auto-update week 37

central-asia/kg.json

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
         "text": "total: 6.4% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "4.5% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -1107,10 +1107,10 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "3,355,749 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "3,683,700 (July 2022 est.)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "51% (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "55% (July 2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (GKNB): Border Service (2022)"
+      "text": "Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (GKNB): Border Service (2022)"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
       "Military Expenditures 2021": {

central-asia/kz.json

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         "text": "total: 2.6% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "2.8% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Administrative divisions": {
-      "text": "14 provinces (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty (Taldyqorghan), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Nur-Sultan*, Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Zhambyl (Taraz)",
+      "text": "17 provinces (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Abay (Semey), Almaty (Qonaev), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Nur-Sultan*, Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Ulytau Zhezqazghan), Zhambyl (Taraz), Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)",
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050"
     },
     "Independence": {
@@ -1123,10 +1123,10 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "16,128,818 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "16,465,777 (July 2022 est.)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "86% (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "86% (July 2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Illicit drugs": {
-      "text": "<p>synthetic drugs dominate the local illicit drug market, smuggled from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Europe; however the number of domestic clandestine laboratories producing synthetic drugs continues to increase.  Kazakhstan remains a transit country for Afghan heroin destined for Russia and Europe.</p>"
+      "text": "<p>synthetic drugs dominate the local illicit drug market, smuggled from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Europe; however the number of domestic clandestine laboratories producing synthetic drugs continues to increase;  remains a transit country for Afghan heroin destined for Russia and Europe.</p>"
     }
   }
 }

central-asia/rs.json

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
         "text": "total: 2.4% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "5.7% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Total renewable water resources": {
-      "text": "4,525,445,000,000 cubic meters (2017 est.)"
+      "text": "4.525 trillion cubic meters (2017 est.)"
     }
   },
   "Government": {
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
     },
     "Telecommunication systems": {
       "general assessment": {
-        "text": "telecom market is the largest in Europe, supported by a population approaching 147 million; the overall market is dominated by the western regions, particularly Moscow and St Petersburg which are the main cities and economic centres; all sectors of the market have been liberalised, with competition most prevalent in the two largest regional markets; the incumbent telco Rostelecom, which absorbed most of the regional players, in late 2019 acquired the remaining 55% of Tele2 Russia which it did not already own; Telcos continue to deploy and modernise fixed-line network infrastructure to offer improved broadband services as well as a range of IP-delivered content; tthe fibre broadband sector has shown considerable growth, supported by the government’s program to extend the reach of broadband to outlying regions; MegaFon is thus far the only MNO to provide commercial 5G services. (2021)"
+        "text": "the telecom market is the largest in Europe, supported by a population approaching 147 million; the overall market is dominated by the western regions, particularly Moscow and St Petersburg which are the main cities and economic centers; all sectors of the market have been liberalized, with competition most prevalent in the two largest regional markets; the incumbent telco Rostelecom, which absorbed most of the regional players, in late 2019 acquired the remaining 55% of Tele2 Russia which it did not already own; the deal strengthened the company’s ability to compete in the offering a full range of bundled services; Telcos continue to deploy and modernize fixed-line network infrastructure to offer improved broadband services as well as a range of IP-delivered content; the fiber broadband sector has shown considerable growth, supported by the government’s program to extend the reach of broadband to outlying regions; the development of 5G services has been stymied by the lack of spectrum; although MNOs have licenses to use 700MHz spectrum for 5G, this spectrum will not be released until at least August 2023; progress is being made by MNOs to develop a joint strategy to deploy 5G using shared network and spectrum assets; mobile penetration is high, though this is partly due to the popularity of multiple SIM card use; there is pressure on operator revenue from the poor economic climate, lower pricing resulting from intense competition, regulatory measures introduced in 2018 which saw the end of roaming charges, and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.  (2022)"
       },
       "domestic": {
         "text": "cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low-density; nearly 19 per 100 for fixed-line and mobile-cellular a bit over 164 per 100 persons (2020)"
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
       "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems, although since 2010 Russia has imported limited amounts of military hardware from several countries, including Czechia, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey, and Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of designing, developing, and producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware (2021)"
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
-      "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory service (males only); 18-40 for voluntary/contractual service; women and non-Russian citizens (18-30) may volunteer; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (Russia offers the option of serving on a 2-year contract instead of completing a 1-year conscription period); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces (2022)",
+      "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory service for men; 18-40 for voluntary/contractual service; women and non-Russian citizens (18-30) may volunteer; men are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 12 month service obligation (Russia offers the option of serving on a 24-month contract instead of completing a 12 month conscription period); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16 (2022)",
       "note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> in May 2022, Russia's parliament approved a law removing the upper age limit for contractual service in the military<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>in the spring of 2022, Russia drafted 134,500 conscripts into the military; as of 2021, conscripts reportedly comprised about 30% of the Russian military's active duty personnel; in April of 2019, the Russian Government pledged its intent to end conscription as part of a decade-long effort to shift from a large, conscript-based military to a smaller, more professional force; an existing law allows for a 21-month alternative civil service for conscripts in hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities for those who view military duty as incompatible with their beliefs, but military conscription offices reportedly often broadly ignore requests for such service<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> as of 2020, women made up about 5% of the active duty military"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
     },
     "Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
       "refugees (country of origin)": {
-        "text": "2,414,075 (Ukraine) (as of 30 August 2022)"
+        "text": "2,490,480 (Ukraine) (as of 5 September 2022)"
       },
       "stateless persons": {
         "text": "56,960 (mid-year 2021); note - Russia's stateless population consists of Roma, Meskhetian Turks, and ex-Soviet citizens from the former republics; between 2003 and 2010 more than 600,000 stateless people were naturalized; most Meskhetian Turks, followers of Islam with origins in Georgia, fled or were evacuated from Uzbekistan after a 1989 pogrom and have lived in Russia for more than the required five-year residency period; they continue to be denied registration for citizenship and basic rights by local Krasnodar Krai authorities on the grounds that they are temporary illegal migrants"

central-asia/ti.json

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
         "text": "total: 15.6% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "7.1% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -1089,10 +1089,10 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "2,050,625 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "3,013,256 (July 2022 est.)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "22% (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "30.4% (July 2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {

central-asia/tx.json

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
         "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "6.6% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -1066,10 +1066,10 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "1,247,940 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "1,247,940 (July 2022 est.)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "21% (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "25.3% (July 2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {

central-asia/uz.json

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     },
     "Elevation": {
       "highest point": {
-        "text": "Xazrat Sulton Tog' 4,643 m<br>note - the Factbook map is incorrect; it shows the wrong location and name of the high elevation"
+        "text": "Xazrat Sulton Tog' 4,643 m"
       },
       "lowest point": {
         "text": "Sariqamish Kuli -12 m"
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
         "text": "total: 2.2% of population (2020 est.)"
       }
     },
-    "Current Health Expenditure": {
+    "Current health expenditure": {
       "text": "5.6% (2019)"
     },
     "Physicians density": {
@@ -1077,10 +1077,10 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "24,304,756 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "17,161,534 (July 2022 est.)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "71% (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "50.1% (July 2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {