diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 4abcc01b..902ef6ec 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "78 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "62 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -441,12 +441,6 @@ "text": "8% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lullemeden-Irhazer Aquifer System, Murzuk-Djado Basin, North Western Sahara Aquifer, Taoudeni-Tanezrouft Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 75822e55..e60166f2 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "222 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "183 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -429,15 +429,6 @@ "text": "4,213,644 tons (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rio Zambeze (Zambezi) (shared with Zambia [s], Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Rio Cubango (Okavango) river source (shared with Namibia and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Congo Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index c759e33c..d08174bf 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "186 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -433,15 +433,6 @@ "text": "1% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

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

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "110 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index a9553b43..a7a42da1 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "523 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "518 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -450,9 +450,6 @@ "text": "25% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 81343537..ac21ad06 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "494 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "392 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -444,14 +444,6 @@ "text": "1,872,016 tons (2002 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 9b7acb72..7ed5dcf2 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "1,063 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "748 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -449,17 +449,6 @@ "text": "1,358,851 tons (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Nubian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 3d16f273..177dbb27 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "282 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "241 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -455,15 +455,6 @@ "text": "26.2% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Oubangui (Ubangi) (shared with Central African Republic [s] and Democratic Republic of Congo [m]) - 2,270 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Congo Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 09264b92..573ec464 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "547 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "427 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -461,20 +461,6 @@ "text": "4.9% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Uganda) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Zambia) - 4,350 sq km; Lac Mai-Ndombe - 2,300 sq km; Lake Kivu (shared with Rwanda) - 2,220 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Uganda) - 2,150 sq km; Lac Tumba - 500 sq km; Lac Upemba - 530 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Zaïre (Congo) river mouth (shared with Zambia [s], Angola, and Republic of Congo) - 2,920 km; Ubangi river mouth (shared with Central African Republic [s] and Republic of Congo) - 2,270 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Congo Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "460 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index d4b49e97..620b0b68 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "438 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "258 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -460,17 +460,6 @@ "text": "0.4% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Nigeria, and Chad) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lake Chad Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "250 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index faa5bcc7..4d738881 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "835 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "692 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -425,15 +425,6 @@ "text": "1,105,983 tons (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Oubangui (Ubangi) river [s] (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo [m]) - 2,270 km 

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Congo Basin, Lake Chad Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 6eb4bf6c..01d80d09 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "234 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "162 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -428,11 +428,6 @@ "text": "114,997 tons (2002 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Abhe Bad/Abhe Bid Hayk (shared with Ethiopia) - 780 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index f0ffe4ad..1d154850 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -464,20 +464,6 @@ "text": "12.5% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Manzala - 1,360 sq km
note - largest of Nile Delta lakes" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "An Nīl (Nile) river mouth (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan) - 6,650 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Nubian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "10.75 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index b738dccc..c1119b9d 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "267 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "195 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -456,23 +456,6 @@ "text": "6,532,787 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Tana - 3,600 sq km; Abaya Hayk - 1,160 sq km; Ch'amo Hayk - 550 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Kenya) - 6,400 sq km; Abhe Bid Hayk/Abhe Bad (shared with Djibouti) - 780 sq km; " - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Blue Nile river source (shared with Sudan [m]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Ogaden-Juba Basin, Sudd Basin (Umm Ruwaba Aquifer)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "810 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 220c5f29..96268e7c 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "458 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "354 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -440,12 +440,6 @@ "text": "193,441 tons (2002 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Gambia river mouth (shared with Senegal and Guinea [s]) - 1,094 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 119a7129..c6cd6829 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "227 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "233 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -422,12 +422,6 @@ "text": "238,102 tons (1995 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Congo Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index a97a6adf..7541b913 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "263 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "234 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -451,12 +451,6 @@ "text": "3,538,275 tons (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Volta river mouth (shared with Burkina Faso [s]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "300 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index f66d2327..10c6834c 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "553 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "494 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -437,12 +437,6 @@ "text": "5% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Niger river source (shared with Mali, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Gambie (Gambia) river source (shared with Senegal and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 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: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index c0bf13ed..fee1ffa6 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "480 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "359 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -458,14 +458,6 @@ "text": "3% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lagune Aby - 780 sq km" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 7d020dab..825ed040 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "530 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "379 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -455,20 +455,6 @@ "text": "8% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Uganda) - 62,940 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Turkana (shared with Ethiopia) - 6,400 sq km" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Ogaden-Juba Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "500 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1219,7 +1205,7 @@ "text": "400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); approximately 1,400 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the KDF's chief security concerns and missions include protecting the country’s sovereignty and territory, regional disputes, the threat posed by the al-Shabaab terrorist group based in neighboring Somalia, maritime crime and piracy, and assisting civil authorities in responding to emergency, disaster, or political unrest as requested; it has conducted operations in neighboring Somalia since 2011 and taken part in numerous regional peacekeeping and security missions; the KDF is a leading member of the Africa Standby Force; it participates in multinational exercises, and has ties to a variety of foreign militaries, including those of France, the UK, and the US 

the Kenya Military Forces were created following independence in 1963; the current KDF was established and its composition laid out in the 2010 constitution; it is governed by the Kenya Defense Forces Act of 2012; the Army traces its origins back to the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Britain's East Africa possessions from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during both World Wars (2025)" + "text": "the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) are responsible for protecting the country's sovereignty and territory and assisting civil authorities in responding to emergency, disaster, or political unrest as requested; the KDF's chief security concerns include regional disputes and instability, maritime crime and piracy, and the threat posed by the Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorist group, which has conducted attacks inside Kenya; it has conducted operations in neighboring Somalia since 2011 and taken part in numerous regional peacekeeping and security missions; the KDF is a leading member of the Africa Standby Force; it participates in multinational exercises, and has ties to a variety of foreign militaries, including those of France, the UK, and the US

the Kenya Military Forces were created following independence in 1963; the current KDF was established and its composition laid out in the 2010 constitution; it is governed by the Kenya Defense Forces Act of 2012; the Army traces its origins back to the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Britain's East Africa possessions from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during both World Wars (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 23a333d5..1c020955 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "652 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "628 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ "text": "18-35 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the AFL is responsible for external defense and also has some domestic security responsibilities if called upon, such as humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and support to law enforcement; it is a small, lightly equipped force comprised of two combat infantry battalions and supporting units; the infantry battalions were rebuilt with US assistance in 2007-2008 from the restructured AFL following the end of the second civil war in 2003 when military and police forces were disbanded and approximately 100,000 military, police, and rebel combatants were disarmed

the first militia unit established for defense of the Liberia colony was raised in 1832; the AFL traces its origins to the 1908 establishment of the Liberia Frontier Force, which became the Liberian National Guard in 1965; the AFL was established in 1970

the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was established in 2003 as a peacekeeping force; at its height, UNMIL was comprised of about 15,000 personnel, including more than 3,000 troops absorbed from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peacekeeping mission; Liberian forces reassumed full control of the country’s security in June of 2016, and the UNMIL mission was ended in 2018 (2025)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are responsible for external defense and some domestic security responsibilities if called upon, such as humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and support to law enforcement; it is a small, lightly equipped force comprised of two combat infantry battalions and supporting units, as well as a few coastal patrol craft for the Coast Guard; the infantry battalions were rebuilt with US assistance in 2007-2008 from the restructured AFL following the end of the second civil war in 2003 when military and police forces were disbanded and approximately 100,000 military, police, and rebel combatants were disarmed

the first militia unit established for defense of the Liberia colony was raised in 1832; the AFL traces its origins to the 1908 establishment of the Liberia Frontier Force, which became the Liberian National Guard in 1965; the AFL was established in 1970 (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index f6bff9f4..2c5cf12c 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "566 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "478 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ "text": "73,457 tons (2006 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Orange river source (shared with South Africa and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1111,7 +1105,7 @@ "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (women can serve in combat arms); no conscription (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Lesotho's declared policy for its military is the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; the LDF is a small force comprised of about a half dozen infantry companies; it began in 1964 as the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); the PMU was designated as the Lesotho Paramilitary Force in 1980 and became the Royal Lesotho Defense Force in 1986; it was renamed the Lesotho Defense Force in 1993 (2025)" + "text": "the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) is responsible for the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; the LDF is a small force that began in 1964 as the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); the PMU was designated as the Lesotho Paramilitary Force in 1980 and became the Royal Lesotho Defense Force in 1986; it was renamed the Lesotho Defense Force in 1993 (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 549607fa..4695c041 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "59 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -402,12 +402,6 @@ "text": "2,147,596 tons (2011 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Nubian Aquifer System, North Western Sahara Aquifer System, Murzuk-Djado Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1010,8 +1004,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Libyan Armed Forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) have various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces, which include a mix of formations and equipment from the QADHAFI regime, semi-regular and nominally integrated units, tribal armed groups/militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign private military contractors; the GNU has a Ministry of Defense, but has limited control over its security forces

