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"text": "11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "13.03% (2020 est.) (male 186,335/female 214,276)"
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"text": "13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"Standard & Poors rating": {
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"text": "B+ (2016)"
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained."
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"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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"agriculture": {
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"text": "15.91% (male 7,184/female 6,443)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "17.36% (2020 est.) (male 7,544/female 7,323)"
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"text": "17.36% (male 7,544/female 7,323) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "14.41% (male 635,342/female 641,389)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "19.87% (2020 est.) (male 768,687/female 991,621)"
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"text": "19.87% (male 768,687/female 991,621) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 85,415 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
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"text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 85,868 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "3,229 (mid-year 2021)"
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"text": "13.14% (male 764,902/female 775,454)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "19.21% (2020 est.) (male 988,148/female 1,263,109)"
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"text": "19.21% (male 988,148/female 1,263,109) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "15.24% (male 284,415/female 300,168)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "16.22% (2020 est.) (male 249,624/female 372,594)"
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"text": "16.22% (male 249,624/female 372,594) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "House of Peoples - last held on 2 October 2022 (next to be held in 2026)<br>House of Representatives - last held on 2 October 2022 (next to be held in 2026)"
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"election results": {
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"text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by coalition/party - NA; composition - men 12, women 3, percent of women 20%<br>House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - SDA 17.2%, SNSD 16.3%, HDZ BiH 8.8%, SDP 8.2%, SDS 7.1%, DF-GS 6.4%, NiP 5%, PDP 4.6%, NS/HC 3.1%, NES 3%, For Justice and Order 2.1%, DEMOS 1.9%, US 1.6%, BHI KF 1.3%, other 13.4%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 9, SNSD 6, SDP 5, HDZ BiH 4, DF-GS 3, NiP 3, SDS 2, PDP 2, NS/HC 2, NES 2, For Justice and Order 1, DEMOS 1, US 1, BHI KF 1; composition - men NA, women NA, percent of women NA; note - total Parliamentary Assembly percent of women NA"
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"text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by coalition/party - NA; composition - men 12, women 3, percent of women 20%<br>House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - SDA 17.2%, SNSD 16.3%, HDZ BiH 8.8%, SDP 8.2%, SDS 7.1%, DF-GS 6.4%, NiP 5%, PDP 4.6%, NS/HC 3.1%, NES 3%, For Justice and Order 2.1%, DEMOS 1.9%, US 1.6%, BHI KF 1.3%, other 13.4%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 9, SNSD 6, SDP 5, HDZ BiH 4, DF-GS 3, NiP 3, SDS 2, PDP 2, NS/HC 2, NES 2, For Justice and Order 1, DEMOS 1, US 1, BHI KF 1; composition - men 31, women 11, percent of women 26.2%; note - total Parliamentary Assembly percent of women 24.6%"
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"Judicial branch": {
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "149 (mid-year 2021)"
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>105, 097 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)"
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>108,229 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)"
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"Trafficking in persons": {
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"current situation": {
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"text": "14.45% (male 605,330/female 763,972)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "15.93% (2020 est.) (male 493,055/female 1,017,211)"
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"text": "15.93% (male 493,055/female 1,017,211) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"general assessment": {
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"text": "the government of Belarus has successfully promoted the migration to an all-IP platform as part of a wider effort towards a digital transformation for the economy; the state-supported infrastructure operator beCloud has built an extensive fiber network which reaches all but the smallest settlements in the country; Belarus has the second highest fiber subscription rate in Europe, behind only Iceland; LTE coverage is almost universal, while considerable progress has also been made in developing 5G services (2021)"
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"text": "the Government of Belarus has successfully promoted the migration to an all-IP platform as part of a wider effort towards a digital transformation for the economy; the state-supported infrastructure operator beCloud has built an extensive fiber network, which reaches all but the smallest settlements in the country; Belarus has the second-highest fiber subscription rate in Europe, behind only Iceland; LTE coverage is almost universal, while considerable progress has also been made in developing 5G services (2021)"
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"domestic": {
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"text": "fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved, approximately 47 per 100 fixed-line; mobile-cellular teledensity now roughly 124 telephones per 100 persons (2020)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "16,195 (Ukraine) (as of 31 October 2022)"
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"text": "16,571 (Ukraine) (as of 7 November 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "6,104 (mid-year 2021)"
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"text": "13.15% (male 433,943/female 482,474)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "20.06% (2020 est.) (male 562,513/female 835,053)"
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"text": "20.06% (male 562,513/female 835,053) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "11.92% (male 72,476/female 78,511)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "12.97% (2020 est.) (male 71,053/female 93,277)"
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"text": "12.97% (male 71,053/female 93,277) (2020 est.)"
