diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 5c4f0437..5b05a9e7 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.66 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -351,13 +356,15 @@ "text": "3.8% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.4% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "81.4%" }, @@ -365,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "87.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "75.3% (2018)" + "text": "74.2% (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -493,12 +500,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "58 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger (Algiers), Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Beni Abbes, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Meghaier, El Meniaa, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, In Guezzam, In Salah, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Ouled Djellal, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen, Touggourt" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "5 July 1962 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices" }, @@ -626,9 +627,6 @@ "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA
Algerian Popular Movement or MPA
Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ
Dignity or El Karama
El-Infitah
El Mostakbal (Future Front)
Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED
Equity and Proclamation Party or PEP
Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement
Justice and Development Front or FJD
Movement for National Reform or El Islah
Movement of Society for Peace or MSP
National Construction Movement or El-Bina (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani)
National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND
National Front for Social Justice or FNJS
National Liberation Front or FLN
National Militancy Front or FMN
National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD
National Republican Alliance or ANR
New Dawn Party (El-Fajr El-Jadid)
New Generation (Jil Jadid)
Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54
Party of Justice and Liberty or PLJ
Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD
Socialist Forces Front or FFS
Union for Change and Progress or UCP
Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS
Vanguard of Liberties (Talaie El Hurriyet)
Workers Party or PT
Youth Party or PJ", "note": "note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in 1997" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sabri BOUKADOUM (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -669,11 +667,23 @@ "text": "
algierspd@state.gov

https://dz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "5 July 1962 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "five-pointed star between the extended horns of a crescent moon, fennec fox; national colors: green, white, red" + "text": "five-pointed star between the extended horns of a crescent moon; fennec fox" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index f8f9053c..7866a108 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 33.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -345,21 +350,23 @@ "text": "6% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "6.5% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "71.1%" + "text": "66.2% (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "82.6%" + "text": "83.8% (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "62.4% (2015)" + "text": "51.9% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -490,12 +497,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza-Norte, Cuanza-Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda-Norte, Lunda-Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "11 November 1975 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 11 November (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation" }, @@ -590,9 +591,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE 
Humanist Party of Angola or PHI 
National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA (largest opposition party)
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA; note- ruling party in power since 1975
Social Renewal Party or PRS " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Agostinho de Carvalho dos Santos VAN-DÚNEM (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -633,11 +631,23 @@ "text": "
Consularluanda@state.gov

https://ao.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "11 November 1975 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 11 November (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty and black the African continent; the symbols characterize workers and peasants" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope); national colors: red, black, yellow" + "text": "giant black sable antelope (Palanca negra gigante)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index d94cee03..429f4d2e 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -332,13 +337,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "45% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "8.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "21.5% national budget (2020 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "88.5%" }, @@ -491,12 +498,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 districts and 6 town councils*; Central, Chobe, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, North East, North West, Selebi-Phikwe*, South East, Southern, Sowa Town*" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "30 September 1966 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model, including customary and common law" }, @@ -595,9 +596,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance of Progressives or AP 
Botswana Congress Party or BCP 
Botswana Democratic Party or BDP 
Botswana National Front or BNF [Duma BOKO]Botswana Patriotic Front or BPF 
Botswana Peoples Party or BPP 
Botswana Republic Party or BRP 
Umbrella for Democratic Change or UDC (various times the coalition has included the BPP, BCP, BNF and other parties)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mpho Churchill MOPHUTING (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -635,14 +633,26 @@ "text": "
ConsularGaborone@state.gov

https://bw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "30 September 1966 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center; the blue symbolizes water in the form of rain, and the black and white bands represent racial harmony" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "zebra; national colors: light blue, white, black" + "text": "zebra" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "light blue, white, black" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The two zebras on Botswana's coat of arms are the country’s national symbol. They support an elephant tusk that represents the country's fauna and a head of sorghum that signifies agriculture. The three wavy blue bands symbolize the country’s reliance on water, the cog wheels stand for industry, and the bull’s head represents the cattle industry. The coat of arms also features the national colors of light blue, white, and black. The motto reflects the scarcity of rain in the country: pula means “let there be rain” in Setswana, the national language." + "text": "the two zebras, the country’s national symbol, support an elephant tusk that represents the country's fauna and a head of sorghum that signifies agriculture; the three wavy blue bands stand for the country’s reliance on water, the cog wheels for industry, and the bull’s head for the cattle industry; the coat of arms also features the national colors of light blue, white, and black; the motto reflects the scarcity of rain in the country: pula means “let there be rain” in Setswana, the national language" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 3be0a7df..fe11f41c 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 25.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -349,21 +354,23 @@ "text": "4.6% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "51.4% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "56.9%" + "text": "62.6% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "35% (2021)" + "text": "41.5% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -502,12 +509,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 departments; Alibori, Atacora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Couffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 August (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law" }, @@ -606,9 +607,6 @@ "text": "African Movement for Development and Progress or MADEP 
Benin Renaissance or RB 
Cowrie Force for an Emerging Benin or FCBE 
Democratic Renewal Party or PRD 
Progressive Union for Renewal 
Republican Bloc 
Sun Alliance or AS 
The Democrats 
Union Makes the Nation or UN (includes PRD, MADEP)", "note": "note: approximately 20 additional minor parties" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jean-Claude Felix DO REGO (since 17 July 2020)" @@ -646,12 +644,24 @@ "text": "
ACSCotonou@state.gov

https://bj.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 August (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side; green stands for hope and revival, yellow for wealth, and red for courage", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "leopard; national colors: green, yellow, red" + "text": "leopard" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 197d064d..4f32bffc 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 18.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -349,21 +354,23 @@ "text": "1.4% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "20.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "74.7%" + "text": "68% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "81.3%" + "text": "76% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "68.4% (2021)" + "text": "61% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -421,11 +428,6 @@ "text": "5.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to the effects of weather - according to the latest estimates, about 1.2 million people are estimated to be facing Crisis levels of acute food insecurity between June and September 2023, unchanged year on year; the main drivers are the lingering impact of floods in northern areas in late 2022 and high food prices due, in part, to the depreciation of the local currency (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -507,12 +509,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rumonge, Rutana, Ruyigi; note- a law was passed in March 2023 reducing the number of provinces to five: Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, Butanyerera, Gitega, with full implementation by 2025." }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law" }, @@ -640,9 +636,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Council for Democracy and the Sustainable Development of Burundi or CODEBU 
Front for Democracy in Burundi-Sahwanya or FRODEBU-Sahwanya 
National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD 
National Congress for Liberty or CNL 
National Liberation Forces or FNL 
Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, CICA, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICGLR, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jean Bosco BAREGE (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -680,11 +673,23 @@ "text": "
BujumburaC@state.gov

https://bi.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, CICA, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICGLR, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green and arranged in a triangular design; green stands for hope and optimism, white for purity and peace, and red for the blood shed in the struggle for independence; the three stars in the disk represent the major ethnic groups (Hutu, Twa, Tutsi), as well as unity, work, and progress" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index e6eab41d..2de5d765 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 39.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -354,21 +359,23 @@ "text": "8.1% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "16.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic" - }, "total population": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "30.6% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "44.5% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18.2% (2021)" + "text": "18.6% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -426,11 +433,6 @@ "text": "4.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 1.86 million people are projected to experience acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period; this would be an improvement compared to the previous year, mostly due to the higher year-on-year cereal output in 2022 after the below average 2021 production; acute food insecurity is underpinned by persisting insecurity in the Lac and Tibesti regions, which had displaced over 380 000 people by April 2023; furthermore, elevated food prices due to high fuel costs and localized crop losses during the 2022 floods are aggravating food insecurity (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "41.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -512,12 +514,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "23 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Barh-El-Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Chari-Baguirmi, Ennedi-Est, Ennedi-Ouest, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Kebbi-Est, Mayo-Kebbi-Ouest, Moyen-Chari, N'Djamena, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile, Tibesti, Wadi-Fira" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "11 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 11 August (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and customary law" }, @@ -641,9 +637,6 @@ "text": "Chadian Convention for Peace and Development or CTPD
Federation Action for the Republic or FAR
National Rally for Development and Progress or Viva-RNDP
National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR
Party for Unity and Reconstruction or PUR
Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS 
Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP
Rally of Chadian Nationalists/Awakening or RNDT/Le Reveil
Social Democratic Party for a Change-over of Power or PDSA
Union for Democracy and the Republic or UDR
Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD
Transformers
", "note": "note 1:  19 additional parties each contributed one member

note 2:  on 5 October 2021, Interim President Mahamat Idriss DEBY appointed 93 members to the interim National Transitional Council (NTC); 30% of the NTC members were retained from parties previously represented in the National Assembly" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MNJTF, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador KITOKO GATA Ngoulou (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -681,12 +674,24 @@ "text": "
NdjamenaACS@state.gov

https://td.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MNJTF, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "11 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 11 August (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and red; the flag combines the blue and red French (former colonial) colors with the red and yellow of the Pan-African colors; blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and the south of the country; gold represents the sun and the desert in the north; red stands for progress, unity, and sacrifice", "note": "note: almost identical to the flag of Romania but with a darker shade of blue; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design based on France's flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "goat (north), lion (south); national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "goat (north), lion (south)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 9e89be8b..8d63609c 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ "text": "total: 15.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "3.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -354,13 +359,15 @@ "text": "5.6% (2018 est.)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "80.6%" }, @@ -426,11 +433,6 @@ "text": "3.19% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to floods - above average rainfall amounts since November 2022 triggered flooding in December 2022 and January 2023 in central and northern parts of the country, displacing people; according to damage assessment reports, about 165,000 people have been affected in 23 districts in the departments of Cuvette, Likouala, Plateaux and Sangha (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "29.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -518,12 +520,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 departments (departments, singular - department); Bouenza, Brazzaville, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pointe-Noire, Pool, Sangha" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of French civil law and customary law" }, @@ -647,9 +643,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance of the Presidential Majority or AMP
Action Movement for Renewal or MAR 
Citizen's Rally or RC 
Congolese Labour Party or PCT 
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI 
Congo on the Move or LCEM 
Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work or MUST 
Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS 
Club 2002-Party for the Unity and the Republic or Club 2002 
Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress or UPDP 
Perspectives and Realities Club or CPR 
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS 
Republican and Liberal Party or PRL 
Union of Democratic Forces or UDF 
Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR
Union of Humanist Democrats or UDH-YUKI 
Union for the Republic or UR " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC (observer), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Serge MOMBOULI (since 31 July 2001)" @@ -684,12 +677,24 @@ "text": "
BrazzavilleACS@state.gov

https://cg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC (observer), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; green symbolizes agriculture and forests, and yellow the friendship and nobility of the people; the meaning of the red color is not noted but has been associated with the struggle for independence", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, elephant; national colors: green, yellow, red" + "text": "lion, elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index baa681e4..7c8a2ca5 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ "text": "total: 40.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -360,21 +365,23 @@ "text": "5.6% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba" - }, "total population": { - "text": "80%" + "text": "73.6% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "89.5%" + "text": "87.5% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "70.8% (2021)" + "text": "61.6% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -432,11 +439,6 @@ "text": "4.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to internal conflict in eastern regions and high food prices - according to an October 2022 analysis, 24.5 million people were projected to experience acute food insecurity between January and June 2023; this is due to the intensification of the conflict in the northeastern provinces, which, among other factors, has prevented completion of the harvests and likely will reduce food availability in the months to come (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "31.58 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -535,12 +537,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "30 June 1960 (from Belgium)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 30 June (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law" }, @@ -663,9 +659,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC 
Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD 
Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC 
Engagement for Citizenship and Development or ECIDE 
Forces of Renewal or FR 
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC 
Nouvel Elan 
Our Congo or CNB (\"Congo Na Biso\") 
People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD 
Social Movement for Renewal or MSR 
Together for Change (\"Ensemble\") 
Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU
Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC 
Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC (observer), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Michael SHAKU YUMI (since 1 August 2024)" @@ -706,11 +699,23 @@ "text": "
ACSKinshasa@state.gov

https://cd.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC (observer), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "30 June 1960 (from Belgium)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 30 June (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "sky-blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow five-pointed star appears in the upper hoist corner; blue stands for peace and hope, red for the blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow for the country's wealth and prosperity; the star symbolizes unity and the brilliant future for the country" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "leopard; national colors: sky blue, red, yellow" + "text": "leopard" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "sky blue, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 106ec155..85a57053 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 21.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "3.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -359,21 +364,23 @@ "text": "2.9% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "77.1%" + "text": "72.5% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "82.6%" + "text": "79.7% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "71.6% (2018)" + "text": "66.2% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -431,11 +438,6 @@ "text": "3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to a March 2023 analysis, about 3 million people were estimated to be acutely food insecure between March and August 2023, as a result of conflict, sociopolitical unrest and high food prices, as well as floods that caused population displacements and damaged standing crops (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "56.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -525,12 +527,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 regions (regions, singular - region); Adamaoua, Centre, East (Est), Far North (Extrême-Nord), Littoral, North (Nord), North-West (Nord-Ouest), West (Ouest), South (Sud), South-West (Sud-Ouest)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" }, @@ -653,9 +649,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development 
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM 
Cameroon People's Party or CPP 
Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC 
Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC 
Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation or PCRN 
Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon or FSNC 
Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR 
Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC 
National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP 
Progressive Movement or MP 
Social Democratic Front or SDF 
Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC 
Union of Socialist Movements " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, C, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Henri ETOUNDI ESSOMBA (since 27 June 2016)" @@ -696,12 +689,24 @@ "text": "Douala" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, C, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls France's flag; red stands for unity, yellow for the sun, happiness, and the northern savannahs, and green for hope and the southern forests; the star is referred to as the \"star of unity\"", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: green, red, yellow" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1117,7 +1122,7 @@ } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), with both TV and radio broadcasts, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until 2007, when the government issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time (2019)" + "text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), with both TV and radio broadcasts, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until 2007, when the government issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time (2023)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cm" diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 2c45d7ba..bb458fbd 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -261,8 +261,13 @@ "text": "total: 8.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.42 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -332,13 +337,15 @@ "text": "6.9% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.5% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "62%" }, @@ -476,12 +483,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 islands; Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Moheli (Mwali)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 July 1975 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law" }, @@ -491,8 +492,7 @@ }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed by the president of the union or supported by at least one third of the Assembly of the Union membership; adoption requires approval by at least three-quarters majority of the total Assembly membership or approval in a referendum" - }, - "note": "note: a referendum held on 30 July 2018 - boycotted by the opposition - overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that allows for 2 consecutive 5-year presidential terms while retaining the rotating presidency within the islands" + } }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -580,9 +580,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC
Juwa Party (Parti Juwa) or PJ
Orange Party (2020)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Issimail CHANFI (since 23 December 2020); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -605,12 +602,24 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the US Ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 July 1975 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; a vertical white crescent moon is centered in the triangle, with the convex side facing the hoist and four white five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago -- Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte is a department of France, but claimed by Comoros)", "note": "note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "four five-pointed stars and crescent moon; national colors: green, white" + "text": "four five-pointed stars and crescent moon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index c10d66b6..71605b9b 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 37.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -330,21 +335,23 @@ "text": "17.1% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "37.5%" + "text": "42.4% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "49.2%" + "text": "59.8% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "26.2% (2020)" + "text": "27.1% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -402,11 +409,6 @@ "text": "3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies": { - "text": "due to internal conflict and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, issued in July 2023, the number of people in Crisis and above is projected to reach 2.4 million between April and August 2023; this reflects the impact of the ongoing conflict and civil insecurity, as well as the effects of flooding and drought conditions that curbed crop yields and agricultural production (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "27.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -491,12 +493,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 prefectures (préfectures, singular - préfecture), 2 economic préfectures* (préfectures économiques, singular - préfecture économique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "13 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 1 December (1958)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" }, @@ -592,9 +588,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Action Party for Development or PAD
African Party for Radical Transformation and Integration of States or PATRIE
Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP
Be Africa ti e Kwe (also known as Central Africa for Us All or BTK)
Central African Democratic Rally or RDC
Central African Party for Integrated Development or PCDI
Democratic Movement for the Renewal and Evolution of Central Africa or MDREC
Kodro Ti Mo Kozo Si Movement or MKMKS
Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC
National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa or KNK)
National Movement of Independents or MOUNI
National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP
National Union of Republican Democrats or UNADER
New Impetus for Central Africa or CANE
Party for Democracy and Solidarity - Kélémba or KPDS
Party for Democratic Governance or PGD
Path of Hope or CDE
Renaissance for Sustainable Development or RDD
Socialist Party or PS
Transformation Through Action Initiative or ITA
Union for Central African Renewal or URCA
Union for Renaissance and Development or URD
United Hearts Movement or MCU
" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Martial NDOUBOU (since 17 September 2018)" @@ -632,11 +625,23 @@ "text": "
https://cf.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "13 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 1 December (1958)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in the center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band; banner combines the pan-African and French flag colors; red stands for the blood spilled in the struggle for independence, blue for the sky and freedom, white for peace and dignity, green for hope and faith, and yellow for tolerance; the star represents aspiration towards a vibrant future" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "elephant; national colors: blue, white, green, yellow, red" + "text": "elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index b1b1ab03..abd17054 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -260,8 +260,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.73 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -334,21 +339,23 @@ "text": "1.5% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.4% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "90.8%" + "text": "87% (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "94.2%" + "text": "92% (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "87.4% (2021)" + "text": "82% (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -475,12 +482,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, São Domingos, São Filipe, São Lourenco dos Orgaos, São Miguel, São Salvador do Mundo, São Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de São Nicolau" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "5 July 1975 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system of Portugal" }, @@ -575,9 +576,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "African Party for Independence of Cabo Verde or PAICV 
Democratic and Independent Cabo Verdean Union or UCID 
Democratic Christian Party or PDC 
Democratic Renewal Party or PRD 
Movement for Democracy or MPD 
Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD 
Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS 
Social Democratic Party or PSD " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jose Luis do Livramento MONTEIRO ALVES DE BRITO (since 23 December 2020)" @@ -618,11 +616,23 @@ "text": "
PraiaConsular@state.gov

https://cv.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "5 July 1975 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue -- equal to half the width of the flag -- is followed by three narrow bands of white, red, and white, and a bottom  stripe of blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and sits toward the left side of the flag; blue stands for the sea and sky; the stripes symbolize the country's formation through peace (white) and effort (red); the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "ten five-pointed yellow stars; national colors: blue, white, red, yellow" + "text": "ten five-pointed yellow stars" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index de4f8a0d..f08c5aa3 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 9.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -333,8 +338,13 @@ "text": "6.5% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.5% national budget (2018 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -402,11 +412,6 @@ "text": "1.56% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to unfavorable weather and high food prices - about 250,000 people were estimated to have faced acute food insecurity between March and June 2023, mainly due to the lingering impact of a prolonged and severe drought between late 2020 and early 2023, and high food prices (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "19.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -484,12 +489,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 June 1977 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 June (1977)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law" }, @@ -585,9 +584,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique) or FRUD
National Democratic Party or PND
People's Rally for Progress or RPP
Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD
Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ
Union for the Presidential Majority coalition or UMP
Union of Reform Partisans or UPR" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, ATMIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mohamed Siad DOUALEH (28 January 2016)" @@ -625,11 +621,23 @@ "text": "
DjiboutiACS@state.gov

https://dj.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, ATMIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 June 1977 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 June (1977)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and with a red five-pointed star in the center; blue stands for sea and sky and the Issa Somali people, green for earth and the Afar people, and white for peace; the red star stands for the struggle for independence and for unity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red star; national colors: light blue, green, white, red" + "text": "red star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "light blue, green, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 0d8ac61b..0c283a9c 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -363,21 +368,23 @@ "text": "15.8% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12% national budget (2015 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "73.1%" + "text": "71% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "78.8%" + "text": "76% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "67.4% (2021)" + "text": "66% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -530,12 +537,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur (Luxor), Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Suhaj" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the military-led revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; Supreme Constitutional Court reviews laws" }, @@ -661,9 +662,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Al-Nour
Arab Democratic Nasserist Party
Congress Party
Conservative Party
Democratic Peace Party
Egyptian National Movement Party
Egyptian Social Democratic Party
El Ghad Party
El Serh El Masry el Hor
Eradet Geel Party
Free Egyptians Party
Freedom Party
Justice Party
Homeland’s Protector Party
Modern Egypt Party
My Homeland Egypt Party
Nation's Future Party (Mostaqbal Watan)
National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party
Reform and Development Party
Republican People’s Party
Revolutionary Guards Party
Wafd Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BRICS, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, LCBC (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Motaz Mounir ZAHRAN (since 17 September 2020)" @@ -707,12 +705,25 @@ "text": "Alexandria" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BRICS, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, LCBC (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the military-led revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956)", + "note": "note:  the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically around 3200 B.C." + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; centered in the white band is the national emblem, a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a shield on its chest above a scroll with the country's name in Arabic; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black) overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Syria (two green stars in the white band), Iraq (an Arabic inscription centered in the white band), and Yemen (plain white band)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle, white lotus; national colors: red, white, black" + "text": "golden eagle, white lotus" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 81c81681..da93241e 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 32.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -316,13 +321,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "60.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "95.3%" }, @@ -449,12 +448,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Djibloho, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "12 October 1968 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 October (1968)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and customary law" }, @@ -583,9 +576,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Center Right Union or UCD
Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS 
Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE 
Liberal Democratic Convention or CLD 
Liberal Party or PL 
National Congress of Equatorial Guinea (CNGE) 
National Democratic Party (PNDGE) 
National Democratic Union or UDENA 
National Union for Democracy PUNDGE 
Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE 
Popular Union or UP 
Progressive Democratic Alliance or ADP 
Social and Popular Convergence Party or CSDP 
Social Democratic Coalition Party (PCSD) 
Social Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea or PSDGE 
Social Democratic Union or UDS 
Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, Francophonie, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Dr. Crisantos OBAMA ONDO (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -623,11 +613,23 @@ "text": "
Malaboconsular@state.gov

https://gq.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, Francophonie, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "12 October 1968 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 12 October (1968)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree; below is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice); green stands for the jungle and natural resources, blue for the sea, white for peace, and red for the fight for independence" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "silk cotton tree; national colors: green, white, red, blue" + "text": "silk cotton tree" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index e95eb28b..8d42f566 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 42.2% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -327,13 +332,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "76.6%" }, @@ -471,12 +470,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); 'Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash-Barka, Ma'ikel (Central), Semienawi K'eyyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 May (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law" }, @@ -561,9 +554,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ (the only party recognized by the government)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (observer), IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Berhane Gebrehiwet SOLOMON (since 15 March 2011)" @@ -601,12 +591,24 @@ "text": "
consularasmara@state.gov

https://er.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (observer), IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 24 May (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) divides the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red for the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue for the sea's bounty; the shape of the red triangle mimics the shape of the country", "note": "note: one of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "camel; national colors: green, red, blue" + "text": "camel" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 009c397d..36cd03b2 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 23.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -361,21 +366,23 @@ "text": "5% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "16.7% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "51.8%" + "text": "47.5% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "57.2%" + "text": "62.6% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "44.4% (2017)" + "text": "40.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -433,11 +440,6 @@ "text": "4.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to conflict in Tigray Region, drought conditions in southeastern areas, high food prices - according to the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, about 20.1 million people are estimated to be in need of emergency food assistance; the difficult food security situation is mainly the result of the lingering impact of the conflict in northern areas, episodes of intercommunal violence across the country, and the drought in southern areas that are affecting food availability and access; food insecurity is exacerbated by severe macroeconomic challenges including insufficient foreign currency reserves and the continuous depreciation of the national currency, which constrains imports of key commodities including fertilizers, as well as a very high inflation, with the year‑on‑year inflation rate estimated at 30.8 percent in May 2023 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "21.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -530,12 +532,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 ethnically based regional states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach, singular - astedader akabibi); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela), Hareri Hizb (Harari), Oromia, Sidama, Sumale, Tigray, YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples), YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples), Southern Ethiopia Peoples" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -658,9 +654,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice and Democracy or EZEMA   
Gedeo People's Democratic Party
Independent
Kucha People Democratic Party 
National Movement of Amhara or NAMA
Prosperity Party or PP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, BRICS, COMESA, EITI, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (accession candidate)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador BINALF Andualem Ashenef (since 25 February 2025)" @@ -701,12 +694,24 @@ "text": "
AddisACS@state.gov

https://et.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, BRICS, COMESA, EITI, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (accession candidate)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world, at least 2,000 years; may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which appeared in the first century B.C." + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; green stands for hope and the land's fertility, yellow for justice and harmony, and red for sacrifice and heroism; the blue of the disk symbolizes peace, and the pentagram represents the unity and equality of the Ethiopian people", "note": "note: Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and newly independent African countries often adopted the Ethiopian flag's colors, leading them to become known as the pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Abyssinian lion (traditional), yellow pentagram with five rays of light on a blue field (promoted by current government); national colors: green, yellow, red" + "text": "Abyssinian lion (traditional), yellow pentagram with five rays of light on a blue field (promoted by government)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 5443496c..1ae039dc 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 10.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -356,21 +361,23 @@ "text": "0.2% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "58.1%" + "text": "51.6% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "65.2%" + "text": "65.3% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "51.2% (2021)" + "text": "40.5% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -486,12 +493,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "5 regions, 1 city*, and 1 municipality**; Banjul*, Central River, Kanifing**, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, West Coast" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "18 February 1965 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 18 February (1965)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law" }, @@ -587,9 +588,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC 
Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC 
Gambia Moral Congress or GMC 
National People's Party or NPP 
People's Progressive Party or PPP 
United Democratic Party or UDP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Momodou Lamin BAH (12 December 2022)" @@ -627,11 +625,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularBanjul@state.gov

https://gm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "18 February 1965 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 18 February (1965)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green; red stands for the sun and the savannah, blue for the Gambia River, and green for forests and agriculture; the white stripes denote unity and peace" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, blue, green, white" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 35115743..d3a6e67e 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 6.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.52 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,21 +343,23 @@ "text": "4.8% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.6% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "85.5%" + "text": "88.9% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "86.2%" + "text": "90.8% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "84.7% (2021)" + "text": "87.1% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -474,12 +481,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of French civil law and customary law" }, @@ -591,9 +592,6 @@ "text": "Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG 
Restoration of Republican Values or RV
The Democrats or LD", "note": "Paul Mba Abessole" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Noël Nelson MESSONE (12 December 2022)" @@ -634,14 +632,26 @@ "text": "
ACSLibreville@state.gov

https://ga.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue; green stands for the country's forests and natural resources, gold for the equator and the sun, and blue for the sea" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "black panther; national colors: green, yellow, blue" + "text": "black panther" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, blue" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "On Gabon’s coat of arms, the panthers represent vigilance and courage, and they support a shield with a ship and an okoume tree, which is a symbol of the timber trade. The ribbon below the shield has the national motto in French, Union, Travail, Justice (\"Union, Work, Justice\"), and the ribbon above the shield has the Latin phrase Uniti Progrediemur (\"We shall go forward united\")." + "text": "the panthers represent vigilance and courage, and they support a shield with a ship and an okoume tree, which is a symbol of the timber trade; the ribbon below the shield has the national motto in French, Union, Travail, Justice (\"Union, Work, Justice\"), and the ribbon above the shield has the Latin phrase Uniti Progrediemur (\"We shall go forward united\")" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 0d038714..8d005d5f 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 7.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -356,21 +361,23 @@ "text": "2.4% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "79%" + "text": "76.5% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "83.5%" + "text": "81.3% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "74.5% (2018)" + "text": "72.1% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -500,12 +507,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "16 regions; Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western, Western North" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 March 1957 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 March (1957)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -600,9 +601,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All Peoples Congress or APC 
Convention People's Party or CPP 
Ghana Freedom Party or GFP 
Ghana Union Movement or GUM 
Great Consolidated Popular Party or GCPP 
Liberal Party of Ghana or LPG 
National Democratic Congress or NDC 
National Democratic Party or NDP 
New Patriotic Party or NPP 
People's National Convention or PNC 
Progressive People's Party or PPP 
United Front Party or UFP 
United Progressive Party or UPP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires (vacant); note - The Embassy website notes Francis GBORGLAH is the Acting Head of Mission (since 5 February 2025)" @@ -640,12 +638,24 @@ "text": "
ACSAccra@state.gov

https://gh.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 March 1957 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 March (1957)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; red stands for the blood shed for independence, yellow for the country's mineral wealth, and green for its forests and natural wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African freedom", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "black star, golden eagle; national colors: red, yellow, green, black" + "text": "black star, golden eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 559a4665..25e31fc0 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 14.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -336,21 +341,23 @@ "text": "1.9% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.3% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "45.3%" + "text": "40% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "61.2%" + "text": "54% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "31.3% (2021)" + "text": "28% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -408,11 +415,6 @@ "text": "3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to reduced incomes - levels of acute food insecurity are expected to increase in 2023; food prices are likely to remain at high levels, supported by the unfolding effects of the war in Ukraine on international trade; nearly 710,000 people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season, an improvement compared to 2022 when about 1.22 million people were estimated to face acute food insecurity; acute food insecurity is mainly driven by high food prices (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "37.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -497,12 +499,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 regions administrative (administrative regions) and 1 gouvenorat (governorate)*; Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "2 October 1958 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 2 October (1958)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" }, @@ -590,9 +586,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE 
Alliance for National Renewal or ARN 
Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA 
Bloc Liberal or BL 
Citizen Generation or GECI 
Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC 
Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR 
Democratic National Movement or MND
Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP 
Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG 
Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG 
Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG 
Front for the National Alliance or FAN 
Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP 
Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE 
Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD 
Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD 
Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD 
Guinean Rally for Development or RGD 
Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD 
Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR 
Modern Guinea 
Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD 
National Committee for Reconciliation and Development 
National Front for Development or FND 
National Union for Prosperity or UNP 
National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN 
New Democratic Forces or NFD 
New Generation for the Republic or NGR 
New Guinea or NG 
New Political Generation or NGP 
Party for Progress and Change or PPC 
Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT 
Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES 
Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP 
Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN 
Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD 
Rally for the Guinean People or RPG 
Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG 
Rally for the Republic or RPR 
Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG
Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR 
Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR 
Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG 
Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG 
Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG 
Union of Republican Forces or UFR 
Unity and Progress Party or PUP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Fatoumata KABA (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -633,12 +626,24 @@ "text": "
ConakryACS@state.gov

https://gn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "2 October 1958 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 2 October (1958)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow for the sun, the riches of the earth, and justice; green for the country's vegetation and unity", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "elephant; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index dc44541f..84bcf836 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ "text": "total: 20.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -357,21 +362,23 @@ "text": "1.9% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "89.9%" + "text": "50% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "93.1%" + "text": "60.2% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "86.7% (2019)" + "text": "40.3% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -516,12 +523,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court reviews legislation" }, @@ -646,9 +647,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "African Peoples' Party-Cote d'Ivoire or PPA-CI 
Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI 
Ivorian Popular Front or FPI 
Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER 
Movement of the Future Forces or MFA 
Pan-African Congress for People's Justice and Equality or COJEP 
Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP 
Rally of the Republicans or RDR
Together for Democracy and Sovereignty or EDS 
Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI,and allies) 
Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI 
Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ibrahima TOURE (since 13 January 2022)" @@ -686,12 +684,24 @@ "text": "
AbjAmCit@state.gov

https://ci.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange stands for the savannah and fertility, white for peace and unity, green for the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future; design based on France's flag", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed -- green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "elephant; national colors: orange, white, green" + "text": "elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "orange, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 6b1a6e17..a0644bd0 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -288,8 +288,13 @@ "text": "total: 28.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.29 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -365,13 +370,15 @@ "text": "1.8% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.4% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "82.6%" }, @@ -426,11 +433,6 @@ "text": "4.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies": { - "text": "due to weather extremes - according to the latest estimates, about 5.4 million people were acutely food insecure between March and June 2023, reflecting the lingering impact of a prolonged and severe drought between late 2020 and early 2023 that affected crop and livestock production, mainly in northern and eastern pastoral and marginal agricultural areas (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "12.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -523,12 +525,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "47 counties; Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo/Marakwet, Embu, Garissa, Homa Bay, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kakamega, Kericho, Kiambu, Kilifi, Kirinyaga, Kisii, Kisumu, Kitui, Kwale, Laikipia, Lamu, Machakos, Makueni, Mandera, Marsabit, Meru, Migori, Mombasa, Murang'a, Nairobi City, Nakuru, Nandi, Narok, Nyamira, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Siaya, Taita/Taveta, Tana River, Tharaka-Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Turkana, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga, Wajir, West Pokot" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "12 December 1963 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963); note - Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963) marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; Supreme Court reviews laws" }, @@ -658,9 +654,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Azimio La Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party
Amani National Congress or ANC
Chama Cha Kazi or CCK
Democratic Action Party or DAP-K
Democratic Party or DP
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Kenya or FORD-Kenya
Grand Dream Development Party or GDDP         
Jubilee Party or JP
Kenya African National Union or KANU
Kenya Kwanza coalition
Kenya Union Party or KUP
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party or MCC
Movement for Democracy and Growth or MDG
National Agenda Party or NAP-K                       
National Ordinary People Empowerment Union or NOPEU
Orange Democratic Movement or ODM
Pamoja African Alliance or PAA]
The Service Party or TSP
United Democratic Alliance or UDA
United Democratic Movement or UDM
United Democratic Party or UDP
United Party of Independent Alliance or UPIA                                      
United Progressive Alliance or UPA                                        
Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya or WDM-K

