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africa/ek.json

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 {
   "Introduction": {
     "Background": {
-      "text": "Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule; it is one of the smallest countries in Africa consisting of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. The capital of Malabo is located on the island of Bioko, approximately 25 km from the Cameroonian coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. Between 1968 and 1979, autocratic President Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA virtually destroyed all of the country's political, economic, and social institutions before being deposed by his nephew Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO in a coup. President OBIANG has ruled since October 1979. He has been elected several times since 1996, and was most recently reelected in 2016. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, presidential and legislative elections since 1996 have generally been labeled as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has placed legal and bureaucratic barriers that hinder political opposition. Equatorial Guinea experienced rapid economic growth in the early years of the 21st century due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves in 1996. Production peaked in late 2004 and has slowly declined since, although aggressive searches for new oil fields continue. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in massive increases in government revenue in past years, the drop in global oil prices as of 2014 has placed significant strain on the state budget and pushed the country into recession. Oil revenues have mainly been used for the development of infrastructure and there have been limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment. The country hosts major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in international affairs, and leadership in the sub-region. <p>&nbsp;</p>"
+      "text": "Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule; it is one of the smallest countries in Africa consisting of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. The capital of Malabo is located on the island of Bioko, approximately 25 km from the Cameroonian coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. Between 1968 and 1979, autocratic President Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA virtually destroyed all of the country's political, economic, and social institutions before being deposed by his nephew Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO in a coup. President OBIANG has ruled since October 1979. He has been elected several times since 1996, and was most recently reelected in 2016. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, presidential and legislative elections since 1996 have generally been labeled as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has placed legal and bureaucratic barriers that hinder political opposition. Equatorial Guinea experienced rapid economic growth in the early years of the 21st century due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves in 1996. Production peaked in late 2004 and has slowly declined since, although aggressive searches for new oil fields continue. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in massive increases in government revenue in past years, the drop in global oil prices as of 2014 has placed significant strain on the state budget and pushed the country into recession. Oil revenues have mainly been used for the development of infrastructure and there have been limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment. The country hosts major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in international affairs, and leadership in the sub-region. <p> </p>"
     }
   },
   "Geography": {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       "text": "NA"
     },
     "Population distribution": {
-      "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this <a href=\"https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/static/8a7bb9d8d7cb2da4c0df6666e3c82715/EQUATORIAL_GUINEA_Population_density.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">population distribution map</a>"
+      "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this population distribution map"
     },
     "Natural hazards": {
       "text": "<p>violent windstorms; flash floods</p><p><strong>volcanism:</strong> Santa Isabel (3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea</p>"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         "text": "Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official), Portuguese-based Creoles spoken in Ano Bom) 32.4% (1994 census)"
       },
       "printed major-language sample": {
-        "text": "<br />La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci&oacute;n b&aacute;sica. (Spanish)<br /><br />The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
+        "text": "<br>La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
       }
     },
     "Religions": {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
       "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)"
     },
     "Population distribution": {
-      "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this <a href=\"https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/static/8a7bb9d8d7cb2da4c0df6666e3c82715/EQUATORIAL_GUINEA_Population_density.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">population distribution map</a>"
+      "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this population distribution map"
     },
     "Urbanization": {
       "urban population": {
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       }
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
-      "text": "7% (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "7.3% (2020 est.)"
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
-      "text": "65,000 (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "68,000 (2020 est.)"
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
-      "text": "1,800 (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "2,300 (2020 est.)"