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"Telecommunication systems": {
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"general assessment": {
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"text": "Cyprus has suffered from the effects of the pandemic, which essentially closed down the tourism sector during 2020 and into 2021; the mobile market is served by four mobile network operators; in mid-2021 Monaco agreed to sell its entire passive infrastructure in Cyprus; the number of mobile subscribers fell in 2020, largely the result of subscribers scaling back on multiple SIM cards as an economic measure; the broadband market continues to develop steadily, providing the country with one of the highest broadband subscription rates in the region; DSL remains the dominant access platform, accounting for about two-thirds of fixed broadband connections; fiber infrastructure in Cyprus is minimal, in common with other markets in the region there are efforts underway (supported by the government and regulator) to extend an FttP service to about 200,000 premises; the number of DSL subscribers is set to fall steadily in coming years as customers are migrated to the fiber platform; regulator concludes multi-spectrum auction for 5G, issues licenses; Epic signs vendor agreement with Huawei to develop 5G (2021)"
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"text": "Cyprus suffered from the effects of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, when the tourism sector was essentially closed; during 2022, there have been adverse effects caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in a dramatic drop in the number of Russian tourists entering the country; the mobile market is served by four mobile network operators; the number of mobile subscribers fell in 2020, largely the result of subscribers scaling back on multiple SIM cards as an economic measure; the broadband market continues to develop steadily, providing the country with one of the highest broadband penetration rates in the region; DSL remains the dominant access platform, accounting for about two-thirds of fixed broadband connections; although fiber infrastructure in Cyprus is minimal (supported by the government and regulator) to extend an FttP service to about 200,000 premises; as a result, the number of DSL subscribers is set to fall steadily in coming years as customers are migrated to the fiber platform (2021)"
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"domestic": {
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"text": "fixed-line about 35 per 100 and about 139 per 100 for mobile-cellular teledensity; open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay (2020)"
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"text": "fixed-line about 35 per 100 and about 140 per 100 for mobile-cellular teledensity; open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay (2020)"
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"international": {
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"text": "country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); a number of submarine cables, including the SEA-ME-WE-3, CADMOS, MedNautilus Submarine System, POSEIDON, TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medes, UGARIT, Aphrodite2, Hawk, Lev Submarine System, and Tamares combine to provide connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Southeast Asia; Turcyos-1 and Turcyos-2 submarine cable in Turkish North Cyprus link to Turkey; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 8 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat) (2019)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "9,820 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 14,523 (Ukraine) (as of 30 October 2022)"
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"text": "9,820 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 14,818 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
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"IDPs": {
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"text": "242,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2021)"
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"text": "12.63% (male 370,338/female 371,149)"
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "19.91% (2020 est.) (male 538,096/female 630,475)"
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"text": "unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 each representing Greenland and the Faroe Islands; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)"
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 5 June 2019 (next to be held on 1 November 2022)"
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"text": "last held on 1 November 2022 (next to be held on 31 October 2026)"
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"election results": {
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"text": "percent of vote by party - SDP 27.4%, V 24.6%, DF 9.1%, SLP 9.1%, SF 8%, EL 7.4%, C 6.9%, AP 2.9%, NB 2.3%, LA 2.3%; seats by party - SDP 48, V 43, DF 16, SLP 16, SF 14, EL 13, C 12, AP 5, NB 4, LA 4; composition (as of September 2021) - men 108, women 71 (includes 2 from Greenland), percent of women 39.7%"
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"text": "percent of vote by party - SDP 27.5%, V 13.3%, M 9.3%, E 8.1%, DF 2.6%, SLP 3.8%, SF 8.3%, EL 5.1%, C 5.5%, AP 3.3%, NB 3.3%, LA 8.1%; seats by party - SDP 50, V 23, M 16, E 14, DF 5, SLP 7, SF 15, EL 9, C 10, AP 6, NB 6, LA 14; composition<br><br>5 June 2019: percent of vote by party - SDP 27.4%, V 24.6%, DF 9.1%, SLP 9.1%, SF 8%, EL 7.4%, C 6.9%, AP 2.9%, NB 2.3%, LA 2.3%; seats by party - SDP 48, V 43, DF 16, SLP 16, SF 14, EL 13, C 12, AP 5, NB 4, LA 4; composition (as of September 2021) - men 108, women 71 (includes 2 from Greenland), percent of women 39.7%"
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"text": "The Alternative AP [Franciska ROSENKILDE]<br>Conservative People's Party or DKF or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]<br>Danish People's Party or DF or O [Morten MESSERSCHMIDT]<br>Green Left or SF or F [Pia OLSEN DYHR] (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F)<br>Liberal Alliance or LA or I [Alex VANOPSLAGH]<br>Liberal Party (Venstre) or V [Jakob ELLEMANN-JENSEN]<br>New Right Party or NB or D [Pernille VERMUND]<br>Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, Mai VILLADSEN, spokesperson]<br>Social Democrats or SDP or A [Mette FREDERIKSEN]<br>Social Liberal Party or SLP or B [Sofie CARSTEN NIELSEN]"
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"text": "The Alternative AP [Franciska ROSENKILDE]<br>Conservative People's Party or DKF or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]<br>Danish People's Party or DF or O [Morten MESSERSCHMIDT]<br>Denmark Democrats or E [Inger STOJBERG]<br>Green Left or SF or F [Pia OLSEN DYHR] (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F)<br>Liberal Alliance or LA or I [Alex VANOPSLAGH]<br>Liberal Party (Venstre) or V [Jakob ELLEMANN-JENSEN]<br>Moderates or M [Lars Lokke RASMUSSEN]<br>New Right Party or NB or D [Ann Pernille VERMUND TVEDE]<br>Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, Mai VILLADSEN, spokesperson]<br>Social Democrats or SDP or A [Mette FREDERIKSEN]<br>Social Liberal Party or SLP or B [Sofie CARSTEN NIELSEN]"
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"text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
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"text": "19,833 (Syria), 5,634 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 36,736 (Ukraine) (as of 30 October 2022)"
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"text": "20.5% (2020 est.) (male 39,834,507/female 53,020,673)"
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"text": "13.82% (2020 est.) (male 331,772/female 383,592)"
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"text": "71,873 (mid-year 2021); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old"
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"text": "Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)"
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"text": "Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2%<br><br><strong>note:</strong> includes only persons with one mother tongue (2021 est.)"