the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA; aka Libyan Arab Armed Forces, LAAF), under de facto LNA commander Khalifa HAFTER, also includes various ground, air, and naval forces comprised of semi-regular military personnel, militias, and foreign private military contractors; the LNA operates independently from the GNU and exerts influence throughout eastern, central, and southern Libya; some of the armed groups nominally under the LNA operate under their own command structures and engage in their own operations (2024)", - "note": "note: the national police force under the GNU's Ministry of Interior oversees internal security (with support from military forces under the Ministry of Defense), but much of Libya's security-related police work generally falls to informal armed groups, which receive government salaries but lack formal training, supervision, or consistent accountability" + "text": "the Libyan Armed Forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) have various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces, which include a mix of nominally integrated and semi-regular units, tribal armed groups and militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign military contractors; the GNU's armed forces are nominally under the control of the Ministry of Defense; the GNU also has various internal security forces under both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior (2025)", + "note": "note: the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA; aka Libyan Arab Armed Forces, LAAF) under Khalifa HAFTER also includes various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces comprised of semi-regular military personnel, militias, other armed groups, and foreign military contractors; some of the armed units nominally under the LNA operate under their own command structures and engage in their own operations" }, "Military expenditures": { "text": "not available" @@ -1027,7 +1021,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the western-based GNU and the eastern-based LNA forces are separated by a fortified line of control running roughly from the coastal city of Sirte south to the vicinity of Al Jufra and Brak; Turkey has provided support to the GNU forces, including military trainers, ammunition, weapons, and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; both the LNA and the GNU forces have incorporated foreign fighters into their ranks (2024)" + "text": "the western-based forces aligned with the GNU and the eastern-based LNA forces are separated by a fortified line of control just west of the coastal city of Sirte; Turkey has provided support to the GNU forces, including military trainers, ammunition, weapons, and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 0a1cd371..1b9d56c4 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "392 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "445 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ "text": "18-25 years of age for men and women; service obligation 18 months; no conscription; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s responsibilities include ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity and protecting Madagascar’s maritime domain, particularly against piracy, drug trafficking, and smuggling; it also assists the Gendarmerie with maintaining law and order in rural areas, largely in areas affected by banditry, cattle rustling, and criminal groups; the military has a history of having influence in domestic politics and a lack of accountability; members of the Army and the Gendarmerie were arrested for coup plotting as recently as 2021; its closest defense partners have been India and Russia, although France has provided some training and China has sought to strengthen security ties; Madagascar's small Navy has traditionally looked to India for assistance with maritime security (2024)" + "text": "the military’s responsibilities include ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity and protecting Madagascar’s maritime domain, particularly against piracy, drug trafficking, and smuggling; it also assists the Gendarmerie with maintaining law and order in rural areas, largely in areas affected by banditry, cattle rustling, and criminal groups; the military has a history of having influence in domestic politics; members of the military were arrested for coup plotting as recently as 2021; security relationships have included France, India, and Russia; Madagascar's small Navy has traditionally looked to India for assistance with maritime security (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 0362012b..6ec96477 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "381 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "225 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -445,20 +445,6 @@ "text": "1,297,844 tons (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Tanzania) - 22,490" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Chilwa - 1,040 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s], Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1115,7 +1101,7 @@ "text": "750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the MDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it is also tasked as necessary with providing support to civilian authorities during emergencies, supporting the Police Service, protecting national forest reserves, and participating in regional peacekeeping missions, as well as assisting with infrastructure development; it is generally considered to be a professional and effective service, although most of its equipment is aging and obsolescent; Malawi contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations

the MDF was established in 1964 from elements of the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Great Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during the World Wars (2023)" + "text": "the MDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it is also tasked as necessary with providing support to civilian authorities during emergencies, supporting the Police Service, protecting national forest reserves, and participating in regional peacekeeping missions, as well as assisting with infrastructure development; key areas of concern include border security, regional conflict, and international terrorism; the MDF participates in exercises with foreign partners and contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations; Malawi contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations

the MDF was established in 1964 from elements of the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Great Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during the World Wars (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 88dc08f5..65c98e9c 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "440 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "367 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -449,20 +449,6 @@ "text": "1,937,354 tons (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lac Faguibine - 590 sq km
note - the Niger River is the only source of water for the lake; in recent years the lake is dry" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea [s], Niger, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Senegal (shared with Guinea [s], Senegal, and Mauritania [m]) - 1,641 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: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lullemeden-Irhazer Basin, Taodeni-Tanezrouft Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "110 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -552,7 +538,7 @@ "text": "Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Transition Prime Minister Choguel MAIGA (since 7 June 2021)" + "text": "Transition Prime Minister Abdoulaye MAIGA (since 22 November 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" @@ -1112,7 +1098,7 @@ "text": "note 1: in 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced they were forming joint force of 5,000 troops to combat extremist groups in the Sahel

note 2: until announcing its withdrawal in May of 2022, Mali was part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, and Niger; Mali had committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FAMa is responsible for defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, but also has some domestic security duties, including the maintenance of public order and support to law enforcement if required, as well as counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations; it also participates in socio-economic development projects; the military has traditionally played a large role in Mali’s politics; prior to the coup in August 2020 and military takeover in May 2021, it had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960 (1968, 1976, 1978, 1991, 2012)

the FAMa and other security forces are actively engaged in operations against several insurgent/terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other rebel organizations, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; the government is reportedly in control of only an estimated 10-20% of the country's central and northern territories, and attacks have increased in the more heavily populated south, including around the capital Bamako; the Macina Liberation Front (FLM), part of the Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) coalition of al-Qa'ida-linked terror groups, has played a large role in a surge in violence in Mali’s central and southern regions; in the north, ISIS in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) has regained strength in recent years

the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and have since been rebuilt with considerable external assistance, including the EU, France, and the UN; for example, the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) from 2013-2022 trained as many as 15,000 Malian soldiers and eight combined arms battalions/battlegroups (Groupement Tactique InterArmes, GTIA), each of which was structured to be self-sufficient with its own motorized/mechanized infantry, light armor, commandos, artillery, engineers, and other support forces; the EUTM and the French military ended their missions in 2022 citing issues with the ruling military government, including human rights abuses and the presence of Russian private military contractors; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) operated in the country from 2013-2023 with the mission of providing security, rebuilding Malian security forces, protecting civilians, supporting national political dialogue, and assisting in the reestablishment of Malian government authority; MINUSMA had more than 15,000 personnel at its peak strength and lost over 300 peacekeepers during the course of the mission, which was concluded at the end of 2023 after the ruling junta demanded the withdrawal of foreign forces

the military government has increased security ties with Russia; Russia has provided military equipment, and in December 2021, Mali contracted with a Russian private military company to provide training and other support for local armed forces, as well as security for senior Malian officials (2024)" + "text": "the FAMa is responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, but also has some domestic security duties, including the maintenance of public order and support to law enforcement; it also participates in socio-economic development projects; the military has traditionally played a large role in Mali’s politics; prior to the coup in August 2020 and military takeover in May 2021, it had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960 (1968, 1976, 1978, 1991, 2012)

the FAMa and other security forces are actively engaged in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations against several insurgent/terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other armed rebel organizations, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; a large portion of the country--up to 50% by some estimates--is outside of government control

the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and were rebuilt beginning in 2013 with external assistance from the EU and the UN; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) ended their missions in 2023 and 2024, respectively; France intervened militarily in Mali in 2013 to assist with regaining the northern half of the country from rebel and Islamic militant groups; French troops withdrew in 2022; since 2021, Mali has increased security ties with Russia, which has provided equipment, training, and other forms of military support (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 1a6f00aa..4c22b352 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)", + "text": "70 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)", "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" }, "Infant mortality rate": { @@ -470,9 +470,6 @@ }, "note": "note:  data does not include former Western Sahara" }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Draa - 1,100 km" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.06 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index b3d756b2..71bc9ab4 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "465 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "381 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -462,15 +462,6 @@ "text": "8% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Senegal river mouth (shared with Guinea [s], Senegal and Mali) - 1,641 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: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin, Taodeni-Tanzerouft Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1156,7 +1147,7 @@ "text": "450 (plus about 325 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; securing the border and countering terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly from Mali, are key operational priorities; since a spate of deadly terrorist attacks on civilian and military targets in the 2005-2011 timeframe, the Mauritanian Government has increased the defense budget (up 40% between 2008 and 2018) and military equipment acquisitions, enhanced military training, heightened security cooperation with its neighbors and the international community, and built up the military’s counterinsurgency and counterterrorism forces and capabilities; equipment acquisitions have prioritized mobility and intelligence collection, including light ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft, assault helicopters, patrol vessels, light trucks, and surveillance radars; Mauritania has received foreign security assistance from France, NATO, and the US in areas such as commando/special forces operations, counterterrorism, and professional military education (2023)" + "text": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; border and maritime security and the threat of terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly Mali, are key areas of focus; Mauritania has received security assistance from the EU, France, NATO, and the US (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 13a8e1f0..7e857f30 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "127 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "82 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -455,17 +455,6 @@ "text": "1% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Malawi (shared with Malawi and Tanzania) - 22,490" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rio Zambeze (Zambezi) river mouth (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 2,740 km; Rio Limpopo river mouth (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Zimbabwe) - 1,800 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "370 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 7d8d07dd..3418a50a 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "441 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "350 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -443,20 +443,6 @@ "text": "4% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Niger (shared with Guinea [s], Mali, Benin, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 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: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Lullemeden-Irhazer Basin, Murzuk-Djado Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 1074d0bc..b3d244db 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "1,047 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "993 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -443,20 +443,6 @@ "text": "27,614,830 tons (2009 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Chad (endorheic lake shared with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon) - 10,360-25,900 sq km
note - area varies by season and year to year" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Niger river mouth (shared with Guinea [s], Mali, Benin, and Niger) - 4,200 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: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lake Chad Basin, Lullemeden-Irhazer Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index ad97f17a..eeed7acf 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "1,223 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "692 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -380,12 +380,6 @@ "text": "2,680,681 tons (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index d424ca55..8ee63625 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "725 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "505 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -418,9 +418,6 @@ "text": "289,514 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 19c00008..b14da836 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "259 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "229 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -449,17 +449,6 @@ "text": "4,384,969 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Kivu (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,220 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Nile river source (shared with Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 7b28551f..c9edf838 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020)" + "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index a2e07082..f6e0c1d2 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "127 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "118 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -461,15 +461,6 @@ "text": "28% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Orange (shared with Lesotho [s], and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km; Limpoporivier (Limpopo) river source (shared with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Vaal [s] - 1,210 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Karoo Basin, Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.11 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 7a427d51..8caa58ba 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "261 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "237 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -453,15 +453,6 @@ "text": "2,454,059 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Senegal (shared with Guinea [s], Mali, and Mauritania [m] ) - 1,641 km; Gambie (Gambia) (shared with Guinea [s] and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 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: Senegal (456,397 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "260 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 91363036..5a810e35 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "443 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "354 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ "text": "610,222 tons (2004 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "110 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 83818b8b..40e2fbbe 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "621 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "563 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -401,9 +401,6 @@ "text": "2,326,099 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Ogaden-Juba Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 847fa50c..68c41be7 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "270 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "256 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -422,15 +422,6 @@ "text": "2,831,291 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