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCT, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador David Kipkorir Kiplagat KERICH (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -701,11 +694,23 @@ "text": "
kenya_acs@state.gov

https://ke.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCT, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "12 December 1963 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963); note - Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963) marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a large Maasai warrior's shield covering crossed spears is at the center; black stands for the majority population, red for the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green for natural wealth, and white for peace; the shield and crossed spears symbolize the defense of freedom" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: black, red, green, white" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, red, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 12be82de..f11fb9e0 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 16% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "16.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "16.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -349,13 +354,15 @@ "text": "8.4% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.4% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "48.3%" }, @@ -410,11 +417,6 @@ "text": "3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to high food prices and macroeconomic challenges - levels of acute food insecurity are expected to increase in 2023 associated with high food prices due to high international commodity prices and elevated transportation costs, exacerbated by the unfolding effects of the war in Ukraine on international trade and commodity prices; food availability and access are likely to remain limited by high food prices and below‑average imports; an expected further slowdown in economic domestic growth in 2023 is likely to compound food insecurity conditions for the most vulnerable households; in the June to August 2023 lean season period, over 531,000 people are projected to face acute food insecurity (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "35.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -478,12 +480,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 July 1847" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1847)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of common law, based on Anglo-American law and customary law" }, @@ -614,9 +610,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All Liberian Party or ALP 
Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD 
Alternative National Congress or ANC 
Coalition for Democratic Change (includes CDC, NPP, and LPDP)
Collaborating Political Parties or CPP (coalition includes ANC, LP; CPP dissolved in April 2024)
Congress for Democratic Change or CDC 
Liberia Destiny Party or LDP 
Liberia National Union or LINU 
Liberia Transformation Party or LTP 
Liberian People Democratic Party or LPDP 
Liberian People's Party or LPP 
Liberian Restoration Party or LRP 
Liberty Party or LP 
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction or MDR 
Movement for Economic Empowerment 
Movement for Progressive Change or MPC 
National Democratic Coalition or NDC 
National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL 
National Patriotic Party or NPP 
National Reformist Party or NRP 
National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP 
People's Unification Party or PUP 
Unity Party or UP 
United People's Party 
Victory for Change Party or VCP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Isaac Chennoweth YEAH, Sr. (since 15 January 2025)" @@ -657,11 +650,23 @@ "text": "
ACSMonrovia@state.gov

https://lr.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 July 1847" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1847)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a five-pointed white star sits on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, the blue square represents the African mainland, and the star represents the freedom granted to the ex-slaves; the blue stands for liberty, justice, and fidelity, the white for purity, cleanliness, and guilelessness, and the red for steadfastness, valor, and fervor; the design is based on the US flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white star; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "white star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 22bdd00c..4444f207 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 17.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -341,21 +346,23 @@ "text": "1.9% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.4% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "81%" + "text": "86.2% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "72.9%" + "text": "80.2% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.8% (2021)" + "text": "91.8% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -413,11 +420,6 @@ "text": "2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to high food prices and economic downturn - food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the high food prices and a slow economic recovery that is impinging on households’ economic capacity to access food; Lesotho  is a net importer of key staple food commodities and energy, domestic prices have been largely influenced by the high level of international prices (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "17.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -496,12 +498,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 October 1966 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 4 October (1966)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; High Court and Court of Appeal review legislative acts" }, @@ -623,9 +619,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All Basotho Convention or ABC 
Alliance of Democrats or AD 
Basotho Action Party or BAP 
Basotho National Party or BNP 
Democratic Congress or DC 
Democratic Party of Lesotho or DPL 
Lesotho People's Congress or LPC 
Movement of Economic Change or MEC 
National Independent Party or NIP 
Popular Front for Democracy of PFD
Reformed Congress of Lesotho or RCL " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Tumisang MOSOTHO (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -663,11 +656,23 @@ "text": "
USConsularMaseru@state.gov

https://ls.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 October 1966 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 4 October (1966)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green, representing respectively rain, peace, and prosperity; centered in the white stripe is a black mokorotlo, a traditional Basotho straw hat and national symbol; the redesigned flag was introduced in 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "mokorotio (Basotho hat); national colors: blue, white, green, black" + "text": "mokorotio (Basotho hat)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, green, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 63ded2a4..75da8732 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, + "Health expenditure": { + "text": "5.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, @@ -328,13 +331,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "59.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "91%" }, @@ -389,11 +386,6 @@ "text": "1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to civil insecurity, economic and political instability, and high food prices - a 2023 analysis states that about 300,000 people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2023; the country relies heavily on imports (up to 90%) to cover its cereal consumption requirements (mostly wheat for human consumption and barley for feed); between 2016 and 2020, the country sourced over 30% of its wheat imports from Ukraine, and 20% from the Russian Federation; almost 65% of total maize imports of 650,000 mt, and 50% of total barley imports of 1 million mt originated from Ukraine, making the Libya vulnerable to disruptions in shipments from the Black Sea region (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "29.84 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -469,12 +461,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "Libya's post-revolution system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities" }, @@ -550,9 +536,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "NA
" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BDEAC, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, LCBC, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNSMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Fadil S M OMAR (since 17 July 2023)" @@ -588,11 +571,23 @@ }, "note": "note: the US Embassy in Tripoli closed in July 2014 due to Libyan civil unrest; embassy staff and operations currently are located at US Embassy Tunis, Tunisia" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BDEAC, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, LCBC, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNSMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double-width), and green, with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe; the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design from the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) in 2011 to replace the all-green banner of the QADHAFI regime; the colors represent the three major regions of the country: red stands for Fezzan, black for Cyrenaica, and green for Tripolitania; the crescent and star represent Islam" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "star and crescent, hawk; national colors: red, black, green" + "text": "star and crescent, hawk" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index ab7c403b..34a4d401 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 43.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -344,21 +349,23 @@ "text": "11.2% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18% national budget (2019 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "77.3%" + "text": "74.7% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "78.8%" + "text": "77.9% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "75.8% (2021)" + "text": "71.8% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -416,11 +423,6 @@ "text": "4.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to the effects of extreme weather events and slow economic recovery - in 2023, an estimated 2.2 million people are projected to face crisis levels of acute food insecurity in southern and southeastern areas, due to successive years of droughts; cyclone Freddy in February 2023 caused disruptions to livelihoods and resulted in crop damage, which further aggravated food insecurity (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "16.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -493,12 +495,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 June 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 June (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation" }, @@ -618,9 +614,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Group of Young Malagasy Patriots (Groupe des Jeunes Malgaches Patriotes) or GJMP
I Love Madagascar (Tiako I Madagasikara) or TIM
Isika Rehetra Miaraka amin'i Andry Rajoelina coalition or IRD
Malagasy Aware (Malagasy Tonga Saina) or MTS
Malagasy Tia Tanindrazana or MATITA or ANGADY
Movement for Democracy in Madagascar (Mouvement pour la Démocratie à Madagascar) or MDM
Rally for Democratic Socialism (Rassemblement pour Socialisme Démocratique - Nouveau) or RPSD Vaovao
Young Malagasies Determined (Tanora Malagasy Vonona) or TGV

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Lantosoa RAKOTOMALALA (since 13 January 2025)" @@ -658,11 +651,23 @@ "text": "
antanACS@state.gov

https://mg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 June 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 26 June (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green, with a vertical white band of the same width on hoist side; red stands for sovereignty, green for hope, and white for purity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "traveller's palm (ravenala), zebu; national colors: red, green, white" + "text": "traveller's palm (ravenala), zebu" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 1a40b64c..993f95e7 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "3.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "7% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "1.2% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "67.3%" + "text": "70.2% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "71.2%" + "text": "78.6% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "63.7% (2021)" + "text": "62.7% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -422,11 +429,6 @@ "text": "4.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to weather extremes and high food prices - the latest analysis indicates that about 3.8 million people (20 percent of the population) are estimated to have faced high levels of acute food insecurity between January and March 2023; this figure is more than double the number in the corresponding months of 2022; high food prices are the key reason for the deterioration in food insecurity, which, in the absence of a substantial increase in incomes, are severely constraining households’ economic access to food; production shortfalls in southern districts in 2022, areas that have the highest prevalence of food insecurity, are a further contributing factor; the impact of Cyclone Freddy (February-March 2023) on southern districts, including crop losses and destruction of infrastructure as well as high food prices, are expected to aggravate food insecurity conditions in 2023 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "18.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -513,12 +515,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 July 1964 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1964); note - also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law; Supreme Court of Appeal reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -614,9 +610,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP 
Malawi Congress Party or MCP 
People's Party or PP 
United Democratic Front or UDF
United Transformation Movement or UTM " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Esme Jynet CHOMBO (since 19 April 2022)" @@ -651,11 +644,23 @@ "text": "
LilongweConsular@state.gov

https://mw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 July 1964 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1964); note - also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green, with a rising red sun centered on the black band; black represents ethnic groups, red the blood shed in their struggle for freedom, and green the color of nature; the sun represents the hope of freedom for the continent of Africa" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: black, red, green" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, red, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 9f04540d..55ca1344 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 13.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -354,21 +359,23 @@ "text": "2.1% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.8% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "35.5%" + "text": "35% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "46.2%" + "text": "46% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "25.7% (2018)" + "text": "26% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -426,11 +433,6 @@ "text": "4.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "

due to civil insecurity and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 1.26 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period; in total however, the number of food insecure is lower in 2023 compared to 2022; food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the impact of the conflict in central and northern areas, which has caused the displacement of over 375,000 people, as of April 2023; persistent high food prices affect vulnerable households across the country, but limit in particular the food access of people in conflict-affected areas due to market disruptions and limited access to sources of income and humanitarian assistance

(2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "38.55 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -517,12 +519,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "19 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*; Bamako*, Bandiagara, Bougouni, Dioila, Douentza, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Kita, Koulikoro, Koutiala, Menaka, Mopti, Nara, Nioro, San, Segou, Sikasso, Taoudenni, Tombouctou (Timbuktu)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "22 September 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 22 September (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -614,9 +610,6 @@ "text": "

African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI
Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP-Maliba
Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity, and Justice or ADEMA-PASJ
Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces or ASMA-CFP
Convergence for the Development of Mali or CODEM
Democratic Alliance for Peace or ADP-Maliba
Movement for Mali or MPM
Party for National Renewal (also Rebirth or Renaissance or PARENA)
Rally for Mali or RPM 
Social Democratic Convention or CDS
Union for Democracy and Development or UDD
Union for Republic and Democracy or URD
Yéléma

", "note": "note 1:  only parties with 2 or more seats in the last National Assembly parliamentary elections (30 March and 19 April 2020) included

note 2:  the National Assembly was dissolved on 18 August 2020 following a military coup and replaced with a National Transition Council; currently 121 members, party affiliations unknown" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOPS, UN Women, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, World Bank Group, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sékou BERTHE (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -654,12 +647,24 @@ "text": "
ACSBamako@state.gov

https://ml.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOPS, UN Women, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, World Bank Group, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "22 September 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 22 September (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Great Mosque of Djenne; national colors: green, yellow, red" + "text": "Great Mosque of Djenne" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index b2ced46e..cbbe3504 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.74 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -361,14 +366,15 @@ "text": "13.7% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2020)", - "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "23.3% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "75.9%" }, @@ -534,12 +540,6 @@ "text": "12 regions; Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Casablanca-Settat, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Draa-Tafilalet, Fes-Meknes, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Safi, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima", "note": "note: effective 10 December 2020, the US Government recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over all of the territory of former Western Sahara" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "2 March 1956 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -659,9 +659,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Action Party or PA
Amal (hope) Party
An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj or Democratic Way
Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM
Constitutional Union Party or UC
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS
Democratic Forces Front or FFD
Environment and Sustainable Development Party or PEDD
Federation of the Democratic Left or FGD
Green Left Party or PGV
Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI
Moroccan Liberal Party or PML
Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD
National Democratic Party
National Rally of Independents or RNI
Neo-Democrats Party
Party of Development Reform or PRD
Party of Justice and Development or PJD
Party of Liberty and Social Justice or PLJS
Party of Progress and Socialism or PPS
Popular Movement or MP
Renaissance and Virtue Party or PRV
Renaissance Party
Renewal and Equity Party or PRE
Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party
Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP
Unified Socialist Party or GSU
Unity and Democracy Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Youssef AMRANI (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -705,11 +702,23 @@ "text": "Casablanca" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "2 March 1956 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a green pentacle (five-pointed linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf; the pentacle represents the five pillars of Islam and signifies the association between God and the nation; the design dates to 1912" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "pentacle symbol, lion; national colors: red, green" + "text": "pentacle symbol, lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index f2481a63..1001066e 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -325,21 +330,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "62% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "92.2%" + "text": "93% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "93.5%" + "text": "95% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "90.5% (2021)" + "text": "91% (2016 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -467,12 +474,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "12 March 1968 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law" }, @@ -571,9 +572,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance Morisien (Mauritian Alliance)
Jean-Claude Barbier Movement (Mouvement Jean-Claude Barbier) or MJCB
Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) or MMM
Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Democrate) or PMSD
Mauritius Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PTR or MLP
Militant Platform (Plateforme Militante) or PM
Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialist Mauricien) or MSM
Muvman Liberater or ML
National Alliance
Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotique) or MAG
Rodrigues Peoples Organization (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) or OPR" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Dhanandjay GOBOODUN (since 9 January 2025)" @@ -611,12 +609,24 @@ "text": "
PTLConsular@state.gov

https://mu.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "12 March 1968 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green; red stands for self-determination and independence, blue for the Indian Ocean, yellow for the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future, and green for agriculture or the island's lush vegetation", "note": "note: the flag of Mauritius is the only national flag with four horizontal color bands" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "dodo bird, Trochetia Boutoniana flower; national colors: red, blue, yellow, green" + "text": "dodo bird, earring tree flower (Trochetia boutoniana)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index da01892c..c5e7b0f5 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -287,8 +287,13 @@ "text": "total: 14.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -361,21 +366,23 @@ "text": "1.2% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.2% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "67%" + "text": "59.5% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "71.8%" + "text": "70.1% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "62.2% (2021)" + "text": "51.8% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -433,11 +440,6 @@ "text": "3.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to high food prices - according to the latest analysis, over 472,000 people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance during the June to August 2023 lean season; this would be an improvement compared to the previous year, mostly due to a substantial increase in cereal production in 2022; high food prices, in particular of imported wheat, continue to worsen acute food security (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "41.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -522,12 +524,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "15 regions (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott Nord, Nouakchott Ouest, Nouakchott Sud, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "28 November 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Islamic and French civil law" }, @@ -623,9 +619,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR
El Insaf or Equity Party
El Islah or Reform Party
El Karama or Dignity Party
El Vadila or Virtue Party
Mauritanian Party of Union and Change or HATEM
National Democratic Alliance or AND
National Rally for Reform and Development or RNRD or TAWASSOUL
Nida El-Watan
Party for Conciliation and Prosperity or HIWAR
Party of the Mauritanian Masses or Hakam
Republican Front for Unity and Democracy or FRUD
Sawab Party
Union for Democracy and Progress or UDP
Union of Planning and Construction or UPC" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Cissé Mint Cheikh Ould BOIDE (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -663,11 +656,23 @@ "text": "
consularnkc@state.gov

https://mr.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "28 November 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a five-pointed yellow star between the ends of a yellow, upward-pointing crescent moon and red stripes along the top and bottom edges; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; green also represents hope for a bright future; the yellow color stands for the sands of the Sahara, and red for blood shed in the fight for independence" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a horizontal crescent moon; national colors: green, yellow" + "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a horizontal crescent moon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 9b634de8..f087329a 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 26.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -354,21 +359,23 @@ "text": "9.7% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.8% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "63.4%" + "text": "60% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "74.1%" + "text": "72% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "53.8% (2021)" + "text": "49% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -426,11 +433,6 @@ "text": "4.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "

due to shortfall in insecurity in northern areas and extreme weather events - food insecurity estimates for 2023 are not yet available, but the landing of cyclone Freddy in February 2023 is expected to have caused disruptions to livelihoods and resulted in crop damage, aggravating food insecurity of the affected population