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"text": "<br>World Fackbook, nepostradatelný zdroj základních informací. (Czech)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"text": "Roman Catholic 7%, other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6% (includes Evangelical United Brethren Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church), believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9.1%, none 47.8%, unspecified 30.1% (2021 est.)"
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"text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:<br>Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years)<br><br>Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 2-3 and 9-10 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2022)<br>Chamber of Deputies - last held on 8-9 October 2021 (next to be held by October 2025)"
|
||||
"text": "Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 23-24 September and 30 September and 1 October 2022 (next to be held in October 2024)<br>Chamber of Deputies - last held on 8-9 October 2021 (next to be held by October 2025)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - STAN 19, ODS 18, KDU-CSL 12, ANO 5, TOP 09 5, CSSD 3, SEN 21 3, Pirates 2, SZ 1, minor parties with one seat each 9, independents 4; composition (as of October 2021) - men 69, women 12, percent of women 14.8%<br>Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party – SPOLU 27.8%, Action of Dissatisfied Persons 27.1%, Pirates and Mayors 15.6%, Freedom and Direct Democracy 9.6%, other 19.9%; seats by party - Action of Dissatisfied Persons 72, SPOLU 71, Pirates and Mayors 37, Freedom and Direct Democracy 20; composition (as of October 2021) - men 154, women 46, percent of women 23%; note - total Parliament percent of women 26%"
|
||||
"text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - seats by party - ODS 23, STAN 15, KDU-CSL 12, ANO 5, TOP 09 6, CSSD 1, SEN 21 4, Pirates 2, minor parties with one seat each 9, independents 1 <br><br>Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party – SPOLU 27.8%, Action of Dissatisfied Persons (ANO)27.1%, Pirates and Mayors of Independents (STAN) 15.6%, Freedom and Direct Democracy 9.6%, other 19.9%; seats by party - Action of Dissatisfied Persons 72, SPOLU 71, Pirates and Mayors 37, Freedom and Direct Democracy 20"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Marian JURECKA]<br>Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA]<br>Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Katerina KONECNA]<br>Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Michal SMARDA]<br>Czech Sovereignty [Jana VOLFOVA] (formerly Free Bloc or VB)<br>Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD [Tomio OKAMURA]<br>Mayors and Independents or STAN [Vit RAKUSAN]<br>Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS]<br>Oath or Prisaha or PSH [Robert SLACHTA]<br>Pirate Party or Pirates [Ivan BARTOS]<br>Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Marketa PEKAROVA ADAMOVA]<br>Tricolor Freedomites Freeholders or TSS [Zuzana MAJEROVA ZAHRADNIKOVA]"
|
||||
"text": "Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Marian JURECKA]<br>Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA]<br>Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Katerina KONECNA]<br>Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Michal SMARDA]<br>Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD [Tomio OKAMURA]<br>Mayors and Independents or STAN [Vit RAKUSAN]<br>Mayors for the Liberec Region [Martin PUTA]<br>Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS]<br>Party of Free Citizens Svobodni [Libor VONDRACEK]<br>Pirate Party or Pirates [Ivan BARTOS]<br>Senator 21 [Vaclav LASKA]<br>Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Marketa PEKAROVA ADAMOVA]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
@ -627,7 +626,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael J. DODMAN (since 29 March 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Christy AGOR (since 18 August 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Trziste 15, 118 01 Praha 1 - Mala Strana"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1249,7 +1248,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "455,731 (Ukraine) (as of 31 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "458,679 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,498 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.02% (male 357,687/female 367,610)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "22.26% (2020 est.) (male 543,331/female 697,045)"
|
||||
"text": "22.26% (male 543,331/female 697,045) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 38,588 (Ukraine) (as of 26 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 38,588 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,416 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12% (male 3,199/female 2,996)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "17.41% (2020 est.) (male 4,352/female 4,636)"
|
||||
"text": "17.41% (male 4,352/female 4,636) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "good international and domestic communications; telecommunications network of high standards with excellent coverage throughout most parts of the country and at competitive prices (2020)"
|
||||
"text": "the Faroe Islands have a highly developed communication network, which covers the whole country; from telecommunication and mobile phones to the internet and media, the Faroe Islands are at the forefront of modern communications technology; working within the special geographic circumstances of the Faroe Islands; companies have become world experts in providing digital communication solutions to remote and sparsely populated areas (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "roughly 31 per 100 teledensity for fixed-line and nearly 121 per 100 for mobile-cellular; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed (2020)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.47% (male 4,085,564/female 4,376,272)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.46% (2020 est.) (male 6,029,303/female 7,855,244)"
|
||||
"text": "20.46% (male 6,029,303/female 7,855,244) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "France's telecom market is one of the largest in Europe; telecom revenue, at about €30 billion annually, has declined in recent years and came under particular pressure during 2020 when a sequence of local and national lock downs, as well as restrictions on international travel, resulted in a sharp drop in revenue from roaming and device sales; this was partly offset by growth in data traffic and the migration of subscribers to faster fixed-line broadband packages, mostly based on fiber; there is a multi-year Engage 2025 plan which is focused on growth in the developing markets, and on the greater use of artificial intelligence and data; the mobile phone market, worth about €13 billion annually; there are many MVNOs in the market, though their share of subscribers fell at the end of 2020 when one of the largest of them was acquired by its host network operator; LTE networks provide near universal coverage, and carry about 95% of mobile data traffic; operators have launched 5G services, and these have been supported by the late-2020 auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz range; France’s fixed broadband market is increasingly focused on fiber, which accounted for 71% of all fixed lines at the beginning of 2021; growth in the fiber sector has been stimulated by households securing faster data packages during the pandemic; the number of DSL lines has fallen sharply as customers migrate to fiber infrastructure (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "France's telecom market is one of the largest