An Nīl (Nile) (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km; Blue Nile river mouth (shared with Ethiopia [s]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Nubian Aquifer System, Sudd Basin (Umm Ruwaba Aquifer)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "950 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index a20a30de..2a05f12a 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "399 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "349 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -448,9 +448,6 @@ "text": "2% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index bfcb9c0b..249fc31e 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "146 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "75 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 0d4c1e87..66dff3b8 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "37 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ "text": "4% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "North Western Sahara Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "820 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index e0d7917f..fd761d87 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 15-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "238 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "276 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -459,20 +459,6 @@ "text": "9,276,995 tons (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Uganda and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Zambia) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Malawi (shared with Mozambique and Malawi) - 22,490" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Rukwa - 5,760 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "530 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 41bcc8e8..4eea15bd 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "284 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "170 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -433,17 +433,6 @@ "text": "6% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Kenya) - 62,940 sq km; Lake Albert (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 5,590 sq km; Lake Kyoga - 4,430 sq km; Lake Edward (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 2,150 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Nile (shared with Rwanda [s], Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "330 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index e4cc478b..77b3747a 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "264 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "242 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -445,12 +445,6 @@ "text": "12% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Volta river source (shared with Ghana [m]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "380 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 55567fb2..210173f9 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "215 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "139 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -430,15 +430,6 @@ "text": "4.5% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Orange river mouth (shared with Lesotho [s], and South Africa) - 2,092 km; Okavango (shared with Angola [s], and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "70 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 85bbf611..b876f79f 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "135 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "85 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -434,20 +434,6 @@ "text": "2,608,268 tons (2002 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Tanganyika (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Burundi) - 32,000 sq km; Lake Mweru (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo) - 4,350 sq km; Lake Bangweulu - 4,000-15,000 sq km seasonal variation" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Congo river source (shared with Angola, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of Congo [m]) - 4,700 km; Zambezi river source (shared with Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "290 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index e08555fe..669f6969 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "357 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "358 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -446,15 +446,6 @@ "text": "16% (2005 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Botswana, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "650 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 5166684e..10f14975 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ "text": "28.7 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -456,23 +456,6 @@ "text": "42.1% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Alexandrina - 570 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Eyre - 9,690 sq km; Lake Torrens (ephemeral) - 5,780 sq km; Lake Gairdner - 4,470 sq km; Lake Mackay (ephemeral) - 3,494 sq km; Lake Frome - 2,410 sq km; Lake Amadeus (ephemeral) - 1,032 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "River Murray - 2,508 km; Darling River - 1,545 km; Murrumbidgee River - 1,485 km; Lachlan River - 1,339 km; Cooper Creek - 1,113 km; Flinders River - 1,004 km" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Great Australian Bight) Murray-Darling (1,050,116 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Eyre (1,212,198 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Great Artesian Basin, Canning Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 9d7ce215..f54d1928 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "0 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index cdc80ecb..17c46523 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "74 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "129 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index d8376a96..1503315a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "94 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "100 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index 3e1f96e4..29271afe 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "273 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index e744751c..6caf16f8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "text": "27.8 years" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,11 +436,6 @@ "text": "3.405 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Taupo - 610 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "500 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index edd3f350..aaa1f0ce 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "89 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index e27dc659..b71907c3 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "20.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" @@ -947,7 +950,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police Department (includes a Sea Patrol Division) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986, and its funding was renewed in 2003; the Marshall Islands hosts a US Army missile test site 

the Marshall Islands have a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2024)" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986, and its funding was renewed in 2003; the Marshall Islands hosts a US Army missile test site 

the Marshall Islands has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 5e365741..69e4d000 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "126 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "67 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 46c1befa..3e3a0ee2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "170 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 8e573904..f9eff677 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "59 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "101 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 583bb2de..dbbd9f0f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020)" + "text": "35 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index f0780abb..a398783f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "130 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "67 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 6790abe9..6c601c1b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 6efee17c..3e9ef700 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "107 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "124 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -459,11 +459,6 @@ "text": "8.2% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago de Enriquillo - 500 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "860 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 3bb69640..041c0f5d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "48 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 92395cee..9e09040d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "96 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "94 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -452,11 +452,6 @@ "text": "2,756,741 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago de Izabal - 590 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "840 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 7a66dab6..52a264bc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -454,11 +454,6 @@ "text": "2,162,028 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 48524d69..3aab0f04 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "99 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "130 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index ab2d5d44..2fd3776b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "78 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "60 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -416,11 +416,6 @@ "text": "1,528,816 tons (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago de Nicaragua - 8,150 sq km; Lago de Managua - 1,040 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "286 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index a7649d04..1b1c7a5c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "50 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "37 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,11 +436,6 @@ "text": "1,472,262 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna de Chiriqui - 900 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "760 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 1f1add1e..17bf9f88 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "74 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 957d74a7..c15d7a28 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "text": "22.6 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "50 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -445,17 +445,6 @@ "text": "1,113,300 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Ozero Issyk-Kul 6,240 sq km
note - second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea; second highest mountain lake after Lake Titicaca; it is an endorheic mountain basin; although surrounded by snow capped mountains it never freezes" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Syr Darya river source (shared with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan [m]) - 3,078 km 

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "220 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1110,7 +1099,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic: Land Forces (Kygyz Army), Air Defense Forces (Kyrgyz Air Force), National Guard of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Service

State Committee for National Security: Border Guard Service (2025)" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic: Land Forces (Kygyz Army), Air Defense Forces (Kyrgyz Air Force), National Guard of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Service

State Committee for National Security: Border Guard Service (2025)", + "note": "note: the National Guard’s missions include counterterrorism, responding to emergencies, and the protection of government facilities" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1139,7 +1129,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary service for men in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 12-month service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also started a relationship with NATO in 1992 and joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994

the Kyrgyz military’s primary responsibility is defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, although it also has some internal security duties; elements of the military were called out in 2020 to respond to post-election demonstrations for example, and the National Guard’s missions include counterterrorism, responding to emergencies, and the protection of government facilities; the military also participates in UN and CSTO peacekeeping missions; border disputes with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the threat posed by militant Islamic groups, have been particular areas of concern for both the military and internal security forces; the military’s closest security partner is Russia, which provides training and material assistance, and maintains a presence in the country, including an airbase; the military also conducts training with other regional countries such as India, traditionally with a focus on counterterrorism

the Kyrgyz military was formed in 1992 from Soviet Army units then based in Kyrgyzstan following the dissolution of the USSR (2024)" + "text": "the Kyrgyz military’s primary responsibility is defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, although it also has some internal security duties; the military also participates in UN and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping missions, as well as bilateral and multinational exercises; particular issues of concern include border security and terrorism; the military’s closest security partner is Russia, which provides training and material assistance, and maintains a presence in the country, including an airbase; the military also conducts training with other regional countries such as India, traditionally with a focus on counterterrorism

Kyrgyzstan has been a member of CSTO since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also started a relationship with NATO in 1992 and joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994 (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index a0bf9763..5518e05f 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "text": "28.9 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "13 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -456,20 +456,6 @@ "text": "2.9% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Ozero Balkhash - 22,000 sq km; Ozero Zaysan - 1,800 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Russia) - 374,000 sq km; Aral Sea (north) - 3,300 sq km; Ozero Alakol - 2,650 sq km; Ozero Teniz 1,590 sq km; Ozero Seletytenzi - 780 sq km; Ozero Sasykkol - 740 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Syr Darya river mouth (shared with Kyrgyzstan [s], Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) - 3,078 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km), Lake Balkash (510,015 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "4.62 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1212,14 +1198,14 @@ "text": "available information varies widely; estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 30,000 National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, other suppliers have included China, France, Israel, South Korea, and Turkey; Kazakhstan has a defense industry capable of assembling or producing such items as naval vessels, combat vehicles, helicopters, and radar systems (2025)" + "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, however, it has sought to diversify to suppliers such as China, France, Israel, South Korea, and Turkey; Kazakhstan has a defense industry capable of assembling or producing such items as naval vessels, combat vehicles, helicopters, and radar systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men 18-27 are subject to conscription for 12-24 months; conscripts may be assigned to the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Border Service, the State Security Service, or the Ministry of Emergency Situations; women may volunteer (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2022, more than 10,000 women served in the Armed Forces and the National Guard" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s principal responsibilities are territorial defense while the National Police, National Guard, Committee for National Security, and Border Service have primary responsibility for internal security, although the military may provide assistance as required; the military also participates in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations; in 2008, Kazakhstan opened up Central Asia’s first peacekeeper training center for military personnel of Kazakhstan, NATO, and other partners 

in 2022, Kazakhstan initiated a wide-ranging effort to enhance the country’s security sector, including organizational changes such as establishing new National Guard units, enhancing existing ones, and forming a special operations force, spending increases for equipment acquisitions, a new doctrine with renewed emphasis on defense of the border, and reforms to improve professionalism in the military

Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has obligated troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has a relationship with NATO focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms; relations with NATO started in 1992, and Kazakhstan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995; Kazakhstan’s armed forces were formed in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the disbandment of the Soviet Turkestan Military District whose forces formed the core of the new Kazakh military (2023)" + "text": "the military’s principal responsibilities are territorial defense while the National Police, National Guard, Committee for National Security, and Border Service have primary responsibility for internal security, although the military may provide assistance if required; the military also participates in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as regional exercises; in recent years, Kazakhstan has placed greater emphasis on regional military partnerships and equipment modernization and diversification in order to reduce reliance on Russia, its traditional security partner; other efforts to enhance the country’s security sector have included boosting the capabilities of the National Guard and improving military professionalism

Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has obligated troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has had a relationship with NATO since 1992 focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index bb5d994f..cdb4a78e 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ "text": "25.2 years (2013 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -470,23 +470,6 @@ "text": "4.5% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Estonia); Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Curonian Lagoon (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km
note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Yenisey-Angara - 5,539 km; Ob-Irtysh - 5,410 km;  Amur river mouth (shared with China [s] and Mongolia) - 4,444 km; Lena - 4,400 km; Volga - 3,645 km; Kolyma - 2,513 km; Ural river source (shared with Kazakhstan [m]) - 2,428 km; Dnepr (Dnieper) river source (shared with Belarus and Ukraine [m]) - 2,287 km; Don - 1,870 km; Pechora - 1,809 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Arctic Ocean drainage: Kolyma (679,934 sq km), Lena (2,306,743 sq km), Ob (2,972,493 sq km), Pechora (289,532 sq km), Yenisei (2,554,388 sq km)
Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Amur (1,929,955 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Caspian Sea basin) Volga (1,410,951 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Angara-Lena Basin, Pechora Basin, North Caucasus Basin, East European Aquifer System, West Siberian Basin, Tunguss Basin, Yakut Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "17.15 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 945ec182..9a89d878 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "text": "23.2 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -430,12 +430,6 @@ "text": "1,787,400 tons (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan [s], Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan [m]) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya river source (shared with Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan [m]) - 2,620 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea Basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "910 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 166eab63..4d055f08 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "text": "24.2 years (2019)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -445,17 +445,6 @@ "text": "500,000 tons (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Tajikistan [s], Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan [m]) - 2,620 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "450 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 970177d2..3d693ad7 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ "text": "23.7 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -443,17 +443,6 @@ "text": "4 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Aral Sea (shared with Kazakhstan) - largely dried up" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan [s], Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan [m]) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya river mouth (shared with Tajikistan [s], Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan) - 2,620 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.41 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index be52e20e..43d09026 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "179 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "185 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -459,12 +459,6 @@ "text": "4,677,307 tons (2000 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Mekong (shared with China [s], Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km; Salween river mouth (shared with China [s] and Thailand) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy river mouth (shared with China [s]) - 2,809 km; Chindwin - 1,158 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km), Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.32 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 5231bb14..c253fded 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "218 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "137 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -449,17 +449,6 @@ "text": "1.089 million tons (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Tonle Sap - 2,700-16,000 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Mekong (shared with China [s], Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1164,7 +1153,8 @@ "note": "note: in December 2021, the US Government halted arms-related trade with Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption, and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces; the policy of denial applied to licenses or other approvals for exports and imports of defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in Cambodia, with exceptions (on a case-by-case basis) related to conventional weapons destruction and humanitarian demining activities" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (conscription only selectively enforced since 1993; service is for 18 months); women may volunteer (2024)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for military service for men and women (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2006, Cambodia's parliament approved a law requiring all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to serve in the military for 18 months, although the law has never been enforced (service was to be voluntary for women); in 2025, the Cambodian Government announced that the 2006 conscription law would be enforced beginning in 2026 and have a 24-month service requirement" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "340 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 8abb8fe3..847f5c79 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "23 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -470,23 +470,6 @@ "text": "210 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Dongting Hu - 3,100 sq km; Poyang Hu - 3,350 sq km; Hongze Hu - 2,700 sq km; Tai Hu - 2,210 sq km; Hulun Nur - 1,590" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Quinghai Hu - 4,460 sq km; Nam Co - 2,500 sq km; Siling Co - 1,860 sq km; Tangra Yumco - 1,400 sq km; Bosten Hu 1,380 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Yangtze - 6,300 km; Huang He - 5,464 km; Amur river source (shared with Mongolia and Russia [m]) - 4,444 km; Lancang Jiang (Mekong) river source (shared with Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km; Yarlung Zangbo Jiang (Brahmaputra) river source (shared with India and Bangladesh [m]) - 3,969 km; Yin-tu Ho (Indus) river source (shared with India and Pakistan [m]) - 3,610 km; Nu Jiang (Salween) river source (shared with Thailand and Burma [m]) - 3,060 km; Irrawaddy river source (shared with Burma [m]) - 2,809 km; Zhu Jiang (Pearl) (shared with Vietnam [s]) - 2,200 km; Yuan Jiang (Red river) source (shared with Vietnam [m]) - 1,149 km 

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Amur (1,929,955 sq km), Huang He (944,970 sq km), Mekong (805,604 sq km), Yangtze (1,722,193 sq km)
Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km), Salween (271,914 sq km)
Arctic Ocean drainage: Ob (2,972,493 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), Amu Darya (534,739 sq km), Syr Darya (782,617 sq km), Lake Balkash (510,015 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "North China Aquifer System (Huang Huai Hai Plain), Song-Liao Plain, Tarim Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "117.01 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 0258c1f1..f86c3032 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "173 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "140 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -459,14 +459,6 @@ "text": "7% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Danau Toba - 1,150 sq km
note - located in the caldera of a super volcano that erupted more than 70,000 years ago; it is the largest volcanic lake in the World" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Sepik (shared with Papua New Guinea [s]) - 1,126 km; Fly (shared with Papua New Guinea [s]) - 1,050 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "23.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index c4ba8386..3f8762e6 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "text": "30.7 years (2018 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -444,11 +444,6 @@ "text": "4.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Biwa-ko 688 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "14.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 322c5b00..e58aa53d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "107 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "67 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ "text": "approximately 10-12,000 Russia (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "North Korea is one of the most militarized countries in the World, and the Korean People's Army (KPA) is one of the World’s largest military forces; founded in 1948, the KPA’s primary responsibilities are national defense and protection of the Kim regime; it also provides considerable support to domestic economic projects such as agriculture production and infrastructure construction; North Korea views the US as its primary external security threat 

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean military installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops; in late 2023 and early 2024, the Kim regime abandoned decades of official policy and declared that South Korea was not inhabited by “fellow countrymen” but a separate and “hostile” state that the North would “subjugate” if war broke out

North Korea also has a history of provocative regional military actions and posturing that are of major concern to the international community, including: proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large conventional armed forces; despite high-level efforts to ease tensions during the 2018-19 timeframe, including summits with the leaders of China, South Korea, and the US, North Korea has continued developing its WMD programs and, in recent years, issued statements condemning the US and vowing to further strengthen its military capabilities, including long range missiles and nuclear weapons (2024)" + "text": "the Korean People's Army (KPA) is one of the World’s largest military forces; founded in 1948, the KPA’s primary responsibilities are national defense and protection of the Kim regime; it also provides support to domestic economic projects such as agriculture production and infrastructure construction; North Korea views South Korea and the US as its primary external threats and Russia as its closest security partner

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a number of military and subversive actions against South Korea; including skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean military installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops

North Korea also has a history of provocative regional military actions and posturing that are of major concern to the international community, including: proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large conventional armed forces (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 2f462b37..53b5c5b3 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "text": "32.2 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ "text": "250 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 275 South Sudan (UNMISS); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, South Korea has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters off of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the South Korean military is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea; it also deploys abroad for multinational missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations

South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of the country's national security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack and gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country and regularly conducts bilateral exercises with the South Korean military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as EU counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa; South Korea has been engaged with NATO since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; in 2022, South Korea established its Mission to NATO to further institutionalize its cooperative relationship; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including in Afghanistan and in the Gulf of Aden (2024)" + "text": "the South Korean military is responsible for external defense and is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea; it participates in bilateral and multinational exercises and deploys abroad for international missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations

South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of the country's national security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack and gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; South Korea hosts approximately 28,000 US military troops and regularly conducts bilateral exercises with the US military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as EU counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa; South Korea has had a relationship with NATO since 2005, and in 2022 established a mission to the NATO headquarters to further cooperation; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including in Afghanistan and the Gulf of Aden (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 15b3aa24..d7ac6d8b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "126 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "112 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -447,12 +447,6 @@ "text": "10% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Mènam Khong (Mekong) (shared with China [s], Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "130 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1128,7 +1122,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; minimum 18-month service obligation (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the LPAF’s primary missions are border and internal security, including counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and counter-narcotics operations, as well as protecting the regime; China, Russia, and Vietnam are the country's closest security partners (2025)" + "text": "the LPAF’s primary missions are border and internal security, including counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and counter-narcotics operations, as well as protecting the regime; its defense partners include Cambodia, China, Russia, and Vietnam (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 024b6c9c..d27b1c58 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Macau Public Security Police Force" + "text": "Macau Public Security Police Force" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of China; the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) maintains a garrison in Macau" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 128f91cf..50691106 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-24" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "39 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "41 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -449,17 +449,6 @@ "text": "2.9 million tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Hovsgol Nuur - 2,620 sq km; Har Us Nuur - 1,760 sq km; " - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Uvs Nuur - 3,350 sq km; Hyargas Nuur - 1,360 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Amur (shared with China [s] and Russia [m]) - 4,444 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index fb946bc5..8dfaf714 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ "text": "approximately 110,000 active Malaysian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military fields a diverse array of mostly older but growing mix of modern weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a wide variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Turkey in such areas armored vehicles and naval vessels (2024)" + "text": "the military fields a diverse array of mostly older but growing mix of modern weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a wide variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Turkey in areas including armored vehicles and naval vessels (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service for men and women (younger with parental consent and proof of age); maximum age of 27 to enlist; mandatory retirement age 60; no conscription (2023)", @@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ "text": "830 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Malaysian military is responsible for defense of the country's national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it also has some domestic responsibilities, such as responding to natural disasters; while the Army has traditionally been the dominant service, air and maritime security have received increased emphasis in recent years, particularly anti-piracy operations in the Strait of Malacca and countering Chinese incursions into Malaysia’s Economic Exclusion Zone, as well as addressing other identified shortfalls in air and maritime capabilities; as such, Malaysia has undertaken efforts to procure more modern fighters and ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, restructure naval command and control, and increase air and naval cooperation with regional and international partners such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and the US

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2024)" + "text": "the Malaysian military is responsible for defense of the country's national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it also has some domestic responsibilities, such as responding to natural disasters; key areas of focus for the military include cyber defense, crime and piracy in the Strait of Malacca, and tensions in the South China Sea; the Army has traditionally been the dominant service, but air and maritime security have received increased emphasis in recent years; Malaysia has undertaken efforts to procure more modern aircraft and ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, and increase cooperation with regional and international partners such as Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the US

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 78088892..0a3aedc8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "192 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "189 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ "text": "2% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Sepik river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,126 km; Fly river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,050 km" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "220 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -600,7 +597,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Cephas KAYO (since 31 January 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Sir Arnold AMET (since 24 February 2025); Chargé d’Affaires Cephas KAYO (since January 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1825 K Street NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20006" @@ -670,7 +667,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "lower middle-income Pacific island economy; primarily informal agrarian sector; natural resource-rich; key liquified natural gas exporter; growing young workforce; slow post-pandemic recovery; increasingly impoverished citizenry; sustainable inflation" + "text": "

lower-middle-income Pacific island economy; primarily informal agrarian sector; natural-resource-rich and key exporter of liquified natural gas; collapse in betel nut prices, tighter monetary policy, and improved foreign-exchange availability contributing to declining inflation; challenges include lack of progress in infrastructure, agricultural reform, and corruption

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 372ae710..40443d37 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "78 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "84 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -455,11 +455,6 @@ "text": "28% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna de Bay - 890 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "8.16 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index d750a2f7..63cd0b25 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ "text": "23.3 years (2009 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "34 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -464,17 +464,6 @@ "text": "19.1% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Thalesap Songkhla - 1,290 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Mae Nam Khong (Mekong) (shared with China [s], Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam [m]) - 4,350 km; Salween (shared with China [s] and Burma [m]) - 3,060 km; Mun - 1,162 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Salween (271,914 sq km)
Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.74 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 0cced497..e2f6f5aa 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "124 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "48 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -448,12 +448,6 @@ "text": "23% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Sông Tiên Giang (Mekong) river mouth (shared with China [s], Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia) - 4,350 km; Pearl river source (shared with China [m]) - 2,200 km; Red river mouth (shared with China [s]) - 1,149 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean drainage: Mekong (805,604 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.21 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index f5202a20..5e54ce99 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "text": "26.6 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -452,14 +452,6 @@ "text": "1,142,964 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Montenegro) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 65f1fbbb..eea95b6b 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ "Mother's mean age at first birth": { "text": "32.8 years (2019)" }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 0bbfa89a..d5016061 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "text": "29.7 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -443,17 +443,6 @@ "text": "25.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Donau (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "720 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 01b34cd1..33d4cb22 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "text": "29.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -454,9 +454,6 @@ "text": "34.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Seine (78,919 sq km), Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "740 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 6b60f5c0..1e441197 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ "text": "27.7 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ "text": "0% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "310 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index d64cbcc3..de30aa9e 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ "text": "26.8 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "1 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "1 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -446,12 +446,6 @@ "text": "16% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dnyapro (Dnieper) (shared with Russia [s] and Ukraine [m]) - 2,287 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: (Black Sea) Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "550 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index 7f782301..371b5b1b 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "text": "26.4 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -447,12 +447,6 @@ "text": "19% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunav (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "840 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 70940752..72cfa74f 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ "text": "28.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -435,11 +435,6 @@ "text": "24.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake Võrtsjärv - 270 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 970a5bc3..bc5296b1 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ "text": "28.5 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -437,12 +437,6 @@ "text": "25.5% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Labe (Elbe) river source (shared with Germany [m]) - 1,252 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "630 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 59621fce..111fa6c1 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ "text": "29.5 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -452,11 +452,6 @@ "text": "28.1% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Saimaa - 1,760 sq km; Paijanne - 1,090 sq km; Inarijarvi - 1,000 sq km; Oulujarvi - 900 sq km; Pielinen - 850 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index b0f81463..ef0faed8 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ "text": "28.9 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -465,20 +465,6 @@ "text": "22.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland) - 580 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rhin (Rhine) (shared with Switzerland [s], Germany, and Netherlands [m]) - 1,233 km; Loire - 1,012 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: Loire (115,282 sq km), Seine (78,919 sq km), Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Paris Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "5.31 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 4d1e8176..ba6e8629 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ "text": "29.9 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -456,20 +456,6 @@ "text": "47.8% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Austria) - 540 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Stettiner Haff/Zalew Szczecinski (shared with Poland) - 900 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Donau (Danube) river source (shared with Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km; Elbe river mouth (shared with Czechia [s]) - 1,252 km; Rhein (Rhine) (shared with Switzerland [s], France, and Netherlands [m]) - 1,233 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: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "10.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -635,6 +621,9 @@ "number of seats": { "text": "69 (all appointed)" }, + "parties elected and seats per party": { + "text": "SPD 23; CDU 17; Green Party 15; Left Party 4; CSU 3; FW 3; FDP 2; other 2" + }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "34.8%" } @@ -651,7 +640,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Alliance '90/Greens 
Alternative for Germany or AfD 
Christian Democratic Union or CDU 
Christian Social Union or CSU 
Free Democratic Party or FDP 
Free Voters 
The Left or Die Linke 
Social Democratic Party or SPD " + "text": "Alliance '90/Greens 
Alternative for Germany or AfD 
Christian Democratic Union or CDU 
Christian Social Union or CSU 
Free Democratic Party or FDP 
Free Voters or FW
The Left or Die Linke 
Social Democratic Party or SPD" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -725,10 +714,10 @@ }, "National heritage": { "total World Heritage Sites": { - "text": "54 (52 cultural, 2 natural)" + "text": "55 (53 cultural, 2 natural)" }, "selected World Heritage Site locales": { - "text": "

Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (c); Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (c); Speyer Cathedral (c); Aachen Cathedral (c); Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau, and Bernau (c); Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura (c); Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter, and Church of Our Lady in Trier (c); Hanseatic City of Lübeck (c); Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (c); Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (c); Pilgrimage Church of Wies (c); Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (c); St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (c); Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (c); Maulbronn Monastery Complex (c); Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (c); Cologne Cathedral (c); Castle Church in Wittenberg (c); Classical Weimar (c); Wartburg Castle (c); Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (c); Monastic Island of Reichenau (c); Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (c); Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (c); Moravian Church Settlements (c); Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus (c); The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (c); Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke (c); Naumburg Cathedral (c); Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (c); ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz (c); The Great Spa Towns of Europe (c); Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt (c); Schwerin Residence Ensemble (c)

" + "text": "

Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (c); Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (c); Speyer Cathedral (c); Aachen Cathedral (c); Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau, and Bernau (c); Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura (c); Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter, and Church of Our Lady in Trier (c); Hanseatic City of Lübeck (c); Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (c); Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (c); Pilgrimage Church of Wies (c); Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (c); St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (c); Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (c); Maulbronn Monastery Complex (c); Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (c); Cologne Cathedral (c); Castle Church in Wittenberg (c); Classical Weimar (c); Wartburg Castle (c); Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (c); Monastic Island of Reichenau (c); Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (c); Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (c); Moravian Church Settlements (c); Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus (c); The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (c); Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke (c); Naumburg Cathedral (c); Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (c); ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz (c); The Great Spa Towns of Europe (c); Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt (c); Schwerin Residence Ensemble (c); The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee (c)

" } } }, diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index d41d53d2..d095f231 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ "text": "29 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -441,12 +441,6 @@ "text": "16.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunav (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "460 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 76aeeca9..566d03af 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "text": "28.4 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -439,17 +439,6 @@ "text": "25.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Balaton - 590 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Duna (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "660 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 32a6f5ad..05c57f20 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ "text": "31.4 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -256,21 +256,9 @@ "note": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved: urban": { - "text": "urban: NA" - }, - "improved: rural": { - "text": "rural: NA" - }, "improved: total": { "text": "total: 99.9% of population" }, - "unimproved: urban": { - "text": "urban: NA" - }, - "unimproved: rural": { - "text": "rural: NA" - }, "unimproved: total": { "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } @@ -436,9 +424,6 @@ "text": "25.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "9.19 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 2e08f559..6d0e6306 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -318,9 +318,6 @@ "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "319,000 tons (2015 est.)" } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" } }, "Government": { @@ -952,7 +949,7 @@ "text": "any citizen of Kosovo over the age of 18 is eligible to serve in the Kosovo Security Force; upper age for enlisting is 30 for officers, 25 for other ranks, although these may be waived for recruits with key skills considered essential for the KSF
(2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) was established in 2009 as a small (1,500 personnel), lightly armed disaster response force; the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) was charged with assisting in the development of the KSF and bringing it up to standards designated by NATO; the KSF was certified as fully operational by the North Atlantic Council in 2013, indicating the then 2,200-strong KSF was entirely capable of performing the tasks assigned under its mandate, which included non-military security functions that were not appropriate for the police, plus missions such as search and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, control and clearance of hazardous materials, firefighting, and other humanitarian assistance tasks