(2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "16.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -520,12 +522,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 June 1975 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 25 June (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Portuguese civil law and customary law" }, @@ -620,9 +616,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) or MDM
Liberation Front of Mozambique (Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique) or FRELIMO
Mozambican National Resistance (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) or RENAMO" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP,  UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, Union Latina, UPU, WCO, WFP, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Alfredo Fabião NUVUNGA (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -657,12 +650,24 @@ "text": "
MaputaConsular@state.gov

https://mz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP,  UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, Union Latina, UPU, WCO, WFP, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 June 1975 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 25 June (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow, with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star with a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book; green stands for the riches of the land, white for peace, black for the African continent, yellow for the country's minerals, and red for the fight for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism", "note": "note: one of two national flags featuring a firearm; the other is Guatemala" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "national symbols: rifle, hoe, and book; national colors: green, black, yellow, white, red" + "text": "rifle, hoe, and book" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, black, yellow, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1152,6 +1157,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the FADM and other security forces are referred to collectively as the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces (FDS)

note 2: the PRM, SERNIC, and the UIR are responsible for law enforcement and internal security; the Border Security Force is responsible for protecting the country’s international borders and for carrying out police duties within 24 miles of borders

note 3: in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and receives training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1163,9 +1171,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 003fa7d8..1d9a1bc8 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 31.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -342,21 +347,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "80.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "35.6% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "47.9% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "29% (2018)" + "text": "25.7% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -414,11 +421,6 @@ "text": "4.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to internal conflict, high food prices, and floods - about 3.28 million people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season period; this would be an improvement on the situation in 2022, mostly reflecting the sharp upturn in crop yields following the below average cereal output in 2021; persistent insecurity continues to disrupt livelihoods and has displaced over 370,000 people, mostly in the Diffa, Tahoua and Tillabery regions, as of May 2023; high food prices, as well as the floods in 2022 that affected about 327,000 people, are additional factors that have aggravated food insecurity (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "50.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -510,12 +512,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 regions (régions, singular - région) and 1 capital district* (communauté urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "note: following the 26 July 2023 military coup, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland assumed control of all government institutions and rules by decree; formerly, mixed system of civil law, based on French civil law, Islamic law, and customary law" }, @@ -602,9 +598,6 @@ "text": "

Alliance for Democracy and the Republic
Alliance for Democratic Renewal or ARD-Adaltchi-Mutuntchi 
Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger or AMEN AMIN
Congress for the Republic or CPR-Inganci
Democratic Alternation for Equity in Niger
Democratic and Republican Renewal-RDR-Tchanji
Democratic Movement for the Emergence of Niger Falala
Democratic Patriots' Rally or RPD Bazara
National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya
Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya
Nigerien Patriotic Movement or MPN-Kishin Kassa
Nigerien Rally for Democracy and Peace
Patriotic Movement for the Republic or MPR-Jamhuriya
Peace, Justice, Progress–Generation Doubara
Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a
Rally for Peace and Progress or RPP Farilla
Social Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya
Social Democratic Party or PSD-Bassira

", "note": "Note: after the 26 July 2023 military coup, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland dissolved the National Assembly and prohibited all political party activity " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MINUSCA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Hassane IDI (since 3 August 2023)" @@ -642,12 +635,24 @@ "text": "
consulateniamey@state.gov

https://ne.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MINUSCA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green, with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange stands for the northern Sahara regions, white for purity and innocence, and green for hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the people's sacrifices ", "note": "note: similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "zebu; national colors: orange, white, green" + "text": "zebu" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "orange, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1073,6 +1078,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings

note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1084,9 +1092,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index acda27a1..ecaf73c9 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 17.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -359,21 +364,23 @@ }, "note": "note: due to prolonged insecurity concerns, some parts of states, including Borno state, were not sampled" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2013)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "4.3% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "62%" + "text": "63.2% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "71.3%" + "text": "73.7% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "52.7% (2018)" + "text": "53.3% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -420,11 +427,6 @@ "text": "3.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to persistent civil conflict in the northern areas, floods, high food prices, and an economic slowdown - about 24.86 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season, which is more than the 19.45 million people estimated to be acutely food insecure in 2022; acute food insecurity is mostly the result of worsening insecurity and conflicts in northern states, which, as well as impeding farmers’ physical access to their lands and disrupting agricultural activities, led to the displacement of about 3.57 million people as of April 2023; macroeconomic challenges, marked by persistent high inflation, depreciation of the naira on the informal market, high fuel prices and the lingering impacts of cash shortages following the introduction of new banknotes at the start of 2023, have aggravated the food security conditions of vulnerable households (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "55.64 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -502,12 +504,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 October 1960 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law" }, @@ -637,9 +633,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Accord Party or ACC 
Africa Democratic Congress or ADC  
All Progressives Congress or APC 
All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA 
Labor Party or LP 
New Nigeria People’s Party or NNPP 
Peoples Democratic Party or PDP 
Young Progressive Party or YPP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, CD, D-8, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MINURSO, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Samson Sunday ITEGBOJE (since 22 October 2024)" @@ -683,11 +676,23 @@ "text": "Lagos" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, CD, D-8, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MINURSO, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 October 1960 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green; the color green stands for the country's forests and natural resources, and white for peace and unity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "eagle; national colors: green, white" + "text": "eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1191,6 +1196,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the NSCDC is a paramilitary agency commissioned to assist the military in the management of threats to internal security, including attacks and natural disasters

note 2: some states have created local security forces akin to neighborhood watches in response to increased violence, insecurity, and criminality that have exceeded the response capacity of federal government security forces, but official security forces remained the constitutional prerogative of the federal government; in 2023, the federal government began deploying thousands of \"agro rangers\" across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory to help safeguard farmland and mediate conflicts, especially in areas hit by farmer-herder clashes" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2024)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1202,9 +1210,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index b5fbe95b..68adfdb7 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 21.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -296,13 +301,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "72% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.1% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "34.5%" }, @@ -357,11 +364,6 @@ "text": "4.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to economic downturn, the lingering effects of floods, and prolonged internal conflict - despite sustained humanitarian assistance, food insecurity still affects large segments of the population, owing to rampant inflation and insufficient food supplies due to stagnant agricultural production, the effects of consecutive years with widespread floods, and the escalation of organized violence at the sub-national level since 2020; about 7.76 million people, almost two thirds of the total population, are expected to face severe acute food insecurity in the lean season between April and July 2023; the high levels of cereal prices are mainly due to insufficient supplies, low foreign currency reserves, a weak national currency and high fuel prices; further upward pressure was exerted by reduced imports from neighboring Uganda, where exportable surpluses shrunk in 2022 following a reduced cereal production (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "20.18 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -431,12 +433,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria; note - in 2015, the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional states; following the February 2020 peace agreement, the country was again reorganized into the 10 original states, plus 2 administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and 1 special administrative status area, Abyei (which is disputed between South Sudan and Sudan); this latest administrative revision has not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 July 2011 (from Sudan)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 9 July (2011)" - }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 2005 (pre-independence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011)" @@ -543,9 +539,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Democratic Change or DC
Democratic Forum or DF
Labour Party or LPSS
South Sudan Opposition Alliance or SSOA
Sudan African National Union or SANU
Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO
United Democratic Salvation Front or UDSF    
United South Sudan African Party or USSAP
United South Sudan Party or USSP

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AU, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Santino Fardol Watod DICKEN (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -580,12 +573,24 @@ "text": "
ACSJuba@state.gov

https://ss.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AU, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 July 2011 (from Sudan)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 9 July (2011)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side has a gold, five-pointed star; black stands for the people, red for the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green for the land, and blue for the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the country's states", "note": "note: resembles the flag of Kenya; South Sudan has one of two national flags that display six colors as part of the primary design -- the other is South Africa's" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "African fish eagle; national colors: red, green, blue, yellow, black, white" + "text": "African fish eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green, blue, yellow, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -965,6 +970,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the NUF are being formed by retraining rebel and pro-government militia fighters into military, police, and other government security forces; the first operational NUF deployed in November 2023

note 2: numerous irregular forces operate in the country with official knowledge, including militias operated by the National Security Service (an internal security force under the Ministry of National Security) and proxy forces" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -976,9 +984,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 5d8d380f..37c7d097 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ "text": "total: 26.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.25 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -339,21 +344,18 @@ "text": "2.2% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "2.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "63.9% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "67%" + "text": "77.3% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "39.9% (2021)" + "text": "52.2% (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -475,12 +477,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama/Bijagos, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 September (1973)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence; influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law" }, @@ -577,9 +573,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cabo Verde or PAIGC 
Democratic Convergence Party or PCD 
Movement for Democratic Alternation Group of 15 or MADEM-G15 
National People’s Assembly – Democratic Party of Guinea Bissau or APU-PDGB 
New Democracy Party or PND 
Party for Social Renewal or PRS 
Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID 
Union for Change or UM " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Maria Da Conceição NOBRE CABRAL (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -605,12 +598,24 @@ "text": "
dakarACS@state.gov

https://gw.usmission.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 24 September (1973)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; a black five-pointed star is centered in the red band; yellow stands for the sun, green for hope, red for blood shed during the struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the Ghanaian flag heavily influenced the design" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "black star; national colors: red, yellow, green, black" + "text": "black star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 1f14a2cf..27fb2ecb 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 17.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -354,21 +359,23 @@ "text": "0.4% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.9% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "75.9%" + "text": "79% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "78.7%" + "text": "81% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "73.3% (2021)" + "text": "77% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -509,12 +516,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -640,9 +641,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Green Party of Rwanda or DGPR 
Liberal Party or PL 
Party for Progress and Concord or PPC 
Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF 
Rwandan Patriotic Front Coalition (includes RPF, PPC, PSP, UDPR, PDI, PSR, PDC) 
Social Democratic Party or PSD 
Social Party Imberakuri or PS-Imberakuri " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mathilde MUKANTABANA (since 18 July 2013)" @@ -680,11 +678,23 @@ "text": "
consularkigali@state.gov

https://rw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double-width), yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band; blue stands for happiness and peace, yellow for economic development and mineral wealth, and green for hope for prosperity and natural resources; the sun symbolizes unity and enlightenment" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "traditional woven basket with peaked lid; national colors: blue, yellow, green" + "text": "traditional woven basket with peaked lid" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1121,8 +1131,11 @@ "text": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF; Ingabo z’u Rwanda): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force, Special Units

Ministry of Internal Security: Rwanda National Police (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2022": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -1132,9 +1145,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index dc52de15..ee1df2db 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.25 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -325,13 +330,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "45% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "95.9%" }, @@ -466,12 +473,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "27 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Royale, Au Cap, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand Anse Mahe, Grand Anse Praslin, Ile Persévérance I, Ile Persévérance II, La Digue, La Rivière Anglaise, Les Mamelles, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Roche Caiman, Saint Louis, Takamaka" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "29 June 1976 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" }, @@ -567,9 +568,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy or SPSJD
Seychellois Democratic Alliance or LDS (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa/Union Démocratique Seychelloise)
Seychelles National Party or SNP
United Seychelles or US" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ian Dereck Joseph MADELEINE (since 1 December 2021); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -598,11 +596,23 @@ "text": "[248] 422 5256" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "29 June 1976 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom), radiating from the bottom of the hoist side; the bands symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future; blue stands for the sky and sea, yellow for the sun giving light and life, red for the people's determination to work for the future in unity and love, white for social justice and harmony, and green for the land and natural environment" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "coco de mer (sea coconut); national colors: blue, yellow, red, white, green" + "text": "coco de mer (sea coconut)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1025,6 +1035,9 @@ "note": "
 " }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1036,9 +1049,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 139a4990..1e6bb9eb 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.79 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -360,21 +365,23 @@ "text": "0.6% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "90% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "95.5%" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5% (2019)" + "text": "89% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -516,12 +523,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 22 August 1934 (Status of the Union Act); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law" }, @@ -643,9 +644,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "African Christian Democratic Party or ACDP 
African Independent Congress or AIC 
African National Congress or ANC 
African People's Convention or APC 
Agang SA 
Congress of the People or COPE 
Democratic Alliance or DA 
Economic Freedom Fighters or EFF 
Freedom Front Plus or FF+ 
GOOD 
Inkatha Freedom Party or IFP 
National Freedom Party or NFP 
Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania or PAC 
United Christian Democratic Party or UCDP 
United Democratic Movement or UDM " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AIIB, AU, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, NSG, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Ismail ESAU (since 18 March 2025)" @@ -689,12 +687,24 @@ "text": "Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AIIB, AU, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, NSG, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 22 August 1934 (Status of the Union Act); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal-width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y; a black isosceles triangle is in the Y, with narrow yellow bands around it; the red and blue bands are bordered by narrow white stripes; the colors have no official meaning, but the Y stands for \"the convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity\"", "note": "note: South Africa has one of two national flags that display six colors as part of the primary design -- the other is South Sudan's" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "springbok (antelope), king protea flower; national colors: red, green, blue, yellow, black, white" + "text": "springbok (antelope), king protea flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green, blue, yellow, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1217,6 +1227,9 @@ "text": "South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army (includes Reserve Force), South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services

Ministry of Police: South African Police Service (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1228,9 +1241,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 2ef03efb..f1eb98d3 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 12.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "3.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -358,21 +363,23 @@ "text": "0.7% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "20.9% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "56.3%" + "text": "50.4% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "68.4%" + "text": "61.5% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "45.4% (2021)" + "text": "41.5% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -430,11 +437,6 @@ "text": "3.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to localized shortfalls in cereal production and reduced incomes - the latest analysis indicates that about 1.26 million people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season; this would be a significant deterioration compared to the previous year; the main drivers of acute food insecurity are macroeconomic challenges and high prices of basic food items (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "38.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -516,12 +518,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 regions (régions, singular - région); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kéedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 4 April (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French law; Constitutional Council reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -616,9 +612,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Citizenship and Work or ACT 
Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar or APR 
Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP 
AND (National Alliance for Democracy) 
And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS 
ARC (Alternative for the next generation of citizens) 
Awalé 
Benno Bokk Yakaar or BBY (United in Hope); coalition includes AFP, APR, BGC, LD-MPT, PIT, PS, and UNP
Bokk Gis Gis coalition 
Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 
Coalition Mimi 2024 
Dare the Future movement 
Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT 
Democratic Renaissance Congress 
Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ 
Gainde Centrist Bloc or BCG 
General Alliance for the Interests of the Republic or AGIR 
Grand Party or GP 
Gueum sa Bopp (Believe in yourself) 
Independence and Labor Party or PIT 
Jotna Coalition 
Liberate the People (Yewwi Askan Wi) or YAW 
Madicke 2019 coalition 
National Union for the People or UNP 
Only Senegal Movement 
Party for Truth and Development or PVD 
Party of Unity and Rally or PUR 
Patriotic Convergence Kaddu Askan Wi or CP-Kaddu Askan Wi 
PRP (Republican party for Progress) 
Rewmi Party 
Save Senegal (Wallu Senegal Grand Coalition) or WS; coalition includes PDS, Jotna Coalition, Democratic Renaissance Congress
Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS 
Socialist Party or PS 
Tekki Movement 
Réewum Ngor (Republic of Values) 
Servants (Les Serviteurs)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Isidor Marcel SENE (since 31 August 2024)" @@ -656,12 +649,24 @@ "text": "
DakarACS@state.gov

https://sn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 April 1960 (from France); 20 August 1960 (full independence after federation with Mali is dissolved)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 4 April (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red, with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; green stands for Islam, progress, and hope, yellow for natural wealth and progress, and red for sacrifice and determination; the star represents unity and hope", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as Mali's flag and the reverse of Guinea's flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: green, yellow, red" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1130,6 +1135,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Police operates in major cities, while the Gendarmerie under the FAS primarily operates outside urban areas; both services have specialized anti-terrorism units, and the Gendarmerie has both Territorial and Mobile components" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1141,9 +1149,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index 77f4dd79..cf860d03 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -360,12 +360,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 administrative areas; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Official birthday of King Charles III, April or June as designated by the governor" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, @@ -413,9 +407,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -424,6 +415,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Official birthday of King Charles III, April or June as designated by the governor" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the upper third of the shield depicts a white plover on a yellow field; the rest of the shield depicts a rocky coastline and a three-masted sailing ship with sails furled and flying an English flag" }, @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ "text": "Saint Helena plover (wire bird)" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The coat of arms of Saint Helena was officially granted on January 30, 1984. The national bird, the Saint Helena plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), is at the top of the shield. The lower part of the shield shows a three-masted sailing ship with the mountainous island to the left. Below the shield is a scroll with the motto “Loyal and unshakable.” The crest shows an image of Saint Helena, holding a cross and a flower." + "text": "the coat of arms of Saint Helena was officially granted on January 30, 1984; the national bird, the Saint Helena plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), is at the top of the shield; the lower part of the shield shows a three-masted sailing ship with the mountainous island to the left; below the shield is a scroll with the motto “Loyal and unshakable;” the crest shows an image of Saint Helena, holding a cross and a flower" }, "National anthem": { "text": "

note: as an overseas territory of the UK, \"God Save the King\" is official (see United Kingdom)