in Europe; there is a multi-year Engage 2025 plan which is focused on growth in the developing markets, and on the greater use of artificial intelligence and data; there are many MVNOs in the market; LTE networks provide near universal coverage, and carry about 95% of mobile data traffic; operators have launched 5G services, and these have been supported by the late-2020 auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz range; France’s fixed broadband market is increasingly focused on fiber, which accounted for 71% of all fixed lines at the beginning of 2021; growth in the fiber sector has been stimulated by households securing faster data packages during the pandemic; the number of DSL lines has fallen sharply as customers migrate to fiber infrastructure (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "nearly 58 per 100 persons for fixed-line and over 111 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2020)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>in 2019, women comprised approximately approximately 16% of the uniformed armed forces <br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>men between the ages of 17.5 and 39.5 years of age, of any nationality, may join the French Foreign Legion; those volunteers selected for service sign five-year contracts<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> in 2018, Parliament passed a law that would require military service for all genders beginning in 2024; Prime Minister MACRON included the measure in his platform hoping that it would reinvigorate a sense of civic duty; the service would include two components: the first would take place around age 16 and include one month of training and civic service, while the second component would last between three months and a year and be more geared towards defense and security duties; France began a pilot for the program in 2019"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
"text": "approximately 4,000 Burkina Faso/Chad/Niger (Operation Barkhane, Operation Sabre; note - in 2021, France announced that it would cut the number of troops in this force to about 2,500 by 2023); approximately 300 Central African Republic; 300 Comoros; approximately 900 Cote D'Ivoire; approximately 1,450 Djibouti; 220 Estonia (NATO); approximately 2,000 French Guyana; approximately 900 French Polynesia; approximately 1,000 French West Indies; 350 Gabon; approximately 500 Middle East (Iraq/Jordan/Syria); 600 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 1,400 New Caledonia; approximately 1,700 Reunion Island; approximately 800 Romania (NATO); approximately 350 Senegal; approximately 650 United Arab Emirates (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "approximately 3,000 Burkina Faso/Chad/Niger (Operation Barkhane, Operation Sabre); approximately 300 Central African Republic; 300 Comoros; approximately 900 Cote D'Ivoire; approximately 1,450 Djibouti; 220 Estonia (NATO); approximately 2,000 French Guyana; approximately 900 French Polynesia; approximately 1,000 French West Indies; 350 Gabon; approximately 500 Middle East (Iraq/Jordan/Syria); 600 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 1,400 New Caledonia; approximately 1,700 Reunion Island; approximately 800 Romania (NATO); approximately 350 Senegal; approximately 650 United Arab Emirates (2022)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> France has been a contributing member of the EuroCorps since 1992 <br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including France, have sent additional troops to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "8.71% (male 1,082/female 1,495)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "16.7% (2020 est.) (male 2,378/female 2,562)"
|
||||
"text": "16.7% (male 2,378/female 2,562) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Gibraltar’s population is urban based, served by a digital telephone exchange supported by a fiber optic and copper infrastructure; near universal mobile and Internet use (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "automatic exchange facilities; over 50 per 100 fixed-line and 120 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)"
|
||||
"text": "automatic exchange facilities; over 51 per 100 fixed-line and 105 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 350; landing point for the EIG to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East via submarine cables; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.96% (male 4,635/female 4,728)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.23% (2020 est.) (male 6,229/female 7,335)"
|
||||
"text": "20.23% (male 6,229/female 7,335) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -593,10 +593,10 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "high performance global connections with quality service; connections to major cities around the world to rival and attract future investment and future needs of islanders and businesses (2018)"
|
||||
"text": "fixed network broadband services are those delivered over physical copper connections, fiber connections and fixed wireless communications links (e.g. WiMax); they do not include services delivered over 2G, 3G and 4G mobile networks (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "fixed-line 54 per 100 and mobile-cellular 114 per 100 persons (2020)"
|
||||
"text": "fixed-line 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular 112 per 100 persons (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 44; landing points for Guernsey-Jersey, HUGO, INGRID, Channel Islands -9 Liberty and UK-Channel Islands-7 submarine cable to UK and France (2019)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "22.99% (2020 est.) (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538)"
|
||||
"text": "22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "616,325 (Syria), 152,677 (Afghanistan), 147,400 (Iraq), 62,152 (Eritrea), 45,704 (Iran), 34,465 (Turkey), 29,137 (Somalia), 9,329 (Russia), 9,323 (Nigeria), 8,600 (Pakistan), 7,503 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,057 (Ethiopia) (mid-year 2021); 1,008,935 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "616,325 (Syria), 152,677 (Afghanistan), 147,400 (Iraq), 62,152 (Eritrea), 45,704 (Iran), 34,465 (Turkey), 29,137 (Somalia), 9,329 (Russia), 9,323 (Nigeria), 8,600 (Pakistan), 7,503 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,057 (Ethiopia) (mid-year 2021); 1,019,789 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "26,980 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.1% (male 656,404/female 732,936)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "22.43% (2020 est.) (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176)"
|
||||
"text": "22.43% (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1270,12 +1270,12 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 19,997 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 19,997 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "5,552 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,226,306 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022); as of the end of February 2022, Greece hosted an estimated 161,419 refugees and asylum seekers"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,227,836 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); as of the end of February 2022, Greece hosted an estimated 161,419 refugees and asylum seekers"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis products and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "21.06% (2020 est.) (male 364,076/female 526,427)"
|
||||
"text": "21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "18,990 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "19,011 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "2,910 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.17% (male 552,876/female 636,107)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.69% (2020 est.) (male 773,157/female 1,248,658)"