in 2019, Kosovo approved legislation that began a process to transition the KSF by 2028 into a professional military (the Kosovo Armed Forces) led by a General Staff and comprised of a Land Force, a National Guard, a Logistics Command, and a Doctrine and Training Command; it would have a strength of up to 5,000 with about 3,000 reserves; at the same time, the KSF’s mission was expanded to include traditional military functions, such as territorial defense and international peacekeeping; the KSF’s first international mission was the deployment of a small force to Kuwait in 2021 

the NATO-led KFOR has operated in the country as a peace support force since 1999; in addition to assisting in the development of the KSF, KFOR is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment and ensuring freedom of movement for all citizens (2024)" + "text": "the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) was established in 2009 as a small (1,500 personnel), lightly armed disaster response force; the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) was charged with assisting in the development of the KSF and bringing it up to standards designated by NATO; the KSF was certified as fully operational by the North Atlantic Council in 2013, indicating the then 2,200-strong KSF was entirely capable of performing the tasks assigned under its mandate, which included non-military security functions that were not appropriate for the police, plus missions such as search and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, control and clearance of hazardous materials, firefighting, and other humanitarian assistance tasks

in 2019, Kosovo approved legislation that began a process to transition the KSF by 2028 into a professional military (the Kosovo Armed Forces) led by a General Staff and comprised of a Land Force, a National Guard, a Logistics Command, and a Doctrine and Training Command; it would have a strength of up to 5,000 with about 3,000 reserves; at the same time, the KSF’s mission was expanded to include traditional military functions, such as territorial defense and international peacekeeping; the KSF’s first international mission was the deployment of a small force to Kuwait in 2021 

the NATO-led KFOR has operated in the country as a peace support force since 1999; in addition to assisting in the development of the KSF, KFOR is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment and ensuring freedom of movement for all citizens; as of 2025, it had approximately 4,700 troops from 32 countries (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 05fbfce9..ba65cc96 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "text": "27.3 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "18 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 8,000 active Armed Forces; approximately 10,000 National Guard  (2024)" + "text": "approximately 8,000 active Armed Forces; approximately 10,000 National Guard (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US weapons and equipment (2024)" @@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ "text": "135 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the National Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory; they also have some domestic security responsibilities, including coast guard functions, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, and providing support to other internal security services, including the State Border Service, the State Police, and the State Security Service; the Military Police provides protection to the president and other government officials, foreign dignitaries, and key facilities; for external defense, Latvia’s primary security focus is Russia

in 2004, Latvia joined NATO and the EU, which it depends on to play a decisive role in Latvia’s security policy; the Latvian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises with NATO and EU partner forces

Latvia also hosts NATO partner forces; since 2017, it has hosted a Canadian-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; in addition, Latvia hosts a NATO-led divisional headquarters (Multinational Division North; activated 2020), which coordinates training and preparation activities of its respective subordinate NATO battlegroups in Estonia and Latvia

the Air Force has no combat aircraft; NATO has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on four-month rotations

Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions (2025)" + "text": "the National Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory; they also have some domestic security responsibilities, including coast guard functions, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, and providing support to other internal security services; the Military Police provides protection to the president and other government officials, foreign dignitaries, and key facilities; Latvia’s primary external security focus is Russia

in 2004, Latvia joined NATO and the EU, both of which it depends on to play a decisive role in Latvia’s security policy; the Latvian military has participated in EU and NATO missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises with EU and NATO partner forces; Latvia also hosts NATO partner forces; since 2017, it has hosted a Canadian-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; in addition, NATO has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission

Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index cb5f7d87..95120d6f 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "text": "28.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -447,11 +447,6 @@ "text": "22.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1143,7 +1138,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Lithuanian Navy, Lithuanian Air Force (LTAF), Lithuanian Special Operations Forces (LITHSOF); National Defense Volunteer Forces (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the National Rifleman's Union is a civilian paramilitary organization supported by the Lithuanian Government that cooperates with the military but is not part of it; however, in a state of war, its armed formations would fall under the armed forces

note 2: the Lithuanian Police and State Border Guard Service are under the Ministry of Interior; in wartime, the State Border Guard Service becomes part of the armed forces" + "note": "note 1: the National Rifleman's Union is a civilian paramilitary organization supported by the Lithuanian Government, which cooperates with the military but is not part of it; however, in a state of war, its armed formations would fall under the Armed Forces

note 2: the Lithuanian Police and State Border Guard Service are under the Ministry of Interior; in wartime, the State Border Guard Service becomes part of the armed forces" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1176,7 +1171,7 @@ "text": "note: contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Lithuanian Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of the country’s interests, sovereignty, and territory, fulfilling Lithuania’s commitments to NATO and European security, and contributing to UN international peacekeeping efforts; Russia is Lithuania’s primary security focus, which has only increased since the Russian seizure of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022; Lithuania has been a member of NATO since 2004 and is reliant on the Alliance as the country’s security guarantor; it is actively engaged in both NATO and EU security, as well as bilaterally with allies such as the other Baltic States, Germany, Poland, the UK, Ukraine, and the US; the Lithuanian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises with NATO and EU partner forces; it hosts NATO forces, is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, and contributes troops to a multinational brigade with Poland and Ukraine; Lithuania participated in its first UN peacekeeping mission in 1994

since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; NATO has also provided air protection for Lithuania since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on four-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base (2025)" + "text": "the Lithuanian Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of the country’s interests, sovereignty, and territory, fulfilling Lithuania’s commitments to NATO and European security, and contributing to UN international peacekeeping efforts; Russia is Lithuania’s primary security focus, which has only increased since the Russian seizure of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022; Lithuania has been a member of NATO since 2004 and is reliant on the Alliance as the country’s security guarantor; it is actively engaged in both NATO and EU security, as well as bilaterally with allies such as the other Baltic States, Germany, Poland, the UK, Ukraine, and the US; the Lithuanian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises with NATO and EU partner forces; it hosts NATO forces, is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, and contributes troops to a multinational brigade with Poland and Ukraine; Lithuania participated in its first UN peacekeeping mission in 1994

since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; NATO has also provided air protection for Lithuania since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index d9095b8b..666b456b 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "text": "27.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ "text": "7.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunaj (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "290 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index f10f0772..b4aedf32 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -377,9 +377,6 @@ "text": "64.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 6660ff78..3ae8d4e6 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ "text": "31 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -428,9 +428,6 @@ "text": "28.4% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1100,11 +1097,11 @@ "text": "the inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of Western origin equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1969) (2024)", + "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1969) (2025)", "note": "note 1: since 2003, the Army has allowed EU citizens 18-24 years of age who have been a resident in the country for at least 36 months to volunteer

note 2: 2024, women made up about 12% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "founded in 1881, the Luxembourg Army is responsible for the defense of the country and fulfilling the Grand Duchy’s commitments to NATO, European security, and international peacekeeping, as well as providing support to civil authorities in the event of emergencies, such as floods or disease outbreaks; the Army is an active participant in EU, NATO, and UN missions and has contributed small numbers of troops to multinational operations in such places as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Mali, Mozambique, and Uganda; it trains and exercises regularly with EU and NATO partners and has contributed to the NATO battlegroup forward deployed in Lithuania since 2017; Luxembourg was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949

in 2015, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories; under the agreement, which went into effect in January 2017, the Belgian and Dutch Air Forces trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries (2024)" + "text": "founded in 1881, the Luxembourg Army is responsible for the defense of the country and fulfilling the Grand Duchy’s commitments to NATO, European security, and international peacekeeping, as well as providing support to civil authorities in the event of emergencies, such as floods or disease outbreaks; the Army is an active participant in EU, NATO, and UN missions and has contributed small numbers of troops to a number of multinational operations in parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia; it trains and exercises regularly with EU and NATO partners and has contributed to the NATO battlegroup forward deployed in Lithuania since 2017; Luxembourg was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949

in 2015, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories; under the agreement, which went into effect in January 2017, the Belgian and Dutch Air Forces trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries (2025)" } }, "Space": { @@ -1112,7 +1109,7 @@ "text": "the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA; established 2018) (2024)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "aims to be the commercial space hub for Europe; LSA established largely to develop space policy, encourage and coordinate commercial space ventures, support space education, and to promote the country’s space-related capabilities internationally; has a national space strategy; has set up policy and funding initiatives (such as LuxIMPULSE) aimed at encouraging space research, development, innovation, and entrepreneurship and attracting space-based industries; focused on developing commercial satellites and infrastructure (Luxembourg is home to some of the largest commercial satellite companies in the world), as well as other space sector capabilities and technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, remote sensing (RS), communications, and software; member of the European Space Agency (ESA), participates in ESA programs, and cooperates with individual ESA and EU member states; also has relations with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UAE, and the US (2024)", + "text": "LSA established largely to develop space policy, encourage and coordinate commercial space ventures, support space education, and to promote the country’s space-related capabilities internationally; has a national space strategy; has set up policy and funding initiatives (such as LuxIMPULSE) aimed at encouraging space research, development, innovation, and entrepreneurship and attracting space-based industries; focused on developing commercial satellites and infrastructure (Luxembourg is home to some of the largest commercial satellite companies in the world), as well as other space sector capabilities and technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, remote sensing (RS), communications, and software; member of the European Space Agency (ESA), participates in ESA programs, and cooperates with individual ESA and EU member states; also has relations with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UAE, and the US (2024)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 2feb1ca2..17cdc116 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "text": "25.2 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ "text": "15.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Dunărea (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km; Nistru (Dniester) (shared with Ukraine [s/m]) - 1,411 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "160 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 90d4a680..c0c2c2cf 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "text": "26.3 years (2010 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -448,14 +448,6 @@ "text": "5.4% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Scutari (shared with Albania) - 400 sq km
note - largest lake in the Balkans" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index d08c7c0a..9d3bbc95 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "text": "26.9 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -426,9 +426,6 @@ "text": "0.2% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "310 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 8999d047..4750e933 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index f864fc4f..2cfea0af 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "text": "30.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -446,12 +446,6 @@ "text": "24.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rijn (Rhine) river mouth (shared with Switzerland [s], Germany, and France) - 1,233 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: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.05 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index c1f7e6e6..09fbdbe1 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ "text": "27.9 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -447,17 +447,6 @@ "text": "26.4% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Zalew Szczecinski/Stettiner Haff (shared with Germany) - 900 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Wisla (Vistula) river source and mouth (shared with Belarus and Ukraine) - 1,213 km