" @@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "17 (2020 est.)" } - }, - "Communications - note": { - "text": "Ascension Island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US))" } }, "Transportation": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index c997a123..538d248c 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 27.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -349,21 +354,23 @@ "text": "4.1% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "8.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "29.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic" - }, "total population": { - "text": "48.6%" + "text": "43.6% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "56.3%" + "text": "54.6% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "41.3% (2022)" + "text": "33.9% (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -410,11 +417,6 @@ "text": "3.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to high food prices and reduced incomes - according to the latest analysis, about 1.18 million people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance between the June to August 2023 lean season; acute food insecurity is underpinned by elevated food prices, in part driven by a weak currency, and low purchasing power of vulnerable households (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "39.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -487,12 +489,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, North Western, Southern, Western*" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 April 1961 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1961)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -589,9 +585,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All People's Congress or APC 
Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sheku MESALI (since 14 January 2025)" @@ -626,11 +619,23 @@ "text": "
consularfreetown@state.gov

https://sl.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 April 1961 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1961)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue; green stands for agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white for unity and justice, and blue for the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: green, white, blue" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1048,6 +1053,9 @@ "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): organized as a Joint Force Command with land, air, and maritime components

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Sierra Leone Police (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "0.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1059,9 +1067,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 3bf51a7e..38b94883 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ "text": "total: 15.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, + "Health expenditure": { + "text": "2.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, @@ -319,18 +322,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "62.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "4.2% national budget (2019 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "54% (2022 est.) NA" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "65% (2022 est.) NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "44% (2022 est.) NA" } } }, @@ -377,11 +385,6 @@ "text": "4.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies": { - "text": "due to drought conditions and internal conflict - the food security situation remains dire and, at national level, about 6.5 million people (almost 40 percent of the total population) are projected to have faced severe acute food insecurity between April and June 2023; the high prevalence and severity of food insecurity are due to prolonged drought, which began in late 2020 and caused severe crop and livestock losses; the impact of the drought on households’ food security has been compounded by prolonged conflicts and hikes in international prices of wheat and fuel caused by the war in Ukraine (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "14.28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -457,12 +460,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 regions (plural - gobollo, singular - gobol); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba), Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba), Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle), Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle), Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)" }, @@ -582,9 +579,6 @@ "text": "

Cosmopolitan Democratic Party
Green Party
Himilo Qaran Party
Ilays Party
Justice and Reconciliation Party
National Progressive Party
Peace and Unity Party
Qaransoor Party
Qiimo Qaran Party
Security and Justice Party
Social Justice Party
Somali Labour Party
Somali Republic Party
Somali Social Unity Party or SSUP
Union for Peace and Development Party or PDP
Wadajir Party

", "note": "note: in 2017 an independent electoral commission (the NIEC) was inaugurated with a mandate to oversee the process of registration of political parties in the country; as of 2021, the NIEC had registered a total of 110 parties" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU (candidate), EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador DAHIR Hassan Abdi (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -616,11 +610,23 @@ "text": "
SomaliaPublicAffairs@state.gov

https://so.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU (candidate), EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the UN flag but today is said to represent the sky and the Indian Ocean; the five points of the star represent the regions in the horn of Africa where Somali people live: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the Northeast Province (Kenya)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "leopard; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "leopard" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1026,7 +1032,7 @@ "note": "note: tens of thousands of militia forces are also active in Somalia" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SNA's inventory includes a variety of mostly older, secondhand equipment largely from Italy, Russia, South Africa, and the UK; in recent years, it has received limited quantities of more modern equipment as aid/donations from a variety of countries, including the US (2024)" + "text": "the SNA's inventory is a mix of older, secondhand, and donated equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription of men aged 18-40 and women aged 18-30 is authorized, but not currently utilized (2023)" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index ff807888..dac9704c 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 12.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -336,9 +341,6 @@ "text": "61.4% (2023 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "60.7%" }, @@ -404,11 +406,6 @@ "text": "3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to conflict, civil insecurity, and soaring food prices - about 19.9 million people are currently expected to require emergency food and livelihood assistance, due to the conflict that broke out in mid-April 2023 which severely damaged livelihoods, paralyzed economic activities, triggered a surge in the already high food prices and caused large-scale displacements, with about 1.67 million people displaced inside of the country and about 528,000 people having fled to neighboring countries (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "21.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -491,12 +488,6 @@ "text": "18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile", "note": "note: the peace Agreement signed in October 2020 included a provision to establish a system of governance to restructure the country's current 18 provinces/states into regions" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1956)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Islamic law and English common law" }, @@ -562,9 +553,6 @@ "text": "

Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party or DUP
Federal Umma Party
Muslim Brotherhood or MB
National Congress Party or NCP
National Umma Party or NUP
Popular Congress Party or PCP
Reform Movement Now
Sudan National Front
Sudanese Communist Party or SCP
Sudanese Congress Party or SCoP
Umma Party for Reform and Development
Unionist Movement Party or UMP

", "note": "note:  in November 2019, the transitional government banned the National Congress Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU (suspended), CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mohamed Abdalla IDRIS (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -600,11 +588,23 @@ }, "note": "note:  the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum suspended operations (to include visa, passport, and other routine consular services) on 22 April 2023" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU (suspended), CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1956)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; colors and design based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; red stands for the struggle for freedom, white for peace, light, and love, black for the people, and green for Islam, agriculture, and prosperity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "secretary bird; national colors: red, white, black, green" + "text": "secretary bird" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 65e68781..3c741665 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 25.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -347,21 +352,23 @@ "text": "2.6% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "66.5%" + "text": "72.6% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "80%" + "text": "82.8% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "55.1% (2019)" + "text": "63.7% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -500,12 +507,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1960)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "customary law system" }, @@ -633,9 +634,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Action Committee for Renewal or CAR 
Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI 
Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA 
Democratic Forces for the Republic or FDR 
National Alliance for Change or ANC 
New Togolese Commitment 
Pan-African National Party or PNP 
Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP 
Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development or MPDD 
Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR 
The Togolese Party 
Union of Forces for Change or UFC 
Union for the Republic or UNIR " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AIIB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Frédéric Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)" @@ -673,12 +671,24 @@ "text": "
consularLome@state.gov

https://tg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AIIB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1960)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the country's regions; red stands for the people's loyalty and patriotism, green for hope, fertility, and agriculture, and yellow for mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and national independence", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: green, yellow, red, white" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1145,6 +1155,9 @@ "note": "note: the Police and GNT are responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of order within the country; the GNT is also responsible for migration and border enforcement; the GNT falls under the Ministry of the Armed Forces but also reports to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection on many matters involving law enforcement and internal security; in 2022, the Ministry of the Armed Forces was made part of the Office of the Presidency" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1156,9 +1169,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index def3367b..59c2f879 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -339,21 +344,23 @@ "text": "3.1% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.1% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "94.8%" + "text": "87.4% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "92.5% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "91.1% (2021)" + "text": "82.8% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -480,12 +487,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts (distritos, singular - distrito), 1 autonomous region* (regiao autonoma); Agua Grande, Cantagalo, Caue, Lemba, Lobata, Me-Zochi, Principe*" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "12 July 1975 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law based on the Portuguese model and customary law" }, @@ -580,9 +581,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "BASTA Movement 
Independent Democratic Action or ADI 
Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe-Social Democratic Party or MLSTP-PSD 
Movement of Independent Citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe - Socialist Party or MCI-PS 
National Unity Party or PUN" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CEMAC, CPLP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant)" @@ -608,12 +606,24 @@ "text": "2290 Sao Tome Place, Washington DC  20521-2290" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CEMAC, CPLP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "12 July 1975 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double-width), and green with two black five-pointed stars in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; green stands for the country's rich vegetation, red for the struggle for independence, and yellow for cocoa, one of the country's main agricultural products; the two stars symbolize the main islands", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "palm tree; national colors: green, yellow, red, black" + "text": "palm tree" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index c1df9bea..96cdb716 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.32 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -351,21 +356,23 @@ "text": "0% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.8% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "82.7%" + "text": "86.2% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "89.1%" + "text": "92.7% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "82.7% (2021)" + "text": "80.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -501,12 +508,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "24 governorates (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), L'Ariana (Aryanah), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bouzid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "20 March 1956 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law; Supreme Court reviews some legislative acts in joint session" }, @@ -627,9 +628,6 @@ "text": "Afek Tounes
Al Badil Al-Tounisi (The Tunisian Alternative)
Al-Amal Party
Call for Tunisia Party (Nidaa Tounes)
Current of Love (formerly the Popular Petition party)
Democratic Current
Democratic Patriots' Unified Party
Dignity Coalition or Al Karama Coalition
Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance)
Ettakatol Party
Free Destourian Party or PDL
Green Tunisia Party
Harakat Hak
Heart of Tunisia (Qalb Tounes)
July 25 Movement
Labor and Achievement Party
Long Live Tunisia (Tahya Tounes)
Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS
National Coalition Party
National Salvation Front
New Carthage Party
Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard
People's Movement
Republican Party (Al Joumhouri)
The Movement Party (Hizb Harak)
Third Republic Party
Tunisian Ba'ath Movement
Voice of the Republic
Workers' Party", "note": "note: President SAIED in 2022 issued a decree that forbids political parties' participation in legislative elections; although parties remain a facet of Tunisian political life, they have lost significant influence" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Hanene TAJOURI BESSASSI (since 1 December 2021)" @@ -667,11 +665,23 @@ "text": "
tuniswebsitecontact@state.gov

https://tn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "20 March 1956 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a white disk in the center with a red crescent around a five-pointed red star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star), a reference to Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red stands for martyrs' blood shed the fight against oppression, and white for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "encircled red crescent moon and five-pointed star; national colors: red, white" + "text": "red crescent moon and five-pointed star in a white circle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 9c8b0439..60b482ef 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -287,8 +287,13 @@ "text": "total: 28% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -364,21 +369,23 @@ "text": "3.5% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.4% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic" - }, "total population": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "78% (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "85.5%" + "text": "83% (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "78.2% (2021)" + "text": "73% (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -436,11 +443,6 @@ "text": "4.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to localized shortfalls in staple food production - according to the latest analysis, an estimated 990,000 million people were facing severe acute food insecurity between March and May 2023, 839,000 people in 28 mainland districts and 151,000 on Zanzibar Island; the food insecurity situation was mainly driven by a reduced crop production in 2022 due to dry weather conditions and by high food prices (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "15.36 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -535,12 +537,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "31 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa, Kagera, Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North), Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North), Katavi, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Kusini Pemba (Pemba South), Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South), Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West), Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Njombe, Pwani (Coast), Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Singida, Songwe, Tabora, Tanga" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 April 1964 (Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar); 29 October 1964 (renamed United Republic of Tanzania); notable earlier dates: 9 December 1961 (Tanganyika became independent from UK-administered UN trusteeship); 10 December 1963 (Zanzibar became independent from UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation" }, @@ -636,9 +632,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Change and Transparency (Wazalendo) or ACT-Wazalendo
Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi) or CUF
Party of Democracy and Development (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo) or CHADEMA
Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) or CCM" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, EAC, EADB, EITI, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Elsie Sia KANZA (since 1 December 2021)" @@ -676,11 +669,23 @@ "text": "
DRSACS@state.gov

https://tz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, EAC, EADB, EITI, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 April 1964 (Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar); 29 October 1964 (renamed United Republic of Tanzania); notable earlier dates: 9 December 1961 (Tanganyika became independent from UK-administered UN trusteeship); 10 December 1963 (Zanzibar became independent from UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green, and the lower is blue; combines colors from the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; green stands for natural vegetation, gold for rich mineral deposits, black for the Swahili people, and blue for lakes and rivers, as well as the Indian Ocean" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Uhuru (Freedom) torch, giraffe; national colors: green, yellow, blue, black" + "text": "Uhuru (freedom) torch, giraffe" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, blue, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1171,6 +1176,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Nation Building Army (aka National Services) is a paramilitary organization under the Defense Forces that provides six months of military and vocational training to individuals as part of their two years of public service; after completion of training, some graduates join the regular Defense Forces while the remainder become part of the Reserves

note 2: the Tanzania Police Force includes the Police Field Force (aka Field Force Unit), a special police division with the responsibility for controlling unlawful demonstrations and riots" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1182,9 +1190,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 55e884bf..db5a70a7 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ "text": "total: 16.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -343,21 +348,23 @@ "text": "5.5% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "79%" + "text": "69.1% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "84%" + "text": "78.5% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "74.3% (2021)" + "text": "61% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -404,11 +411,6 @@ "text": "5.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to weather extremes, civil insecurity, and high food prices - the latest analysis, conducted in the northeastern agro-pastoral Karamoja region, estimates that about 582,000 million people are facing acute food insecurity between April and August 2023; these conditions reflect the adverse impact of weather shocks, crop and livestock diseases, civil insecurity and high food prices; the significant deterioration of the food security situation during the last 12 months in Karamoja Region is mainly due to protracted insecurity that has caused livelihood losses and consecutive poor local harvests; in 2023, the national average price of maize increased by 20% between January and May 2023, with seasonal patterns compounded by a fast depletion of stocks due to a drought‑reduced production in 2022 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "31.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -489,12 +491,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "134 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bugweri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Butambala, Butebo, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kalaki, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kalungu, Kampala*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kapelebyong, Karenga, Kasese, Kasanda, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kazo, Kibaale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kikuube, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kitagwenda, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kumi, Kwania, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Kyotera, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Madi-Okollo, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mitooma, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namayingo, Namisindwa, Namutumba, Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntoroko, Ntungamo, Nwoya, Obongi, Omoro, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pakwach, Pallisa, Rakai, Rubanda, Rubirizi, Rukiga, Rukungiri, Rwampara, Sembabule, Serere, Sheema, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe, Zombo" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 October 1962 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 9 October (1962)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -589,9 +585,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party or DP
Forum for Democratic Change or FDC
Justice Forum or JEEMA
National Resistance Movement or NRM
National Unity Platform
People's Progressive Party or PPP
Uganda People's Congress or UPC" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITC, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCDF, UNCTAD, UNECA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNOCI, UNOPS, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFP, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Robie KAKONGE (since 12 December 2022)" @@ -629,11 +622,23 @@ "text": "
KampalaWebContact@state.gov

https://ug.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITC, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCDF, UNCTAD, UNECA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNOCI, UNOPS, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFP, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 October 1962 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 9 October (1962)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is at the center and shows a grey crowned crane (the national symbol); black stands for the African people, yellow for sunshine and vitality, and red for African brotherhood" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "grey crowned crane; national colors: black, yellow, red" + "text": "grey crowned crane" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1105,7 +1110,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 45-50,000 active Defense Forces  (2025)" + "text": "approximately 45,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mix of older and some more modern weapons and equipment; it is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era arms with smaller quantities of Chinese, Israeli, North Korean, South African, UK, US, and domestically-produced items; Uganda has a small defense industry that assembles or manufactures light armored vehicles and performs maintenance on some military equipment, including its Russian-made helicopters (2024)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 1adf6c89..c653393f 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 21.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -344,21 +349,23 @@ "text": "1.6% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "20.3% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "46%" + "text": "40.9% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "54.5%" + "text": "49.8% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "37.8% (2021)" + "text": "33.7% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -416,11 +423,6 @@ "text": "4.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to civil insecurity in the north and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 3.53 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period; this would be a slight increase compared to the preceding year; acute food insecurity is primarily underpinned by poor insecurity in northern and eastern areas, and in particular by the use of siege tactics by non-state armed groups in the country’s Sahel region; as of March 2023, civil insecurity resulted in the displacement of about 2.06 million people; persistent high food prices are affecting vulnerable households across the country, particularly those in conflict-affected areas due to market disruptions as well as constrained access to sources of income and humanitarian assistance (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "40.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -505,12 +507,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "5 August 1960 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law" }, @@ -601,9 +597,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Act Together
African Democratic Rally/Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF/RDA
Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP
Convergence for Progress and Solidarity-Generation 3 or CPS-G3
Movement for the Future Burkina Faso or MBF
National Convention for Progress or CNP
New Era for Democracy or NTD
Pan-African Alliance for Refoundation or APR
Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba
Party for Development and Change or PDC
Patriotic Rally for Integrity or RPI
Peoples Movement for Progress or MPP
Progressives United for Renewal or PUR
Union for Progress and Reform or UPC
Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Party or UNIR-PS" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Edouard BOUDA (since 1 February 2024)" @@ -641,12 +634,24 @@ "text": "
AmembOuaga@state.gov