|
||||
"text": "20.69% (male 773,157/female 1,248,658) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "31,290 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "31,290 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "130 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "11.94% (male 20,762/female 21,111)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "15.47% (2020 est.) (male 25,546/female 28,697)"
|
||||
"text": "15.47% (male 25,546/female 28,697) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Iceland has one of the smallest yet most progressive telecom markets in Europe; the country in 2020 became the top in Europe for fiber penetration; it aims to provide a fixed broadband service of at least 100Mb/s to 99.9% of the population by the end of 2021, an ambitious target by international standards and one which it is likely to achieve given the progress which operators have made in extending the reach of fiber networks; there is effective competition in the mobile and broadband markets, with a number of players having emerged to challenge the dominance of the two leading operators which have interests across the telecom sectors; the telecom market has shown some resilience in recent years following the significant economic downturn a decade ago, supported by continuing investment in mobile and fixed-line broadband infrastructure by operators and well as by the government’s Telecommunications Fund which is supporting Next Generation Access networks, particularly in rural areas (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market; roughly 31 per 100 for fixed line and nearing 124 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2020)"
|
||||
"text": "31 per 100 for fixed line and nearing 123 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 354; landing points for the CANTAT-3, FARICE-1, Greenland Connect and DANICE submarine cable system that provides connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, UK, Denmark, and Germany; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) (2019)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.82% (male 6,284/female 6,219)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "21.08% (2020 est.) (male 9,023/female 10,058)"
|
||||
"text": "21.08% (male 9,023/female 10,058) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -712,6 +712,9 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "the Isle of Man has an extensive communications infrastructure consisting of telephone cables, submarine cables, and an array of television and mobile phone transmitters and towers (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "14% (male 4,243,735/female 4,493,581)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "22.08% (2020 est.) (male 5,949,560/female 7,831,076)"
|
||||
"text": "22.08% (male 5,949,560/female 7,831,076) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "Italy’s large telecom market has one of the most progressive fiber sectors in Europe, with regulatory measures encouraging network sharing; regulatory measures have also been introduced to facilitate access to NGNs, and a number of deals have been brokered which enable the main telcoms to provide bundled services to large numbers of the population; Italy’s vibrant mobile market has one of the highest subscription rates in Europe, though the number of subscribers has fallen in recent years as customers respond to attractive off-net pricing which has reduced the financial benefit of having SIM cards from different providers; network companies were among the first in Europe to trial services based on 5G; the high cost also encouraged the regulator in early 2021 to consider extending the licenses by an additional six years (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "Italy’s large telecom market has one of the most progressive fiber sectors in Europe, with regulatory measures encouraging network sharing; regulatory measures have also been introduced to facilitate access to next generation networks (NGNs), and a number of deals have been brokered which enable the main telcoms to provide bundled services to large numbers of the population; Italy’s vibrant mobile market has one of the highest subscription rates in Europe, though the number of subscribers has fallen in recent years as customers respond to attractive off-net pricing which has reduced the financial benefit of having SIM cards from different providers; network companies were among the first in Europe to trial services based on 5G; the high cost also encouraged the regulator in early 2021 to consider extending the licenses by an additional six years (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks; 32 per 100 for fixed-line and nearly 128 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2020)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations"
|
||||
"text": "two Italian media giants dominate with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned companies with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations, a satellite TV network; 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".it"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,000 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 666,559 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 682,830 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.22% (male 6,515/female 6,844)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "17.05% (2020 est.) (male 7,324/female 9,906)"
|
||||
"text": "17.05% (male 7,324/female 9,906) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -664,10 +664,10 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "good system with broadband access (2018)"
|
||||
"text": "the telecommunication services comprise of Internet, telephone, broadcasting and postal services, which allow islanders to contact people and receive information; Internet connectivity to the rest of the world is provided by undersea cables linked to Guernsey, the UK and France; (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "fixed-line 45 per 100 and mobile-cellular 115 per 100 subscriptions (2020)"
|
||||
"text": "fixed-line 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular 120 per 100 subscriptions (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 44; landing points for the INGRID, UK-Channel Islands-8, and Guernsey-Jersey-4, submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2019)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "8.67% (male 85,840/female 81,782)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "7.75% (2020 est.) (male 63,943/female 85,940)"
|
||||
"text": "7.75% (male 63,943/female 85,940) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@
|
|||
"IDPs": {
|
||||
"text": "16,000 (primarily ethnic Serbs displaced during the 1998-1999 war fearing reprisals from the majority ethnic-Albanian population; a smaller number of ethnic Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians fled their homes in 2004 as a result of violence) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 8,259 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-September 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 8,372 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "14.77% (male 125,401/female 152,548)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.5% (2020 est.) (male 128,151/female 257,471)"
|
||||
"text": "20.5% (male 128,151/female 257,471) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "40,442 (Ukraine) (as of 28 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "35,621 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "209,168 (mid-year 2021); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -119,14 +119,14 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Languages": {