note: longest river in Poland" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.96 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 30cd5ac6..2fed3f22 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "note": "note: data does not cover Kosovo or Metohija" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -452,12 +452,6 @@ "text": "0.8% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunav (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "680 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 2f3de095..a7e9ae15 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ "text": "27.1 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -457,12 +457,6 @@ "text": "5.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunărea (Danube) river mouth (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine) - 2,888 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.09 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 302f2a54..c9d3a44e 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "text": "29 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ "text": "46.4% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "170 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index cba05747..9be963d3 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ "Mother's mean age at first birth": { "text": "31.9 years (2019)" }, + "Maternal mortality ratio": { + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 1dc14c14..08a3deca 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "text": "31.2 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -447,9 +447,6 @@ "text": "16.8% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Tagus river source (shared with Portugal [m]) - 1,006 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "4.56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 3f5f8ae2..488bb03d 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "text": "29.7 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -446,11 +446,6 @@ "text": "32.4% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Vanern - 5,580 sq km; Vattern - 1,910 sq km; Malaren - 1,140 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 8deb7e7c..e931fcba 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "text": "31.1 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -442,17 +442,6 @@ "text": "32% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Constance (shared with Germany and Austria) - 540 sq km; Lake Geneva (shared with France) - 580 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rhein (Rhine) river source (shared with Germany, France, and Netherlands [m]) - 1,233 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: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "970 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index ebc84969..f10fa8fc 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents England and Wales only" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 8f3281bd..7c83a55c 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ "text": "26.2 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -448,12 +448,6 @@ "text": "3.2% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Dunay (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km; Dnipro (Dnieper) river mouth (shared with Russia [s] and Belarus) - 2,287 km; Dnister (Dniester) river source and mouth (shared with Moldova) - 1,411 km; Vistula (shared with Poland [s/m] and Belarus) - 1,213 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: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index ec20042d..a451dc6e 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ "text": "24 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "41 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "18 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -434,11 +434,6 @@ "text": "2,930,349 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "400 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index d5cb90b5..0ae667b7 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ "text": "25.2 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -442,11 +442,6 @@ "text": "492,800 tons (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Sevan - 1,360 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "650 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1129,7 +1124,7 @@ "text": "approximately 40-50,000 active Armenian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years however, Armenia has looked to other countries besides Russia to provide military hardware, including France and India (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years however, Armenia has looked to other countries besides Russia to provide military hardware, including France and India (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 for voluntary (men and women), contract (men and women) or compulsory (men) military service; contract military service is 3-12 months or 3 or 5 years; conscripts serve 24 months; men under the age of 36, who have not previously served as contract servicemen and are registered in the reserve, as well as women, regardless of whether they are registered in the reserve can be enrolled in contractual military service; all citizens aged 27 to 50 are registered in the military reserve and may be called to serve if mobilization is declared (2024)", diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 5a3c5562..e4469816 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ "text": "8% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "280 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 0e25a3e8..6f853477 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "22 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -451,17 +451,6 @@ "text": "5% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Lake Urmia - 5,200 sq km; Lake Namak - 750 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Euphrates (shared with Turkey [s], Syria, and Iraq [m]) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Turkey, Syria, and Iraq [m]) - 1,950 km; Helmand (shared with Afghanistan [s]) - 1,130 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "6.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index dc7994ef..283076b0 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "text": "27.7 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -440,11 +440,6 @@ "text": "25% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 78b48ca7..75940a3b 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "76 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "66 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -436,20 +436,6 @@ "text": "13.14 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Hammar - 1,940 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Euphrates river mouth (shared with Turkey[s], Syria, and Iran) - 3,596 km; Tigris river mouth (shared with Turkey[s], Syria, and Iran) - 1,950 km; the Tigris and Euphrates join to form the Shatt al Arab

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "6.9 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 8b45763b..c827a40d 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "41 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "31 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -458,17 +458,6 @@ "text": "7% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "500 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index ae4a64ed..a692f613 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -432,12 +432,6 @@ "text": "1.75 million tons (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "450 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1071,7 +1065,7 @@ "note": "note: the National Guard is restricted to citizens, but in 2018, the Army began allowing non-Kuwaitis to join on contract or as non-commissioned officers; that same year, it also began allowing stateless people (Bidoon) to join" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF) are responsible for external defense; the independent National Guard is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure and providing support for the Ministries of Interior and Defense as required, including supporting the KAF Land Forces during a conflict; the National Guard and the Ministry of Interior are the Kuwaiti Government’s lead counterterrorism organizations; Kuwait’s primary security concerns are potential threats emanating from Iran, including regional militias loyal to Iran, and Islamist terrorist groups

the KAF participates in bilateral and multilateral exercises, as well as a limited number of multinational security operations such as maritime patrols in the Persian Gulf; it also provided a few fighter aircraft to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen in 2015; the KAF is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region

Kuwait's key security partner since the 1991 Gulf War has been the US; the US maintains thousands of military personnel as well as logistics and training facilities in Kuwait as part of a 1991 Defense Cooperation Agreement and a 2013 Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement; the KAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and would look to US assistance in the event of an external attack; Kuwait has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2024)" + "text": "the Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF) are responsible for defending Kuwait's sovereignty and territory; Kuwait’s security concerns include regional threats from state and non-state actors, maritime security, and terrorism; the KAF participates in bilateral and multilateral exercises, as well as a limited number of multinational security operations such as maritime patrols in the Persian Gulf; it also provided a few fighter aircraft to the Saudi-led coalition intervention in Yemen in 2015; the KAF is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region

Kuwait's key security partner since the 1991 Gulf War has been the US; the US maintains thousands of military personnel as well as logistics and training facilities in Kuwait as part of mutual cooperation agreements signed in 1991 and 2013; the KAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and would look to US assistance in the event of an external attack; Kuwait has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index efba74f5..fe8a4a11 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ "note": "note: women were allowed to volunteer for military service in the 1980s; as of 2023, they comprised about 5% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are defense against external attack, border security, protecting the country’s territorial waters, and assisting with internal security and development projects

the LAF’s domestic security responsibilities include countering narcotics trafficking and smuggling, managing protests, conducting search and rescue, and intervening to prevent violence between rival political factions; in recent years, the military has faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties have undercut its ability to train and fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces might disintegrate; the UN, as well as individual countries such as France and the US have provided financial assistance 

the UN Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the southern part of the country since 1978; it has approximately 10,500 personnel assigned and includes a maritime task force (2024)" + "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are defense against external attack, border security, protecting the country’s territorial waters, and assisting with internal security and development projects

the LAF’s domestic security responsibilities include countering narcotics trafficking and smuggling, managing protests, conducting search and rescue, and intervening to prevent violence between rival political factions; in recent years, the military has faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties have undercut its ability to train and fully pay and supply personnel; the UN, as well as individual countries such as France, Qatar, and the US have provided financial assistance 

the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the southern part of the country since 1978; it has approximately 10,500 personnel assigned and includes a maritime task force; the terrorist group Hizballah maintains thousands of fighters and militia in Lebanon, primarily in the south (see Terrorist Organizations in References) (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 38cf76ed..83e5d654 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "13 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -435,9 +435,6 @@ "text": "1,734,885 tons (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "130 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index ff14a958..a733f8c4 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -437,9 +437,6 @@ "text": "3% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "530 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index be3d9fba..7c21812d 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -439,12 +439,6 @@ "text": "15% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Arabian Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.39 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index f0f16170..cb99e86c 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "20 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -417,12 +417,6 @@ "text": "2.5% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Euphrates (shared with Turkey [s], Iran, and Iraq [m]) - 3,596 km; Tigris (shared with Turkey, Iran, and Iraq [m]) - 1,950 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.48 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 65908813..c9c3cc5a 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ "text": "26.6 years (2020 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -454,20 +454,6 @@ "text": "31.283 million tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Beysehir - 650 sq km; Lake Egridir - 520 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Van - 3,740 sq km; Lake Tuz - 1,640 sq km;" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Euphrates river source (shared with Syria, Iran, and Iraq [m]) - 3,596 km; Tigris river source (shared with Syria, Iran, and Iraq [m]) - 1,950 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "6.91 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 133927c8..c003f66a 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "20 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)", + "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)", "note": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, "Infant mortality rate": { @@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ }, "note": "note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank." }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Dead Sea (shared with Jordan and Israel) - 1,020 sq km
note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "200 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 0c228e84..23546a0f 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ "text": "29.4 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -457,20 +457,6 @@ "text": "20.6% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Huron* - 35,972 sq km; Great Bear Lake - 31,328 sq km; Superior* - 28,754 sq km; Great Slave Lake - 28,568 sq km; Lake Winnipeg - 24,387 sq km; Erie* - 12,776 sq km; Ontario* - 9,790 sq km; Lake Athabasca - 7,935 sq km; Reindeer Lake - 6,650 sq km; Nettilling Lake - 5,542 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as Canadian waters" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Mackenzie - 4,241 km; Yukon 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 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" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "4.87 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 5d838995..e5afd236 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ "text": "21.3 years (2008 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "59 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -470,23 +470,6 @@ "text": "5% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna de Chapala - 1,140 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna de Terminos - 1,550 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "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 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" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "13.17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 9e4de9d3..6644ddb0 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ "text": "27 years (2019 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -463,23 +463,6 @@ "text": "34.6% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Michigan – 57,750 sq km; Superior* – 53,348 sq km; Huron* – 23,597 sq km; Erie* – 12,890 sq km; Ontario* – 9,220 sq km; Lake of the Woods – 4,350 sq km; Iliamna – 2,590 sq km; Okeechobee – 1,810 sq km; Belcharof – 1,190 sq km; Red – 1,170 sq km; Saint Clair – 1,113 sq km; Champlain – 1,100 sq km
note - Great Lakes* area shown as US waters" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Great Salt – 4,360 sq km; Pontchartrain – 1,620 sq km;  Selawik – 1,400 sq km; Salton Sea – 950 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "

Missouri - 3,768 km; Mississippi - 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 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" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "58.39 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 5e05e2db..b74eb3e2 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "33 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -462,23 +462,6 @@ "text": "6% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago Buenos Aires (shared with Chile) - 2,240 sq km; Lago Argentino - 1,410 sq km; Lago Viedma - 1,090 sq km; Lago San Martín (shared with Chile) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Colhué Huapi - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Chile) - 590 sq km; Lago Nahuel Huapi - 550 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Laguna Mar Chiquita - 1,850 sq km;" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Río de la Plata/Paraná river mouth (shared with Brazil [s], Paraguay, and Uruguay) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Brazil [s], and Paraguay [m]) - 2,549 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil [s] and Uruguay [m]) - 1,610 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: Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Guaraní Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "5.85 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 22671395..e33ab1c1 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "161 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "146 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -448,20 +448,6 @@ "text": "12.1% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Peru) - 8,030 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago Poopo - 1,340 sq km" - } - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Amazon Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 6f093c11..c3faad73 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "67 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -458,23 +458,6 @@ "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lagoa dos Patos - 10,140 sq km" - }, - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Uruguay) - 2,970 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Amazon river mouth (shared with Peru [s]) - 6,400 km; Río de la Plata/Paraná river source (shared with Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Tocantins - 3,650 km; São Francisco - 3,180 km; Paraguay river source (shared with Argentina and Paraguay [m]) - 2,549 km; Rio Negro river mouth (shared with Colombia [s] and Venezuela) - 2,250 km; Uruguay river source (shared with Argentina and Uruguay [m]) - 1,610 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: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km), Paraná (2,582,704 sq km), São Francisco (617,814 sq km), Tocantins (764,213 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Amazon Basin, Guarani Aquifer System, Maranhao Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "16.13 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 7eaf121b..90e78b65 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -444,11 +444,6 @@ "text": "0.4% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago General Carrera (shared with Argentina) - 2,240 sq km; Lago O'Higgins (shared with Argentina) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Llanquihue - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Argentina) - 590 sq km" - } - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index fd236a6c..941e2ed3 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "75 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "59 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -457,15 +457,6 @@ "text": "17.2% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rio Negro river source (shared with Venezuela and Brazil [m]) - 2,250 km; Orinoco (shared with Venezuela [s]) - 2,101 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: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Amazon Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.72 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index abeeb625..2beedd79 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "66 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "55 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -453,9 +453,6 @@ "text": "12.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "1.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 1a3ef6d7..0bd8233d 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "112 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "75 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -450,9 +450,6 @@ "text": "0.5% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 91ba3778..63dd1fcf 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "96 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "84 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -420,9 +420,6 @@ "text": "78,620 tons (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -524,13 +521,13 @@ "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits)" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "13 July 2020" + "text": "6 July 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2025: official National Assembly vote pending

2020: Chandrikapersad \"Chan\" SANTOKHI elected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA

2015: Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA" + "text": "
2025: Jennifer GEERLINGS-SIMONS elected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA

2020: Chandrikapersad \"Chan\" SANTOKHI elected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA

2015: Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "2025" + "text": "2030" }, "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 8acdf279..6347d4d0 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "71 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "58 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -434,15 +434,6 @@ "text": "1,818,501 tons (2015 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 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: Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "360 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 55a37d51..94ff4b6a 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "69 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "51 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -463,20 +463,6 @@ "text": "4% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago Titicaca (shared with Bolivia) - 8,030 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Amazon river source (shared with Brazil [m]) - 6,400 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: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Amazon Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "2.24 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index ecccbe39..4e79c528 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -453,17 +453,6 @@ "text": "8% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lagoa Mirim (shared with Brazil) - 2,970 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rio de la Plata/Parana river mouth (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, Paraguay) - 4,880 km; Uruguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 1,610 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "410 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 4b7c2132..57f9dfa6 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "259 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "227 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -420,17 +420,6 @@ "text": "9,779,093 tons (2010 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lago de Maracaibo - 13,010 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Rio Negro (shared with Colombia [s] and Brazil [m]) - 2,250 km; Orinoco river source and mouth (shared with Colombia) - 2,101 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: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "5.12 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index cb7f1fc3..42fedb69 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "620 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "521 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -451,17 +451,6 @@ "text": "5,628,525 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Ab-e Istadah-ye Muqur (endorheic basin) - 520 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Amu Darya (shared with Tajikistan [s], Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan [m]) - 2,620 km; Helmand river source (shared with Iran) - 1,130 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Indus (1,081,718 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Amu Darya (534,739 sq km); Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km)" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "200 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 7bd9ce39..d7dfd5da 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "123 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "115 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -450,15 +450,6 @@ "text": "14,778,497 tons (2012 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Brahmaputra river mouth (shared with China [s] and India) - 3,969 km; Ganges river mouth (shared with India [s]) - 2,704 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 93a66e5f..bd3eaf65 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "103 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "80 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -470,20 +470,6 @@ "text": "5% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "salt water lake(s)": { - "text": "Chilika Lake - 1,170 sq km" - } - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Brahmaputra (shared with China [s] and Bangladesh [m]) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with China [s] and Pakistan [m]) - 3,610 km; Ganges river source (shared with Bangladesh [m]) - 2,704 km; Godavari - 1,465 km; Sutlej (shared with China [s] and Pakistan [m]) - 1,372 km; Yamuna - 1,370 km; Narmada - 1,289 km; Chenab river source (shared with Pakistan [m]) - 1,086 km ; Ghaghara river mouth (shared with China [s] and Nepal) - 1,080 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km), Irrawaddy (413,710 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 75411196..7137d9db 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "57 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "32 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; operationally, the MNDF is organized into four joint-service area commands (Central, Malé, Northern, and Southern) and three functional commands (Special Forces, Special Protective Service, and Ordnance Service) (2025)" + "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; maritime security is its largest focus; the Indian Armed Forces have long been the MNDF's most important partner (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index cd43e5c4..b90ad9da 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "174 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "142 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -446,12 +446,6 @@ "text": "1,768,977 tons (2016 est.)" } }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Brahmaputra (651,335 sq km), Ganges (1,016,124 sq km), Indus (1,081,718 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index d01a0686..8e4c3e48 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ "note": "note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49" }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "154 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)" + "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -465,15 +465,6 @@ "text": "8% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "Indus river mouth (shared with China [s] and India) - 3,610 km; Sutlej river mouth (shared with China [s] and India) - 1,372 km; Chenab river mouth (shared with India [s]) - 1,086 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Indus (1,081,718 sq km)
Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Tarim Basin (1,152,448 sq km), (Aral Sea basin) Amu Darya (534,739 sq km)" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "Indus Basin" - }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { "text": "9.65 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index ea7f7f37..b050c3a9 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ } }, "Maternal mortality ratio": { - "text": "211 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" + "text": "197 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -405,18 +405,6 @@ "text": "1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Major lakes (area sq km)": { - "text": "top ten largest natural lakes: Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 374,000 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,100 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 62,940 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,600 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,750 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,000 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,328 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,500 sq km; Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 22,490 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,568 sq km

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

note 2: Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world

note 3: if ranked by water volume, the Caspian Sea would still be first, but it would be followed Lakes Baikal, Tanganyika, Superior, and Malawi; Lake Superior contains more water than the other four North American Great Lakes (Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario) combined" - }, - "Major rivers (by length in km)": { - "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,650 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Yangtze (Asia) 6,300 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,275 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,539 km; Huang He/Yellow (Asia) 5,464 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,410 km; Congo (Africa) 4,700 km; Amur (Asia) 4,444 km; Lena (Asia) 4,400 km

note: there are 21 countries without rivers: three in Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Libya), one in the Americas (Bahamas), eight in Asia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), three in Europe (Malta, Monaco, Holy See), and six in Oceania (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Tonga, Tuvalu); these countries also do not have natural lakes" - }, - "Major watersheds (area sq km)": { - "text": "a watershed is a drainage basin on an area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water; oceans ultimately take in the drainage from 83% of all land area; the remaining 17% of the land drains into internal (endorheic) basins

The World Factbook lists 51 watersheds across 102 countries:
Asia - 18
Europe - 9
Africa- 9
North and Central America - 8
South America - 5
Australia - 2

all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included, along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the world's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" - }, - "Major aquifers": { - "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well

The World Factbook lists 37 major aquifers across 52 countries:
Africa - 13
Asia - 10
North America - 5
South America - 3
Europe - 4
Australia -2

these aquifers contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; this represents more than 30% of the world's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation; globally, 70% of the groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" - }, "Total renewable water resources": { "text": "54 trillion cubic meters (2011 est.)" }