thick, spider out from its base in every direction; it is home to some of the world’s coldest and most violent weather, where winds of over 150 miles per hour and temperatures of -93˚F have been recorded."
},
"Terrain": {
"text": "vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii"
},
"Elevation": {
"highest point": {
- "text": "Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)"
+ "text": "Mount McKinley 6,190 m (highest point in North America)"
},
"lowest point": {
"text": "Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
"mean elevation": {
"text": "760 m"
},
- "note": "note: Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; Denali's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet.
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level"
+ "note": "note: Mount McKinley is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; McKinley's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet.
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain -- higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level"
},
"Natural resources": {
"text": "coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, arable land",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
"text": "Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi - 3,544 km; Yukon river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande river source ( mouth shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado river source (shared with Mexico [m]) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of America) Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer, Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System, Californian Central Valley Aquifer System, Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains), Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer"
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@
"text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu"
},
"Natural hazards": {
- "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
"
+ "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
"
},
"Geography - note": {
- "text": "note 1: world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest point (6,190 m) in North America and Death Valley the lowest point (-86 m) on the continent
note 2: the western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lie along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire
note 3: the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the main Pacific Ocean (south); they extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula; the archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets; there are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which together form a large northern section of the Ring of Fire
note 4: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico -- the world's longest underwater cave system (see \"Geography - note\" under Mexico)
note 5: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep
note 6: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals
note 7: three food crops are generally acknowledged to be native to areas of what is now the United States: cranberries, pecans, and sunflowers
"
+ "text": "note 1: world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is the highest point (6,190 m) in North America, and Death Valley is the lowest point (-86 m)
note 2: the western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lie along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire
note 3: the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the main Pacific Ocean (south); they extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula; the archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets; there are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which together form a large northern section of the Ring of Fire
note 4: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico -- the world's longest underwater cave system (see \"Geography - note\" under Mexico)
note 5: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep
note 6: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals
note 7: three food crops are generally acknowledged to be native to areas of what is now the United States: cranberries, pecans, and sunflowers
"
}
},
"People and Society": {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
},
"Climate": {
"text": "mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains",
- "note": "note: many consider Denali, the highest peak in the US, to be the world’s coldest mountain because of its combination of high elevation and its subarctic location at 63 degrees north latitude; permanent snow and ice cover over 75 percent of the mountain, and enormous glaciers, up to 45 miles long and 3,700 feet thick, spider out from its base in every direction; it is home to some of the world’s coldest and most violent weather, where winds of over 150 miles per hour and temperatures of -93˚F have been recorded. "
+ "note": "note: many consider Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the United States, to be the world’s coldest mountain because of its combination of high elevation and its subarctic location at 63 degrees north latitude; permanent snow and ice cover over 75 percent of the mountain, and enormous glaciers, up to 45 miles long and 3,700 feet thick, spider out from its base in every direction; it is home to some of the world’s coldest and most violent weather, where winds of over 150 miles per hour and temperatures of -93˚F have been recorded."
},
"Land use": {
"agricultural land": {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
"text": "Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi - 3,544 km; Yukon river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 3,190 km; Saint Lawrence (shared with Canada) - 3,058 km; Rio Grande river source ( mouth shared with Mexico) - 3,057 km; Colorado river source (shared with Mexico [m]) - 2,333 km; Arkansas - 2,348 km; Columbia river mouth (shared with Canada [s]) - 2,250 km; Red - 2,188 km; Ohio - 2,102 km; Snake - 1,670 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
"
},
"Major watersheds (area sq km)": {
- "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of Mexico) Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
+ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Gulf of America) Mississippi* (3,202,185 sq km); Rio Grande (607,965 sq km); (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Saint Lawrence* (1,049,636 sq km total, US only 505,000 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Yukon* (847,620 sq km, US only 23,820 sq km); Colorado (703,148 sq km); Columbia* (657,501 sq km, US only 554,501 sq km)
note - watersheds shared with Canada shown with *"
},
"Major aquifers": {
"text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer, Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System, Californian Central Valley Aquifer System, Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains), Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Aquifer"
diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json
index 39d4fb2f..36df780a 100644
--- a/oceans/zh.json
+++ b/oceans/zh.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
"total ": {
"text": "85.133 million sq km"
},
- "note": "note: includes Baffin Bay, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies"
+ "note": "note: includes Baffin Bay, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Gulf of America, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies"
},
"Area - comparative": {
"text": "about 7.5 times the size of the US"
@@ -87,11 +87,9 @@
"text": "major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean"
}
},
- "People and Society": {
- },
"Environment": {
"Environment - current issues": {
- "text": "endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills, plastics from improperly disposed waste); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea"
+ "text": "endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills, plastics from improperly disposed waste); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea"
},
"Climate": {
"text": "tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cabo Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December but are most frequent from August to November"
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@
},
"Transportation": {
"Transportation - note": {
- "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US"
+ "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of America coast of US"
}
},
"Military and Security": {
diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json
index 3cefc232..0f99dc67 100644
--- a/south-america/ar.json
+++ b/south-america/ar.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador Gerardo WERTHEIN (since 17 June 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Juan Manuel CORTELLETTI (since 1 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009"
diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json
index 247c398a..cabd48cc 100644
--- a/south-america/br.json
+++ b/south-america/br.json
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
"text": "Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "name bestowed on the new capital of Brazil upon its inauguration in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals had been Salvador from 1549 to 1763 and Rio de Janeiro from 1763 to 1960"
+ "text": "name bestowed on the new capital of Brazil in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals were Salvador (1549-1763) and Rio de Janeiro (1763 to 1960)"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json
index 9934d0ba..6857f215 100644
--- a/south-asia/bg.json
+++ b/south-asia/bg.json
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
"text": "UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
},
"etymology": {
- "text": "the origins of the name are unclear, but some sources state that the city's site was originally called \"dhakka,\" meaning \"watchtower,\" and that the area served as a watch-station for Bengal rulers"
+ "text": "the origins of the name are unclear, but it may be derived from either the dhak tree or Dhakeshwari, a goddess with a shrine in the city "
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires DM Salahuddin MAHMUD (since 12 September 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador Asad Alam SIAM (since 13 January 2025)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008"
diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json
index ba2bead9..9fde088c 100644
--- a/south-asia/np.json
+++ b/south-asia/np.json
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
- "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Kumar Raj KHAREL (since 26 June 2024)"
+ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sharad Raj ARAN (since 13 November 2024)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2730 34th Place NW, Washington, DC 20007"
diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json
index a1a0616c..d8a33c3d 100644
--- a/world/xx.json
+++ b/world/xx.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
"mean elevation": {
"text": "840 m"
},
- "note": "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m; note - Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m
top ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*; note - * indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry
highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Denali (Mount McKinley) (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
highest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m
lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15
lowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m"
+ "note": "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m; note - Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m
top ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*; note - * indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry
highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Mount McKinley (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
highest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m
lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15
lowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m"
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "3,242,917 sq km (2012 est.)"