|
||||
"Languages": {
|
||||
"text": "Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7%% (2021 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"major-language sample(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "<br>Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Religions": {
|
||||
"text": "Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Age structure": {
|
||||
"0-14 years": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "15.1% (male 183,854/female 228,585)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.45% (2020 est.) (male 190,025/female 368,558)"
|
||||
"text": "20.45% (male 190,025/female 368,558) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "69,317 (Ukraine) (as of 27 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "69,522 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "2,721 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.15% (male 342,124/female 373,452)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "17.05% (2020 est.) (male 366,267/female 561,120)"
|
||||
"text": "17.05% (male 366,267/female 561,120) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "99,393 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "100,041 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,532 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "14.41% (male 2,711/female 2,930)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "18.88% (2020 est.) (male 3,403/female 3,986)"
|
||||
"text": "18.88% (male 3,403/female 3,986) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.19% (male 39,289/female 37,337)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "15.37% (2020 est.) (male 43,595/female 52,984)"
|
||||
"text": "15.37% (male 43,595/female 52,984) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.26% (male 205,693/female 240,555)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "14.03% (2020 est.) (male 186,949/female 285,058)"
|
||||
"text": "14.03% (male 186,949/female 285,058) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "95,473 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "95,928 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,372 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.41% (male 40,099/female 41,670)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "16.02% (2020 est.) (male 42,345/female 55,351)"
|
||||
"text": "16.02% (male 42,345/female 55,351) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "458 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 27,078 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 27,811 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p>"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.55% (male 131,380/female 135,407)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "14.17% (2020 est.) (male 131,674/female 169,609)"
|
||||
"text": "14.17% (male 131,674/female 169,609) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "6,200 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "6,265 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "553 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "15.47% (male 2,370/female 2,417)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "35.15% (2020 est.) (male 4,817/female 6,057)"
|
||||
"text": "35.15% (male 4,817/female 6,057) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.88% (male 29,533/female 29,353)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "21.3% (2020 est.) (male 44,644/female 52,775)"
|
||||
"text": "21.3% (male 44,644/female 52,775) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.69% (male 1,177,657/female 1,188,613)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "19.82% (2020 est.) (male 1,558,241/female 1,866,380)"
|
||||
"text": "19.82% (male 1,558,241/female 1,866,380) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "telecom infrastructure in the Netherlands continues to be upgraded as modernization schemes undertaken by telcos make steady progress; other fiber providers have been supported by regulatory measures which have encouraged municipal governments to intervene with telcos’ fiber builds, facilitating open access networks in a bid to make rollouts cheaper, and completed sooner; while the MNOs are also closing down their GSM and 3G networks and repurposing their spectrum and physical assets for LTE and 5G, the regulator has also encouraged GSM/3G roaming in the interim, thus safeguarding services such as M2M and other low data-use applications while individual MNOs disable their own GSM/3G networks; the country has one of the highest fixed broadband penetration rates in the world, with effective cross-platform competition between DSL, HFC, and fiber networks; in the third quarter of 2020 the number of cable broadband connections fell for the first time, while the DSL segment has long been eclipsed by fiber; by the end of 2021, over a quarter of fixed broadband connections were on fiber infrastructure, while DSL accounted for only about 29%; almost 49% of fixed connections provided data above 100Mb/s, while an additional 43.7% provided data of at least 30Mb/s (2022)"
|
||||
"text": "telecom infrastructure in the Netherlands continues to be upgraded as modernization schemes undertaken by telcos make steady progress; other fiber providers have been supported by regulatory measures which have encouraged municipal governments to intervene with telcos’ fiber builds, facilitating open access networks in a bid to make rollouts cheaper, and completed sooner; while the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are also closing down their Global System for Mobile Communication (MSM) and 3G networks and repurposing their spectrum and physical assets for LTE and 5G, the regulator has also encouraged GSM/3G roaming in the interim, thus safeguarding services such as machine to machine and other low data-use applications while individual MNOs disable their own GSM/3G networks; the country has one of the highest fixed broadband penetration rates in the world, with effective cross-platform competition between Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Hybrid Fiber Coazial (HFC), and fiber networks; in the third quarter of 2020 the number of cable broadband connections fell for the first time, while the DSL segment has long been eclipsed by fiber; by the end of 2021, over a quarter of fixed broadband connections were on fiber infrastructure, while DSL accounted for only about 29%; almost 49% of fixed connections provided data above 100Mb/s, while an additional 43.7% provided data of at least 30Mb/s (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "extensive fixed-line, fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with five major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol services; fixed-line nearly 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular at 125 per 100 persons (2020)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "11.84% (male 328,865/female 318,398)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "17.43% (2020 est.) (male 442,232/female 510,594)"
|
||||
"text": "17.43% (male 442,232/female 510,594) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 30,989 (Ukraine) (as of 28 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 31,798 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "4,154 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.32% (male 2,424,638/female 2,675,351)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "18.72% (2020 est.) (male 2,867,315/female 4,299,341)"
|
||||