https://bf.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "5 August 1960 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red stands for the country's struggle for independence, green for hope and abundance, and yellow for the country's mineral wealth", "note": "note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white stallion; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "white stallion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index c4596147..a2f6d470 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 8.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.55 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -340,13 +345,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "33.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "9.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "9.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "24.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "92.3%" }, @@ -401,11 +408,6 @@ "text": "3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to localized shortfalls in cereal production and rising food prices - an estimated 390,000 people faced acute food insecurity in the January to March 2023 period, lower than the figure in the corresponding period of 2022; high food prices and localized weather induced shortfalls in cereal production in 2022 were the key drivers (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "11.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -493,12 +495,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 regions; Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi; note - the Karas Region was renamed //Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law" }, @@ -623,9 +619,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All People's Party or APP 
Christian Democratic Voice or CDV 
Landless People's Movement or LPM 
National Unity Democratic Organization or NUDO 
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters or NEFF 
Popular Democratic Movement or PDM (formerly Democratic Turnhalle Alliance or DTA) 
Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP 
Republican Party or RP
South West Africa National Union or SWANU 
South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO 
United Democratic Front or UDF 
United People's Movement or UPM" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP (associate observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Margareth Natalie MENSAH-WILLIAMS (since 18 January 2021)" @@ -663,11 +656,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularWindhoek@state.gov

https://na.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP (associate observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a wide red stripe edged with narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper triangle is blue and has a golden-yellow, 12-rayed sunburst, and the lower triangle is green; red stands for the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue stands for the sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the sun for power and existence, and green for vegetation and agricultural resources" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "oryx (antelope); national colors: blue, red, green, white, yellow" + "text": "oryx (antelope)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, red, green, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1136,6 +1141,9 @@ "note": "note: the Namibian Police Force is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security; it has a paramilitary Special Field Force responsible for protecting borders and government installations" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1147,9 +1155,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index c74d2011..60ee7fff 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -257,8 +257,13 @@ "text": "total: 19.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.56 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -328,21 +333,23 @@ "text": "0% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.2% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "88.4%" + "text": "90.7% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "88.3%" + "text": "91.1% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.5% (2018)" + "text": "90.4% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -400,11 +407,6 @@ "text": "2.42% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to higher staple food prices - the latest analysis indicates that nearly 259,000 people faced acute food insecurity between January and March 2023, an improvement compared to the previous year; food insecurity in 2022-23 is driven by high food prices and a slowdown in economic growth, curbing households’ income earning opportunities (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "15.07 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -478,12 +480,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 regions; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 September 1968 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, common, and customary law" }, @@ -602,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "political parties exist but conditions for their operations, particularly in elections, are undefined, legally unclear, or culturally restricted; the following are considered political associations:
African United Democratic Party or AUDP 
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress or NNLC 
People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO 
Swazi Democratic Party or SWADEPA " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Kennedy Fitzgerald GROENING (7 June 2022)" @@ -642,14 +635,26 @@ "text": "
ConsularMbabane@state.gov

Homepage - U.S. Embassy in Eswatini (usembassy.gov)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 September 1968 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple-width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow, with a large black-and-white shield in the center and covering two horizontal spears and a staff with feather tassels; blue stands for peace and stability, red for past struggles, and yellow for the mineral resources of the country; the shield, spears, and staff symbolize protection from enemies, and the shield colors stand for ethnic groups living in peaceful coexistence" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, elephant; national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "lion, elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "Eswatini’s national coat of arms was adopted in 1968 after it gained independence from the United Kingdom. Two national symbols, the lion (representing the king of Eswatini) and the elephant (representing the queen mother), support a traditional Nguni shield. Above the shield is the king's lidlabe, or crown of feathers, and at the bottom is Eswatini's motto, “Siyinqaba,” or \"We are the fortress.”" + "text": "the national coat of arms was adopted in 1968 after independence from the United Kingdom; two national symbols, the lion (representing the king of Eswatini) and the elephant (representing the queen mother), support a traditional Nguni shield; above the shield is the king's lidlabe, or crown of feathers, and at the bottom is Eswatini's motto, Siyinqaba, or \"We are the fortress”" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 82cc063f..0f7e5053 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 28.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.32 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "2.8% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.5% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English" - }, "total population": { - "text": "86.7%" + "text": "71.1% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "90.6%" + "text": "81.7% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1% (2018)" + "text": "62.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -411,11 +418,6 @@ "text": "4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to reduced incomes and localized shortfalls in cereal production -an estimated 1.95 million people were projected to face acute food insecurity between October 2022 and March 2023, an increase compared to the 1.6 million people estimated in 2021/22; the high level of acute food insecurity is associated with the effects of a below-average cereal harvest and high food prices that adversely impacted households’ food availability and access (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "16.9 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -496,12 +498,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Muchinga, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 October 1964 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -596,9 +592,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD 
Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD 
Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD 
Party of National Unity and Progress or PNUP 
Patriotic Front or PF 
United Party for National Development or UPND " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Chibamba KANYAMA (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -636,11 +629,23 @@ "text": "
ACSLusaka@state.gov

https://zm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 October 1964 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange, below a soaring orange eagle on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red for the struggle for freedom, black for the people, and orange for the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "African fish eagle; national colors: green, red, black, orange" + "text": "African fish eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, red, black, orange" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1094,20 +1099,20 @@ "note": "note 1: the Zambia National Service is a support organization that also does public work projects; its main objectives revolve around land development, agriculture, industries, youth skills training as well as arts, sports and culture; the ZDF also includes a Defense Force Medical Service

note 2: the Zambia Army comprises the Regular Force, the Home Guard, and the Territorial Reserve" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 07aebd8f..3fde555d 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 23.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -345,21 +350,23 @@ "text": "1.9% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.9% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "any person age 15 and above who completed at least grade 3 of primary education" - }, "total population": { - "text": "89.7%" + "text": "93.2% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "88.3%" + "text": "93.1% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "90.9% (2021)" + "text": "93.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -417,11 +424,6 @@ "text": "2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to high food prices - based on a government assessment, an estimated 3.8 million people are expected to be in need of humanitarian assistance between January and March 2023; this number is higher than the level estimated in the first quarter of 2022; the downturn in food security conditions is largely on account of poor food access resulting from prevailing high food prices and reduced incomes owing to the effects of an economic downturn; a decline in cereal production in 2022 has also aggravated conditions (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "13.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -503,12 +505,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "18 April 1980 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 18 April (1980)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law" }, @@ -639,9 +635,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Citizens Coalition for Change 
Movement for Democratic Change or MDC-T 
National People's Congress or NPC 
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF 
Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sarah BHOROMA (since 12 November 2024)" @@ -679,11 +672,23 @@ "text": "
consularharare@state.gov

https://zw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "18 April 1980 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 18 April (1980)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "seven equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green, with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow bird representing the long history of the country is on top of a five-pointed red star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green stands for agriculture, yellow for mineral wealth, red for the blood shed to achieve independence, and black for the people" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white" + "text": "Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1117,20 +1122,20 @@ "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ)

Ministry of Home Affairs: Zimbabwe Republic Police (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 9ba4b23e..71ec5944 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -272,20 +272,6 @@ }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Literacy": { - "total population": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "male": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "female": { - "text": "NA" - } } }, "Environment": { @@ -368,12 +354,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts and 2 islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law" }, @@ -426,9 +406,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party
Republican Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AOSIS (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, @@ -437,11 +414,23 @@ "text": "none (territory of the US)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AOSIS (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a large white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side and is charged with an eagle, all on a blue field; the red, white, and blue colors are traditionally used by both the United States and Samoa; the brown and white American bald eagle carries two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a fa'alaufa'i (upper), and a coconut-fiber fly whisk known as a fue (lower); the combination of symbols reflects the US Great Seal and the relationship between the US and American Samoa" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk; representing wisdom) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff; representing authority); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk that represents wisdom) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff that represents authority)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 3729779d..5af933ff 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -291,8 +291,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "20.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.09 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -354,8 +359,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "55.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.9% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -519,12 +529,6 @@ "Dependent areas": { "text": "Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Jervis Bay, Norfolk Island (7)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1901 (from the federation of UK colonies)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" }, @@ -645,9 +649,6 @@ "text": "Australian Greens Party or The Greens 
Australian Labor Party or ALP 
Centre Alliance (formerly known as the Nick Xenophon Team or NXT)
Jacqui Lambie Network or JLN 
Katter's Australian Party 
Liberal Party of Australia 
The Nationals 
One Nation or ONP 
United Australia Party ", "note": "note: the Labor Party is Australia’s oldest political party, established federally in 1901; the present Liberal Party was formed in 1944; the Country Party was formed in 1920, renamed the National Country Party in 1975, the National Party of Australia in 1982, and since 2003 has been known as the Nationals; since the general election of 1949, the Liberal Party and the Nationals (under various names) when forming government have done so as a coalition" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF, SAARC (observer), Quad, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Kevin Michael RUDD (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -691,14 +692,26 @@ "text": "Melbourne, Perth, Sydney" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF, SAARC (observer), Quad, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1901 (from the federation of UK colonies)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant; the star is known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star and represents the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901; the star has one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white, with one small five-pointed star and four larger seven-pointed stars" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Commonwealth Star (seven-pointed Star of Federation), golden wattle tree (Acacia pycnantha), kangaroo, emu; national colors: green, gold" + "text": "Commonwealth Star (seven-pointed Star of Federation), golden wattle tree (Acacia pycnantha), kangaroo, emu" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, gold" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "King George V granted the current Commonwealth Coat of Arms to Australia on 19 September 1912. The center of the shield has the symbols of Australia’s six states. The kangaroo and the emu symbolize a nation moving forward, since neither animal can move backward easily. The gold Commonwealth Star sits above the shield, with six of the star’s points representing the Australian states and the seventh point representing the territories. The gold and blue in the wreath under the star are the livery, or identifying, colors for the coat of arms. Australia’s floral emblem, the golden wattle, frames the shield." + "text": "King George V of the United Kingdom granted the current Commonwealth Coat of Arms to Australia on 19 September 1912; the center of the shield has the symbols of Australia’s six states; the kangaroo and the emu symbolize a nation moving forward, since neither animal can move backward easily; the gold Commonwealth star sits above the shield, with six points representing the Australian states and the seventh representing the territories; the gold and blue in the wreath under the star are the livery, or identifying, colors for the coat of arms; Australia’s floral emblem, the golden wattle, frames the shield" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index 15aecbc8..2afc8340 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 26.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -338,8 +343,13 @@ "text": "4.4% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "12.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "8.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "25.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -457,12 +467,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 provinces and 1 city*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira and Ulawa, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 July 1978 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -555,9 +559,6 @@ "text": "Democratic Alliance Party or DAP 
Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KAD 
Ownership, Unity, and Responsibility Party (OUR Party) 
People First Party or PFP 
Solomon Islands Democratic Party or SIDP 
Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA 
Solomon Islands United Party or SIUP 
United for Change Party or U4C
 
Coalition for Accountability Reform and Empowerment (CARE) is comprised of DAP, SIDP, and U4C", "note": "note: in general, Solomon Islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, EITI (candidate country), ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jane Mugafalu Kabui WAETARA (since 16 September 2022); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -592,11 +593,20 @@ "text": "
EmbassyHoniara@state.gov

https://pg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, EITI (candidate country), ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 July 1978 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green; blue stands for the ocean, green for the land, and yellow for sunshine; the five stars stand for the main island groups" }, - "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "national colors: blue, yellow, green, white" + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index ab79b340..e9690237 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -374,12 +374,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation" }, @@ -432,19 +426,28 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party
Republican Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "embassy": { "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US)       " } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with a five-pointed white star on a gray latte stone (a traditional foundation stone) in the center, surrounded by a mwáár or head lei (wreath); blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star for the Commonwealth, and the latte stone and mwáár for Marianas culture; the mwáár is made from four kinds of flowers: flores mayo (Plumeria), ylang-ylang or langilang (Cananga odorata), angagha or peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), and teibwo or Pacific basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "latte stone; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "latte stone" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index a1ac034d..4590d855 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -254,8 +254,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -317,8 +322,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "42.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -433,12 +443,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands became self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in August (1965)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law" }, @@ -518,9 +522,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP
Cook Islands United Party 
Democratic Party or Demo
One Cook Islands Movement or OCI" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)" }, @@ -530,11 +531,23 @@ }, "note": "note: on 25 September 2023, the US officially established diplomatic relations with Cook Islands" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands became self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in August (1965)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a circle of 15, five-pointed, white stars on a blue field, Tiare maori (Gardenia taitensis) flower; national colors: green, white" + "text": "a circle of 15 five-pointed white stars on a blue field, tiare maori flower (Gardenia taitensis)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 539431d8..9b56ef72 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 5.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.81 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" @@ -341,8 +346,13 @@ "text": "1.7% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -352,7 +362,7 @@ "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.1% (2018)" + "text": "92.4% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -474,12 +484,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 provinces and 1 dependency*; Ba, Bua, Cakaudrove, Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti, Macuata, Nadroga and Navosa, Naitasiri, Namosi, Ra, Rewa, Rotuma*, Serua, Tailevu" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "10 October 1970 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" }, @@ -574,9 +578,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Fiji First 
Fiji Labor Party or FLP 
Freedom Alliance (formerly Fiji United Freedom Party or FUFP)
National Federation Party or NFP 
People's Alliance 
Peoples Democratic Party or PDP 
Social Democratic Liberal Party or SODELPA 
Unity Fiji" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca (suspended), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ilisoni VUIDREKETI (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -614,11 +615,23 @@ "text": "
SuvaACS@state.gov

https://fj.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca (suspended), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "10 October 1970 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean; the shield is taken from Fiji's coat of arms and shows a yellow lion holding a coconut above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; the four quarters depict sugarcane, a palm tree, a banana bunch, and a white dove" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Fijian canoe; national color: light blue" + "text": "Fijian canoe" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "light blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 8d114031..32c3c926 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -245,8 +245,13 @@ "text": "total: 21.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "1.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.97 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -294,8 +299,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "11.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.6% national budget (2020 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -417,12 +427,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of common and customary law" }, @@ -513,9 +517,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "no formal parties" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jackson T. SORAM (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -556,11 +557,23 @@ "text": "
koloniaacs@state.gov