     },
     "Major infectious diseases": {
       "degree of risk": {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
       "time difference": {
         "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
       },
-      "note": "<strong>etymology:</strong> named after Malabo Lopelo Melaka (1837&ndash;1937), the last king of the Bubi, the ethnic group indigenous to the island of Bioko; the name of the new capital, Cuidad de la Paz, translates to \"City of Peace\" in Spanish"
+      "note": "<strong>etymology:</strong> named after Malabo Lopelo Melaka (1837–1937), the last king of the Bubi, the ethnic group indigenous to the island of Bioko; the name of the new capital, Cuidad de la Paz, translates to \"City of Peace\" in Spanish"
     },
     "Administrative divisions": {
       "text": "8 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Djibloho, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas"
@@ -540,13 +540,13 @@
     },
     "Legislative branch": {
       "description": {
-        "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional consists of:<br />Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote and 15 appointed by the president)<br /> Chamber of Deputies or Camara de los Diputados (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed paryt-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)"
+        "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional consists of:<br>Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote and 15 appointed by the president)<br> Chamber of Deputies or Camara de los Diputados (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed paryt-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)"
       },
       "elections": {
-        "text": "Senate - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)<br /> Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)"
+        "text": "Senate - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)<br> Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE and aligned coalition 70; composition - men 60, women 10, percent of women 14.3%<br /><br /> Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CI 1; composition - men 78, women 22, percent of women 22%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 18.8%"
+        "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE and aligned coalition 70; composition - men 60, women 10, percent of women 14.3%<br><br> Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CI 1; composition - men 78, women 22, percent of women 22%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 18.8%"
       }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Political parties and leaders": {
-      "text": "Citizens for Innovation or CI [Gabriel Nse Obiang OBONO]<br />Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO]<br />Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO]<br />Electoral Coalition or EC<br />Juntos Podemos (coalition includes CPDS, FDR, UDC)<br />National Congress of Equatorial Guinea [Agustin MASOKO ABEGUE]<br />National Democratic Party [Benedicto OBIANG MANGUE]<br />National Union for Democracy [Thomas MBA MONABANG]<br />Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE]<br />Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]<br />Union for the Center right or UDC [Avelino MOCACHE MEHENGA]<br /><strong>not officially registered parties:<br /></strong>Democratic Republican Force or FDR [Guillermo NGUEMA ELA]<br />Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]"
+      "text": "Citizens for Innovation or CI [Gabriel Nse Obiang OBONO]<br>Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO]<br>Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO]<br>Electoral Coalition or EC<br>Juntos Podemos (coalition includes CPDS, FDR, UDC)<br>National Congress of Equatorial Guinea [Agustin MASOKO ABEGUE]<br>National Democratic Party [Benedicto OBIANG MANGUE]<br>National Union for Democracy [Thomas MBA MONABANG]<br>Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE]<br>Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]<br>Union for the Center right or UDC [Avelino MOCACHE MEHENGA]<br><strong>not officially registered parties:<br></strong>Democratic Republican Force or FDR [Guillermo NGUEMA ELA]<br>Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]"
     },
     "International organization participation": {
       "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP (associate), FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,&nbsp;UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)"
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
     },
     "Telecommunication systems": {
       "general assessment": {
-        "text": "<p>Equatorial Guinea&rsquo;s climate for operator competition boosted mobile subscribership; broadband services are limited and expensive; submarine cable supported broadband and reliability of infrastructure; government backbone network will connect administrative centers; regional roaming agreement in process (2021)</p> (2018)"
+        "text": "<p>Equatorial Guinea’s climate for operator competition boosted mobile subscribership; broadband services are limited and expensive; submarine cable supported broadband and reliability of infrastructure; government backbone network will connect administrative centers; regional roaming agreement in process (2021)</p> (2018)"
       },
       "domestic": {
         "text": "fixed-line density is about 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular subscribership is 45 per 100 (2019)"
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   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de <span class=\"highlight \">Guinea</span> Ecuatorial, FAGE): Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force; Guardia Civil (paramilitary force for internal security) (2021)"
+      "text": "Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial, FAGE): Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force; Guardia Civil (paramilitary force for internal security) (2021)"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
       "Military Expenditures 2018": {
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         "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Equatorial Guinea and Equatoguineans abroad; the majority of trafficking victims are subjected to forced domestic service and commercial sex in cities, particularly in the hospitality and restaurant sector; local and foreign women, including Latin Americans, are exploited in commercial sex domestically, while some Equatoguinean women are sex trafficked in Spain; some children from rural areas have been forced into domestic servitude; children from nearby countries are forced to labor as domestic workers, market workers, vendors, and launderers; individuals recruited from African countries and temporary workers from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela are sometimes exploited in forced labor and sex trafficking"
       },
       "tier rating": {
-        "text": "<p>Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; Equatorial Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities investigated, and for the first time since 2010, initiated the prosecution of alleged human traffickers; the government partnered with an international organization to provide training for more than 700 officials and civil society actors; authorities developed and implemented formal screening procedures to identify victims within vulnerable populations, an effort that had stalled for five years; however, the government still has not convicted a trafficker or any complicit government employees under its 2004 anti-trafficking law; a lack of training among judicial officials has resulted in potential trafficking crimes being tried under related statutes; victim services remained inadequate; authorities did not report referring any trafficking victims to government housing that was supposed to serve as temporary shelter (2020)</p>"
+        "text": "<p>Tier 2 Watch List — Equatorial Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities investigated, and for the first time since 2010, initiated the prosecution of alleged human traffickers; the government partnered with an international organization to provide training for more than 700 officials and civil society actors; authorities developed and implemented formal screening procedures to identify victims within vulnerable populations, an effort that had stalled for five years; however, the government still has not convicted a trafficker or any complicit government employees under its 2004 anti-trafficking law; a lack of training among judicial officials has resulted in potential trafficking crimes being tried under related statutes; victim services remained inadequate; authorities did not report referring any trafficking victims to government housing that was supposed to serve as temporary shelter (2020)</p>"
       }
     }
   }