"text": "18.72% (male 2,867,315/female 4,299,341) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,469,032 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,489,155 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,389 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.08% (male 615,925/female 731,334)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.92% (2020 est.) (male 860,198/female 1,294,899)"
|
||||
"text": "20.92% (male 860,198/female 1,294,899) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "Portugal has a medium-sized telecom market with a strong mobile sector and a growing broadband customer base; before the pandemic, the country had seen improving economic growth, following several years of austerity measures; revenue among some operators remains under pressure, though investments in network upgrades are continuing in an effort to attract customers to high-end services; Portugal’s broadband services have grown steadily in recent years, largely the result of joint efforts between the regulator and the key market operators which have invested in significant infrastructure upgrades; these operators are focused on fiber-based services, resulting in a migration of subscribers from DSL infrastructure; the government has also supported open-access wholesale networks; the MVNO market remains largely undeveloped, partly because network operators have their own low-cost brands; collectively, MVNOs have about 2.9% share of the market; population coverage by 3G infrastructure is universal, and most investment in the sector is being directed to LTE and 5G technologies; the MNOs have trialed 5G and are looking to launch commercial services (2021)"
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"text": "Portugal has a medium-sized telecom market with a strong mobile sector and a growing broadband customer base; before the pandemic, the country had seen improving economic growth, following several years of austerity measures; revenue among some operators remains under pressure, though investments in network upgrades are continuing in an effort to attract customers to high-end services; Portugal’s broadband services have grown steadily in recent years, largely the result of joint efforts between the regulator and the key market operators which have invested in significant infrastructure upgrades; these operators are focused on fiber-based services, resulting in a migration of subscribers from digital subscriber line DSL infrastructure; the government has also supported open-access wholesale networks; the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market remains largely undeveloped, partly because network operators have their own low-cost brands; collectively, MVNOs have about 2.9% share of the market; population coverage by 3G infrastructure is universal, and most investment in the sector is being directed to LTE and 5G technologies; the MNOs have trialed 5G and are looking to launch commercial services (2021)"
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},
|
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"domestic": {
|
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"text": "integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations; fixed-line roughly 51 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular 116 per 100 persons (2020)"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services"
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},
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"Broadcast media": {
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"text": "Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP), the publicly owned TV broadcaster, operates 4 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations"
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"text": "Radio e Televisao de Portugal, the publicly owned TV broadcaster, operates 4 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations"
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},
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"Internet country code": {
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"text": ".pt"
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"text": "13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663)"
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},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20% (2020 est.) (male 585,705/female 816,685)"
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"text": "20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Dependency ratios": {
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},
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
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"text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 21,706 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 1 November 2022)"
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"text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 22,019 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 8 November 2022)"
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},
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"IDPs": {
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"text": "196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021)"
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"stateless persons": {
|
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"text": "2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021)"
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},
|
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 906,323 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 915,658 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022"
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},
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p>"
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"text": "11.73% (male 1,176,814/female 1,322,048)"
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},
|
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"65 years and over": {
|
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"text": "17.58% (2020 est.) (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555)"
|
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"text": "17.58% (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555) (2020 est.)"
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}
|
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},
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"Dependency ratios": {
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},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
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"text": "87,853 (Ukraine) (as of 30 October 2022)"
|
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"text": "88,831 (Ukraine) (as of 6 November 2022)"
|
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},
|
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"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "314 (mid-year 2021)"
|
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},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 11,627 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2022)"
|
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 11,847 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)"
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},
|
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"Trafficking in persons": {
|
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"current situation": {
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|
|
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"text": "14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635)"
|
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},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "21.23% (2020 est.) (male 192,420/female 253,896)"
|
||||
"text": "21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896) (2020 est.)"