https://fm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered and arranged in a diamond pattern; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, and the stars for the four island groups of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "four, five-pointed, white stars on a light blue field, hibiscus flower; national colors: light blue, white" + "text": "four five-pointed white stars on a light blue field, hibiscus flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "light blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 52da001d..3e00d0cd 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "27.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "NA" @@ -396,12 +393,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives, singular - subdivision administrative): Iles Australes (Austral Islands), Iles du Vent (Windward Islands), Iles Marquises (Marquesas Islands), Iles Sous-le-Vent (Leeward Islands), Iles Tuamotu-Gambier; note - the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands together make up the Society Islands (Iles de la Société)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas land of France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of France apply" }, @@ -481,9 +472,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "I Love Polynesia (A here la Porinetia) 
List of the People (Tapura Huiraatira) 
People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) 
Rally of the Maohi People (Amuitahiraʻa o te Nunaʻa Maohi) (formerly known as Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira))" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF, SPC, UPU, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" }, @@ -492,12 +480,24 @@ "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF, SPC, UPU, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas land of France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two red horizontal bands flank a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue-and-white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold-and-white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe on the disk has a crew of five, represented by five stars that also symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors", "note": "note: identical to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, but which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia (Gardenia taitensis) flower; national colors: red, white" + "text": "outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia flower (Gardenia taitensis)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 96668426..923df3c2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "37% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "NA" @@ -382,12 +379,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply" }, @@ -467,9 +458,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party
Republican Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AOSIS (observer), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, @@ -478,12 +466,24 @@ "text": "none (territory of the US)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AOSIS (observer), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa (outrigger canoe with sail), and a palm tree; the word GUAM in red is centered in the ellipse; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Puntan Dos Amantes in the background; the central emblem is shaped like a Chamorro sling stone, a weapon for defense or hunting; blue stands for the sea and red for the blood shed in the fight against oppression", "note": "note: the US flag is the national flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "coconut tree; national colors: deep blue, red" + "text": "coconut tree" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "deep blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 4bea1697..f5cad098 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 18% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "14.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "14.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" @@ -341,18 +346,23 @@ "text": "8.6% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "12.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "16.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "98% (2018 est.) NA" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "97.3% (2018 est.) NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "98.6% (2018 est.) NA" } } }, @@ -464,12 +474,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions, but there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "12 July 1979 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law supplemented by customary law" }, @@ -562,9 +566,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party (Supporting Kiribati First) or BKM 
Tobwaan Kiribati Party (Embracing Kiribati) or TKP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Teburoro TITO (since 24 January 2018); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -588,11 +589,23 @@ }, "note": "Note:  the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati but has announced its intention to open an embassy" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "12 July 1979 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix island groups; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "frigatebird; national colors: red, white, blue, yellow" + "text": "frigatebird" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 5d4eaa17..83e2473b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -284,13 +284,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "22.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "96.9%" }, @@ -390,12 +384,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 provinces; Province Iles (Islands Province), Province Nord (North Province), and Province Sud (South Province)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France); note - in three independence referenda, on 4 November 2018, 4 October 2020, and 12 December 2021, the majority voted to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo; an 18-month transition period is now in place (ending 30 June 2023), during which a referendum on the new status of New Caledonia within France will take place" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French civil law" }, @@ -475,9 +463,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Caledonia Together or CE 
Caledonian Union or UC 
Future With Confidence or AEC 
Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) 
Labor Party or PT 
National Union for Independence or UNI 
Oceanian Awakening 
Party of Kanak Liberation or PALIKA 
Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS 
The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF, SPC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" }, @@ -486,11 +471,24 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF, SPC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)", + "note": "note: in three independence referenda, on 4 November 2018, 4 October 2020, and 12 December 2021, the majority voted to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo; an 18-month transition period is now in place (ending 30 June 2023), during which a referendum on the new status of New Caledonia within France will take place" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two official flags: the flag of France and the Kanak (ethnic Melanesian) flag have equal status; the latter consists of three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist side is edged in black and displays a black fleche faîtière symbol, a native rooftop adornment" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "fleche faitiere (native rooftop adornment), kagu bird; national colors: grey, red" + "text": "flèche faîtière (native rooftop adornment), kagu bird" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "grey, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 77873e4f..da1b98ba 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -171,8 +171,13 @@ "text": "total: 3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2020)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.8% of GDP (2020)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { @@ -201,6 +206,9 @@ "other alcohols": { "text": "0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } + }, + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "5.6% national budget (2025 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -294,12 +302,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -378,9 +380,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AOSIS, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)" }, @@ -390,11 +389,23 @@ }, "note": "note: on 25 September 2023, the US officially established diplomatic relations with Niue" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, AOSIS, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "yellow with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the UK flag has five yellow five-pointed stars, with a large star (representing Niue) on a blue disk in the center and smaller stars on each arm of the red cross that symbolize links with New Zealand; yellow stands for sunshine and the warmth and friendship between Niue and New Zealand" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "yellow, five-pointed star; national color: yellow" + "text": "yellow five-pointed star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 33f8479a..af5c9992 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ "text": "total: 7.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "3.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -325,21 +330,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "69.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "20.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "89.1%" + "text": "88% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "89.8%" + "text": "87.7% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.4% (2021)" + "text": "88.2% (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -453,12 +460,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, French law, and customary law" }, @@ -554,9 +555,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Iauko Group (Eagle Party) or IG 
Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati or GJP) 
Leaders Party of Vanuatu or LPV 
Rural Development Party or RDP 
Reunification of Movement for Change or RMC 
Union of Moderate Parties or UMP
Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Odo TEVI (since 8 September 2017)
note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -583,12 +581,24 @@ "text": "Port Vila" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side), all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); a boar's tusk in the triangle encircles two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red stands for unity and the blood of men and boars, green for the richness of the islands, and black for the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape reflects the islands' layout in the Pacific Ocean and symbolizes the light of the Gospel; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity; the ferns represent peace", "note": "note: one of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Eritrea" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "boar's tusk with crossed fern fronds; national colors: red, black, green, yellow" + "text": "boar's tusk with crossed fern fronds" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black, green, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index e007bccd..2dac31a4 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -254,8 +254,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "13.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "13.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.27 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" @@ -314,18 +319,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "59.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2021) NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2023 est.) NA" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.6% national budget (2018 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "96.6% (2023 est.) NA" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "93.4% (2023 est.) NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "99.7% (2023 est.) NA" } } }, @@ -427,12 +437,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baitsi, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of common law based on the English model and customary law" }, @@ -509,9 +513,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Nauru does not have formal political parties; alliances within the government are often formed based on extended family ties" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICCt, IFAD, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Lara Erab DANIEL (since 13 January 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -534,11 +535,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICCt, IFAD, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with a narrow horizontal gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the equator (the gold stripe) and the 12 points stand for the original tribes of Nauru; the star's white color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "frigatebird, calophyllum flower; national colors: blue, yellow, white" + "text": "frigatebird, calophyllum flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index be7efd46..b0f6180a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -341,8 +346,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "57.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -493,12 +503,6 @@ "Dependent areas": { "text": "Tokelau (1)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 September 1907 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); Anzac Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori" }, @@ -590,9 +594,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "ACT New Zealand 
Green Party 
New Zealand First Party or NZ First 
New Zealand Labor Party 
New Zealand National Party 
Te Pāti Māori " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Rosemary BANKS (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -636,14 +637,26 @@ "text": "Auckland" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 September 1907 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); Anzac Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant, with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Southern Cross constellation (four, five-pointed stars), kiwi (bird), silver fern; national colors: black, white, red (ochre)" + "text": "Southern Cross constellation (four five-pointed stars), kiwi (bird), silver fern" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, white, red (ochre)" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The first quarter of the shield shows four stars that represent the Southern Cross constellation and three ships that symbolize New Zealand's sea trade. In the second quarter, a fleece represents the sheep farming industry. The wheat sheaf in the third quarter represents the agricultural industry, and the crossed hammers in the fourth quarter represent mining. On either side of the shield are a Māori chieftain holding a taiaha (a Māori war weapon) and a European woman holding the New Zealand flag. St Edward's Crown, shown above the shield, symbolizes the British monarch." + "text": "the first quarter of the shield shows four stars that represent the Southern Cross constellation and three ships that symbolize New Zealand's sea trade; in the second quarter, a fleece represents the sheep farming industry; the wheat sheaf in the third quarter represents the agricultural industry; the crossed hammers in the fourth quarter represent mining; the Māori chieftain holds a taiaha (a Māori war weapon) and a European woman holds the New Zealand flag; St. Edward's crown, shown above the shield, symbolizes the British monarch" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -665,7 +678,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, globally integrated Pacific island economy; strong agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism sectors; reliant on Chinese market for exports; slow recovery from post-COVID recession and inflation; challenges of fiscal deficits, below-average productivity, and curbing greenhouse gas emissions" + "text": "

high-income, globally integrated Pacific island economy; strong agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism sectors; reliant on Chinese market for exports; recovery trajectory following deep post-pandemic recession; challenges of fiscal deficits, below-average productivity, cost of living, and drop in net migration

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1116,20 +1129,20 @@ "note": "note: the New Zealand Police, under the Minister of Police, are responsible for internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 8df40b27..feb0cc1b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -260,8 +260,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "16.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "16.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -303,21 +308,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "45.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2019)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96.6%" + "text": "97% (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.8%" + "text": "97% (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96.3% (2015)" + "text": "96% (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -436,12 +443,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, common, and customary law" }, @@ -565,9 +566,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Hersey KYOTA (since 12 November 1997)" @@ -608,11 +606,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularKoror@state.gov

https://pw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with a large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist side; blue stands for the ocean, and the disk for the moon, which is considered a symbol of peace, love, and tranquility" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "bai (native meeting house); national colors: blue, yellow" + "text": "bai (native meeting house)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 1b64720d..cc3cb7f5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "12.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "12.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -312,13 +317,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "68.3% (2022 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "13.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "7.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.3% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.3%" }, @@ -455,12 +462,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes" }, @@ -554,9 +555,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, WHO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Charles Rudolph PAUL (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -597,11 +595,23 @@ "text": "
MAJConsular@state.gov

https://mh.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, WHO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with an orange stripe and a white stripe radiating from the lower hoist-side corner; a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays appears on the hoist side above the two stripes; the blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the orange stripe for the Ralik Chain (or sunset and courage), and the white stripe for the Ratak Chain (or sunrise and peace); the star symbolizes the Christian cross, with a small ray for each electoral district and a larger ray for the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje, and Ebeye; the diagonal stripes can also be interpreted as representing the equator, with the star showing the archipelago's position" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a 24-rayed star; national colors: blue, white, orange" + "text": "a 24-rayed star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, orange" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -885,9 +895,6 @@ "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "2 (2022 est.)" } - }, - "Communications - note": { - "text": "Kwajalein hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), and at Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory))" } }, "Transportation": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index 0e83175c..4ba953fb 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -256,12 +256,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system of New Zealand" }, @@ -272,7 +266,7 @@ "amendment process": { "text": "proposed as a resolution by the General Fono; passage requires support by each village and approval by the General Fono" }, - "note": "note: Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory and has been administered by New Zealand since 1926; Tokelau is considered \"part of New Zealand” under the Tokelau Act 1948, and Tokelauans are New Zealand citizens; in the mid-2000s Tokelau held two referenda on becoming self-governing in free association with New Zealand; the first vote was held in February 2006 but narrowly missed the two-thirds majority required for a change of status, as did a second vote held in 2007; since the self-government referenda, Tokelau has put questions about its constitutional status on hold; it remains a territory of New Zealand, though one which exercises a substantial degree of self-government" + "note": "note: Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory and has been administered by New Zealand since 1926; Tokelau is considered \"part of New Zealand” under the Tokelau Act 1948, and Tokelauans are New Zealand citizens; in the mid-2000s Tokelau held two referenda on becoming self-governing in free association with New Zealand; the first vote was held in February 2006 but narrowly missed the two-thirds majority required for a change of status, as did a second vote held in 2007; since the self-government referenda, Tokelau has put questions about its constitutional status on hold; it remains a territory of New Zealand but exercises a substantial degree of self-government" }, "Citizenship": { "text": "see New Zealand" @@ -341,20 +335,29 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the Southern Cross constellation with four white five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the stars represent the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture; the stars and canoe together symbolize the country navigating into the future; yellow stands for happiness and peace, and blue for the ocean" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "tuluma (fishing tackle box); national colors: blue, yellow, white" + "text": "tuluma (fishing tackle box)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index bd5f84ac..95734d81 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.01 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -338,21 +343,23 @@ "text": "2.8% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.3% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "can read and write Tongan and/or English" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.4%" + "text": "91.1% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.4%" + "text": "83.8% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.5% (2021)" + "text": "97.6% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -474,12 +481,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "5 island divisions; 'Eua, Ha'apai, Ongo Niua, Tongatapu, Vava'u" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate status)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959); note - actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959, 4 July (2015) is the day the king was crowned; Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -573,9 +574,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands or DPFI or PTOA 
Tonga People's Party (Paati ʻa e Kakai ʻo Tonga) or PAK or TPPI" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Viliana Va’inga TONE (since 20 April 2021)" @@ -604,11 +602,23 @@ "text": "although the US opened an embassy in Tonga on 9 May 2023, the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga while the Embassy is being staffed" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate status)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959); note - actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959, 4 July (2015) is the day the king was crowned; Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross stands for Christianity in Tonga, red for Christ's blood and sacrifice, and white for purity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red cross on white field, arms equal length; national colors: red, white" + "text": "red cross on white field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1016,6 +1026,9 @@ "text": "His Majesty's Armed Forces Tonga (HMAF; aka Tonga Defense Services): Tonga Royal Guard, Tonga Land Force (Royal Tongan Marines), Tonga Navy, Air Wing

Ministry of Police and Fire Services: Tonga Police Force (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1027,9 +1040,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 78e4b638..a14ae391 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -259,8 +259,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "20% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -333,8 +338,13 @@ "text": "1.7% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "15.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -459,12 +469,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 island councils and 1 town council*; Funafuti*, Nanumaga, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 October 1978 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and local customary law" }, @@ -559,9 +563,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "there are no political parties, but members of parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Tapugao FALEFOU (since 19 April 2023); note - also Permanent Representative to UN" @@ -585,11 +586,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 October 1978 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "light blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country, with the nine yellow five-pointed stars on a blue field symbolizing the atolls in the ocean" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "maneapa (native meeting house); national colors: light blue, yellow" + "text": "maneapa (native meeting house)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "light blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 56215962..eec9cd57 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -360,12 +360,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, @@ -440,21 +434,30 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Left Radical Party or PRG (formerly Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG)
Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians)
Rally for Wallis and Futuna-The Republicans (Rassemblement pour Wallis and Futuna) or RPWF-LR 
Socialist Party or PS
Taumu'a Lelei 
Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "unofficial local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant", "note": "note: the design is derived from a red flag with a white cross that French missionaries introduced in the 19th century; the flag of France is used for official occasions" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field; national colors: red, white" + "text": "red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "text": "

note: as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)

" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 5543d0cd..a56500e7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -260,8 +260,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.56 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -334,21 +339,23 @@ "text": "2% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.9% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.1%" + "text": "98% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99%" + "text": "98.3% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.3% (2021)" + "text": "97.7% (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -459,12 +466,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in June" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts involving fundamental citizen rights" }, @@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ "text": "several previous (pre-independence); latest 1 January 1962" }, "amendment process": { - "text": "proposed as an act by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the third reading - provided at least 90 days have elapsed since the second reading, and assent of the chief of state; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles on customary land or constitutional amendment procedures also requires at least two-thirds majority approval in a referendum" + "text": "proposed as an act by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the third reading, provided at least 90 days have elapsed since the second reading, and assent of the chief of state; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles on customary land or constitutional amendment procedures also requires at least two-thirds majority approval in a referendum" } }, "International law organization participation": { @@ -559,9 +560,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi or FAST 
Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP 
Tautua Samoa Party or TSP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Pa’olelei LUTERU (since 7 July 2021); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -602,12 +600,24 @@ "text": "
ApiaConsular@state.gov

https://ws.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in June" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white, five-pointed stars that represent the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue for freedom, and white for purity", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Taiwan" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Southern Cross constellation (five, five-pointed stars); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "Southern Cross constellation (five five-pointed stars)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 8148fb41..aee68045 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -277,13 +277,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "42.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.4% national budget (2019 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "97.8%" }, @@ -400,12 +402,6 @@ "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "note: Aruba is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code" }, @@ -483,9 +479,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Accion21
Aruban People's Party or AVP
Democratic Network or RED
Movimiento Aruba Soberano (Aruban Sovereignty Movement) or MAS
People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP
Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta or POR
RAIZ (ROOTS)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" }, @@ -494,11 +487,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Aruba" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue, with two narrow, horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba's red soil and white beaches, and its four points stand for the major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) and the points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world; the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies; the stripes represent the island's two main industries, tourism and mining" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Hooiberg (Haystack) Hill; national colors: blue, yellow, red, white" + "text": "Hooiberg (Haystack) Hill" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 4833344e..96a3588c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -252,8 +252,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -292,13 +297,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "31.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling" - }, "total population": { "text": "99%" }, @@ -306,7 +313,7 @@ "text": "98.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.4% (2015)" + "text": "99.4% (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -427,12 +434,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 November 1981 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 November (1981)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" }, @@ -552,9 +553,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Antigua Labor Party or ABLP
Barbuda People's Movement or BPM
Democratic National Alliance or DNA
Go Green for Life or GGL
United Progressive Party or UPP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sir Ronald SANDERS (since 17 September 2015)" @@ -580,11 +578,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 November 1981 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 November (1981)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red, with an inverted isosceles triangle on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the \"V\" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "fallow deer; national colors: red, white, blue, black, yellow" + "text": "fallow deer" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue, black, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index e525bb16..022981e6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -271,18 +271,12 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "46.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Literacy": { - "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, - "male": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "female": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.3% national budget (2024 est.)" } } }, @@ -357,12 +351,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" }, @@ -434,9 +422,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Anguilla Progressive Movement or APM; (formerly Anguilla United Movement or AUM)
Anguilla United Front or AUF" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -445,12 +430,24 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK); alternate contact is the US Embassy in Barbados [1] (246) 227-4000" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace, the blue base symbolizes the sea, faith, youth, and hope, and the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "dolphin" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "the Anguillan coat of arms features three interlocking dolphins jumping out of seawater; they represent endurance, unity, and strength, and their circular motion stands for continuity; the white background symbolizes peace and tranquility, and the turquoise-blue base represents the sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope" + }, "National anthem": { "name": { "text": "\"God Bless Anguilla\"" @@ -459,9 +456,6 @@ "text": "Alex RICHARDSON" }, "note": "note: local anthem adopted 1981; as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the King\" is official (see United Kingdom)" - }, - "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The Anguillan coat of arms features three interlocking dolphins jumping out of seawater. The dolphins represent endurance, unity, and strength, and their circular motion stands for continuity. The white background symbolizes peace and tranquility, and the turquoise-blue base represents the sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope." } }, "Economy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index b24335a3..9499e789 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -256,8 +256,13 @@ "text": "total: 2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.96 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -319,13 +324,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "57.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.6%" }, @@ -449,12 +456,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "30 November 1966 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 30 November (1966)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -578,9 +579,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance Party for Progress or APP
Barbados Labor Party or BLP
Democratic Labor Party or DLP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Victor Anthony FERNANDES (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -621,11 +619,23 @@ "text": "
bridgetownpublicaffairs@state.gov

https://bb.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "30 November 1966 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 30 November (1966)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of ultramarine blue (hoist side), gold, and ultramarine blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past " }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Neptune's trident, pelican, Red Bird of Paradise flower (also known as Pride of Barbados); national colors: blue, yellow, black" + "text": "Neptune's trident, pelican, red bird of paradise flower (also known as \"Pride of Barbados\")" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 77e9b660..761398d9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -242,8 +242,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -293,8 +298,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "38.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.6% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -411,12 +421,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "31 districts; Acklins Islands, Berry Islands, Bimini, Black Point, Cat Island, Central Abaco, Central Andros, Central Eleuthera, City of Freeport, Crooked Island and Long Cay, East Grand Bahama, Exuma, Grand Cay, Harbour Island, Hope Town, Inagua, Long Island, Mangrove Cay, Mayaguana, Moore's Island, North Abaco, North Andros, North Eleuthera, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, South Abaco, South Andros, South Eleuthera, Spanish Wells, West Grand Bahama" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "10 July 1973 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 10 July (1973)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common-law system based on the English model" }, @@ -538,9 +542,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Coalition of Independents Party or COI
Democratic National Alliance or DNA
Free National Movement or FNM
Progressive Liberal Party or PLP