|
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}
|
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},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
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"text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly"
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},
|
||||
"elections/appointments": {
|
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"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 22 October with a runoff on 12 November 2017 (next election to be held on 23 October 2022); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly"
|
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"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 23 October with a runoff on 13 November 2022 (next election to be held in 2027); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "<em><br>2017:</em> Borut PAHOR is reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Borut PAHOR (independent) 47.1%, Marjan SAREC (Marjan Sarec List) 25%, Romana TOMC (SDS) 13.7%, Ljudmila NOVAK (NSi) 7.2%, other 7%; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR 52.9%, Marjan SAREC 47.1%; Robert GOLOB (GS) elected prime minister on 25 May 2022, National Assembly vote - 54-30<br><br><em>2012:</em> Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held on 13 July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK on 5 May 2014; Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11"
|
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"text": "<em>2022:</em> Natasa PIRC MUSAR elected in second round: percent of vote in first round - Natasa PIRC MUSAR (independent) 26.9%, Anze LOGAR (SDS) 34%, Milan BRGLEZ (SD) 15.5%, Vladimir PREBILIC (independent) 10.6%, Sabina SENCAR (Resni.ca) 5.9%, Janez CIGLER KRALJ (NSi) 4.4%, Miha KORDIS (The Left) 2.8%; percent of vote in second round - Natasa PIRC MUSAR 53.9%, Anze LOGAR 46.1%<br><em><br>2017:</em> Borut PAHOR is reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Borut PAHOR (independent) 47.1%, Marjan SAREC (Marjan Sarec List) 25%, Romana TOMC (SDS) 13.7%, Ljudmila NOVAK (NSi) 7.2%, other 7%; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR 52.9%, Marjan SAREC 47.1%; Robert GOLOB (GS) elected prime minister on 25 May 2022, National Assembly vote - 54-30<br><br><em>2012:</em> Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held on 13 July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK on 5 May 2014; Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Ljubo JASNIC]<br>Freedom Movement or GS [Robert GOLOB] (formerly Greens Actions Party or Z.DEJ)<br>List of Marjan Sarec or LMS [Marjan SAREC]<br>New Slovenia - Christian Democrats or NSi [Matej TONIN]<br>Party of Alenka Bratusek or SAB [Alenka BRATUSEK] (formerly Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats or ZSD and before that Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB)<br>Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA] (formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia or SDSS)<br>Slovenian National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC Plemeniti]<br>Social Democrats or SD [Tanja FAJON]<br>The Left or Levica [Luka MESEC] (successor to United Left or ZL)"
|
||||
"text": "Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Ljubo JASNIC]<br>Freedom Movement or GS [Robert GOLOB] (formerly Greens Actions Party or Z.DEJ)<br>List of Marjan Sarec or LMS [Marjan SAREC]<br>New Slovenia - Christian Democrats or NSi [Matej TONIN]<br>Party of Alenka Bratusek or SAB [Alenka BRATUSEK] (formerly Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats or ZSD and before that Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB)<br>Resni.ca [Zoran STEVANOVICH]<br>Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA] (formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia or SDSS)<br>Slovenian National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC Plemeniti]<br>Social Democrats or SD [Tanja FAJON]<br>The Left or Levica [Luka MESEC] (successor to United Left or ZL)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "8,404 (Ukraine) (as of 1 November 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "8,439 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "10 (2020)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "14.28% (male 2,367/female 2,520)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.24% (2020 est.) (male 3,123/female 3,805)"
|
||||
"text": "20.24% (male 3,123/female 3,805) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.99% (male 3,177,080/female 3,319,823)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "18.49% (2020 est.) (male 3,970,417/female 5,276,984)"
|
||||
"text": "18.49% (male 3,970,417/female 5,276,984) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1106,13 +1106,13 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%; mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lock down conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following the lifting of the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%; mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "fixed-line nearly 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 telephones per 100 persons (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)"
|
||||
"text": "country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -1301,12 +1301,12 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 150,460 (Ukraine) (as of 31 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 151,786 (Ukraine) (as of 7 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "692 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>274,687 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-October 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>276,667 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "primary transit point in Europe for cocaine from South America and for hashish from Morocco; cocaine is shipped in raw or liquid form with mixed cargo to avoid detection; traffickers ship methamphetamine via express mail; increasing number of indoor cannabis production; illegal labs cutting, mixing, and reconstituting cocaine, and heroin and methamphetamine labs; synthetic drugs, including ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) transit from Spain to the United States"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "20.59% (2020 est.) (male 974,410/female 1,126,142)"
|
||||
"text": "20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 47,690 (Ukraine) (as of 28 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 48,087 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "50,098 (mid-year 2021); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13.48% (male 569,717/female 563,482)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "18.73% (2020 est.) (male 699,750/female 874,448)"
|
||||
"text": "18.73% (male 699,750/female 874,448) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 68,086 (Ukraine) (as of 30 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 68,620 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "684 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "12.73% (male 4,139,378/female 4,234,701)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "18.48% (2020 est.) (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311)"
|
||||
"text": "18.48% (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311) (2020 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency ratios": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "21,011 (Iran), 14,503 (Eritrea), 11,251 (Sudan), 11,412 (Syria), 9,469 (Afghanistan), 8,357 (Pakistan), 6,933 (Iraq), 5,200 (Sri Lanka) (2020); 138,400 (Ukraine) (as of 18 October 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "21,011 (Iran), 14,503 (Eritrea), 11,251 (Sudan), 11,412 (Syria), 9,469 (Afghanistan), 8,357 (Pakistan), 6,933 (Iraq), 5,200 (Sri Lanka) (2020); 143,100 (Ukraine) (as of 8 November 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,968 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
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