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Wendall Kermith JONES (since 19 April 2022)" @@ -581,14 +582,26 @@ "text": "
acsnassau@state.gov

https://bs.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "10 July 1973 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 10 July (1973)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; the band colors represent the golden beaches of the islands surrounded by the aquamarine sea; black represents the vigor and force of a united people, and the triangle stands for the enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "blue marlin, flamingo, Yellow Elder flower; national colors: aquamarine, yellow, black" + "text": "blue marlin, flamingo, yellow elderflower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "aquamarine, yellow, black" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The motto on the Bahamas coat of arms is “Forward, Upward, Onward Together.” The flamingo and marlin supporting the shield are national animals that represent respectively the land and sea; the pink conch shell symbolizes the marine life of the islands; and the green palm fronds represent the natural vegetation. The Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus’s flagship, also appears on the shield, and the sun signifies the world-famous climate and the bright future of the islands." + "text": "the motto on the Bahamas coat of arms is “Forward, Upward, Onward Together;” the flamingo and marlin supporting the shield are national animals that represent respectively the land and sea; the pink conch shell symbolizes the marine life of the islands, and the green palm fronds represent the natural vegetation; the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus’s flagship, also appears; the sun signifies the world-famous climate and the bright future of the islands" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 8e8d03e8..b0587a4b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -346,18 +351,23 @@ "text": "22.2% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.9% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "90.9% (2015 est.) NA" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "90.2% (2015 est.) NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "91.6% (2015 est.) NA" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -481,12 +491,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "21 September 1981 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -607,9 +611,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Belize People’s Front or BPF
Belize Progressive Party or BPP (formed in 2015 from a merger of the People's National Party, elements of the Vision Inspired by the People, and other smaller political groups)
People's United Party or PUP
United Democratic Party or UDP
Vision Inspired by the People or VIP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Lynn Raymond YOUNG (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -650,12 +651,24 @@ "text": "
ACSBelize@state.gov

https://bz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "21 September 1981 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "royal blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; a large white disk bears the coat of arms at the center, which features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland of 50 mahogany leaves; the figures, the tools, the mahogany tree, and the garland refer to the logging industry that led to British settlement of Belize; blue and red are the colors of the two main political parties", "note": "note: Belize has the only national flag that depicts humans; the flags of two British overseas territories, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands, also depict humans" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Baird's tapir (a large, browsing, forest-dwelling mammal), keel-billed toucan, Black Orchid; national colors: red, blue" + "text": "Baird's tapir (a large forest-dwelling mammal), keel-billed toucan, black orchid" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index 1d7d26a1..087ee7ca 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15% national budget (2019 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -371,12 +376,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts; Bodden Town, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, East End, George Town, North Side, West Bay" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, @@ -449,9 +448,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Cayman Islands Peoples Party or CIPP
People's Progressive Movement or PPM" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -460,12 +456,24 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a blue field with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a crest with a pineapple (representing ties to Jamaica) and a turtle (representing Cayman's seafaring tradition) above a shield bearing a golden lion (symbolizing Great Britain); below are three green stars (representing the three islands) over white and blue wavy lines representing the sea; a scroll below the shield bears the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "green sea turtle" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "the Queen of England approved the Cayman Islands' coat of arms -- which was designed with input from the public -- in 1958; the shield features the lion of England and three green stars that symbolize the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman; the green turtle stands for the islands’ seafaring history, the rope under it for the thatch-rope industry, and the pineapple for historical ties with Jamaica; the motto comes from Psalms 24, acknowledging the Caymans’ Christian heritage" + }, "National anthem": { "name": { "text": "\"Beloved Isle Cayman\"" @@ -474,9 +482,6 @@ "text": "Leila E. ROSS" }, "note": "note: adopted 1993; served as an unofficial anthem since 1930; as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in addition to the local anthem, \"God Save the King\" is official (see United Kingdom)" - }, - "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

The Cayman Islands is a British dependency, and the Queen of England approved its coat of arms – which was designed with input from the public -- in 1958. The shield features the lion of England and three green stars that symbolize the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. The green turtle recalls the islands’ seafaring history, and the rope under it refers to the thatch rope industry. The pineapple references historical ties with Jamaica. The motto comes from Psalms 24, acknowledging the Caymans’ Christian heritage.

 

" } }, "Economy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 9a28b530..af2adf37 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "25.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.69 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -345,13 +350,15 @@ "text": "17.1% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "31.2% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98%" }, @@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "98%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.1% (2021)" + "text": "94.1% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -492,12 +499,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -593,9 +594,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Accessibility Without Exclusion or PASE
Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or PFA
Citizen Action Party or PAC
Costa Rican Renewal Party or PRC
Here Costa Rica Commands Party or ACRM
Liberal Progressive Party or PLP
Libertarian Movement Party or ML
National Integration Party or PIN
National Liberation Party or PLN
National Restoration Party or PRN
New Generation or PNG
New Republic Party or PNR
Social Christian Republican Party or PRSC
Social Christian Unity Party or PUSC of UNIDAD
Social Democratic Progress Party or PPSD

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Catalina CRESPO SANCHO (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -636,15 +634,27 @@ "text": "
acssanjose@state.gov

https://cr.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk placed toward the hoist side of the red band; Costa Rica retained the earlier blue-white-blue flag of Central America until 1848 when, in response to revolutions in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors by adding a central red stripe; today the blue is said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, the white for peace, happiness, and wisdom, and the red for the blood shed for freedom, as well as Costa Ricans' generosity and vibrancy", "note": "note: somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea; similar to the flag of Thailand, but with the blue and red colors reversed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "yiguirro (clay-colored thrush); national colors: blue, white, red" + "text": "yiguirro (clay-colored thrush)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

The Costa Rican coat of arms highlights the country’s natural beauty and history. Three volcanoes, each topped with a white cloud, are surrounded with water, symbolizing the seaports of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The rising sun in the background commemorates the birth of a new nation, and the seven white stars stand for the country's seven provinces. The two merchant ships carrying Costa Rica’s flag are a reminder of the maritime trade that shaped the country's history.

 

" + "text": "the Costa Rican coat of arms highlights the country’s natural beauty and history; three volcanoes, each topped with a white cloud, are surrounded with water, symbolizing the seaports of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; the rising sun in the background stands for the birth of a new nation, and the seven white stars for the country's provinces; the two merchant ships carrying Costa Rica’s flag are a reminder of the maritime trade that shaped the country's history" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 93777f35..be38196f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "13.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "13.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "21% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "9.54 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "5.9% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "8.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "97.7% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.6%" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2021)" + "text": "96.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -503,12 +510,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Artemisa, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana (Havana), Las Tunas, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Pinar del Río, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code" }, @@ -601,9 +602,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Cuban Communist Party or PCC" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, ALBA, AOSIS, CABEI, CELAC, EAEU (observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Lianys TORRES RIVERA (since 14 January 2021)" @@ -641,12 +639,24 @@ "text": "
acshavana@state.gov

https://cu.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, ALBA, AOSIS, CABEI, CELAC, EAEU (observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "20 May 1902 (from US administration); 10 December 1898 (from Spain); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as days of independence" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side has a white, five-pointed star in the center; the blue bands refer to the three former divisions of the island: central, occidental, and oriental; the white bands stand for the purity of the independence ideal; the triangle symbolizes liberty, equality, and fraternity; the red color stands for the blood shed in the independence struggle; the white star, called La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star) lights the way to freedom and was inspired by the flag of Texas", "note": "note: design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "royal palm; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "royal palm" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index c2fff3c6..54cca625 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -244,8 +244,13 @@ "text": "urban: 4.3% of population" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.16 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -276,8 +281,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "40.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "5.8% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -400,12 +410,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 November 1978 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1978)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" }, @@ -500,9 +504,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Dominica Freedom Party or DFP
Dominica Labor Party or DLP
Dominica United Workers Party or UWP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, Commonwealth of Nations, ECCU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Steve FERROL (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -528,11 +529,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Dominica" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, Commonwealth of Nations, ECCU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 November 1978 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1978)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a centered cross of three equal bands; the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white, and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; in the center of the cross is a red disk with a Sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes); green symbolizes the island's lush vegetation; the tri-color cross represents the Christian Trinity; yellow stands for sunshine, the main agricultural products (citrus and bananas), and the native Carib Indians; black is for the rich soil and the African heritage of most citizens; white stands for the rivers, waterfalls, and the purity of aspirations; the red disc stands for social justice" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Sisserou parrot, Carib Wood flower; national colors: green, yellow, black, white, red" + "text": "sisserou parrot, Carib wood flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, black, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 50bf8c97..80bcc57c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.43 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -358,21 +363,23 @@ "text": "31.5% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "21.9% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.5%" + "text": "94% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "94% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "95.6% (2022)" + "text": "87.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -513,12 +520,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabón, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elías Piña, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Hermanas Mirabal, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 February 1844 (from Haiti)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 February (1844)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system" }, @@ -648,9 +649,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Democracy or APD
Broad Front (Frente Amplio)
Country Alliance or AP
Dominican Liberation Party or PLD
Dominican Revolutionary Party or PRD
Dominicans For Change or DXC
Independent Revolutionary Party or PRI
Institutional Social Democratic Bloc or BIS
Liberal Reformist Party or PRL (formerly the Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic or PLRD)
Modern Revolutionary Party or PRM
National Progressive Front or FNP
People's First Party or PPG
People's Force or FP
Social Christian Reformist Party or PRSC" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, BCIE, Caricom (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA (associated member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Maria Isabel CASTILLO Báez (since January 2025)" @@ -688,11 +686,23 @@ "text": "
SDOAmericans@state.gov

https://do.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, BCIE, Caricom (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA (associated member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 February 1844 (from Haiti)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 February (1844)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a centered white cross extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles; the top ones are ultramarine blue (hoist side) and vermilion red, and the bottom ones are vermilion red (hoist side) and ultramarine blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by a laurel branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon; in the shield, a Bible is opened to a verse that reads \"Y la verdad nos hara libre\" (And the truth shall set you free); blue stands for liberty, white for salvation, and red for the blood of heroes" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "palmchat (bird); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "palmchat (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 0e712dd1..b16703b0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "21.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.62 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -345,21 +350,23 @@ "text": "19.7% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "89.1%" + "text": "90% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "91.3%" + "text": "92% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "87.3% (2019)" + "text": "88% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -486,12 +493,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -587,9 +588,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Christian Democratic Party or PDC
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or FMLN
Great Alliance for National Unity or GANA
National Coalition Party or PCN
Nationalist Republican Alliance or ARENA
New Ideas (Nuevas Ideas) or NI
Our Time (Nuestro Tiempo) or NT
Vamos or V" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Carmen Milena MAYORGA VALERA (since 23 December 2020)" @@ -630,12 +628,24 @@ "text": "
ACSSanSal@state.gov

https://sv.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue (top), white, and cobalt blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and the white for the land, as well as peace and prosperity", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern and centered in the white band" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "turquoise-browed motmot (bird); national colors: blue, white" + "text": "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 818087f2..c67482e8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -241,8 +241,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -293,13 +298,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "41.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.5% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.6%" }, @@ -428,12 +435,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 February 1974 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 7 February (1974)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on English model" }, @@ -554,9 +555,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "National Democratic Congress or NDC
New National Party or NNP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, CARIFORUM, CARIBCAN, Caricom, CBI, CDB, CELAC, CSME, ECCU, EPA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Tarlie FRANCIS (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -597,11 +595,26 @@ "text": "
StgeorgesACS@state.gov

https://bb.usembassy.gov/embassy/grenada/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, CARIFORUM, CARIBCAN, Caricom, CBI, CDB, CELAC, CSME, ECCU, EPA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 February 1974 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 7 February (1974)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; three yellow five-pointed stars are centered on the top red border, three on the bottom red border, and one on a red disk at the center of the flag; a nutmeg pod is on the hoist-side triangle; the seven stars stand for the administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St. George's; yellow stands for the sun and the warmth of the people, green for vegetation and agriculture, and red for harmony, unity, and courage" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green" + }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

Grenada’s coat of arms shows Grand Etang Lake, a crater lake on the volcano that formed Grenada. In the center of the shield is Christopher Columbus’s ship, the Santa Maria, which landed on the island in 1498. The gold cross dividing the shield, the two Madonna lilies, and the national motto signal the importance of religion. Two lions symbolize past UK rule (1762-1974), as well as Grenada’s current status as a Commonwealth country. The corn stalk and banana plant represent agriculture. The armadillo and Grenada dove next to the shield are native to the island, and the roses in the bougainvillea flower garland represent Grenada’s seven communities. 

" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index e8561320..557b99ac 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.28 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -357,21 +362,23 @@ "text": "9.6% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.9% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "83.3%" + "text": "83% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "87.7%" + "text": "88.4% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "79.3% (2021)" + "text": "78.6% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -503,12 +510,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -605,9 +606,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Bienestar Nacional or BIEN
Blue Party (Partido Azul) or Blue
CABAL
Cambio
Citizen Prosperity or PC
Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO
Elephant Community (Comunidad Elefante) or Elephant
Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or URNG-MAIZ or URNG
Humanist Party of Guatemala or PHG
Movement for the Liberation of Peoples or MLP
Movimiento Semilla or SEMILLA
National Advancement Party or PAN
National Convergence Front or FCN-NACION
National Unity for Hope or UNE
Nationalist Change Union or UCN (dissolved 16 December 2021)
Nosotros or PPN
PODEMOS
Political Movement Winaq or Winaq
TODOS
Value or VALOR
Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente or VAMOS
Victory or VICTORIA
Vision with Values or VIVA
Will, Opportunity and Solidarity (Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad) or VOS" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Hugo Eduardo BETETA (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -651,12 +649,24 @@ "text": "
AmCitsGuatemala@state.gov

https://gt.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green-and-red quetzal (the national bird) and a scroll with the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain); a pair of crossed rifles on the coat of arms signify Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords represent honor; framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and the white for peace and purity", "note": "note: one of two national flags featuring a firearm; the other is Mozambique" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "quetzal (bird); national colors: blue, white" + "text": "quetzal (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 066c9564..589e251c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 23.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.29 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -355,21 +360,23 @@ "text": "1.6% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.2% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "61.7%" + "text": "68% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "65.3%" + "text": "72.9% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "58.3% (2016)" + "text": "63.9% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -416,11 +423,6 @@ "text": "2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to high food prices, natural disasters, and worsening civil insecurity - about 4.9 million people are estimated to face severe acute food insecurity and were in need of urgent food assistance between March and June 2023; the high levels of food insecurity are the result of sustained economic downturn, reducing domestic food production, elevated food prices, fuel shortage and frequent natural disasters; the situation is exacerbated by worsening insecurity, which has limited access to essential services, including markets, caused population displacements and hampered delivery of humanitarian assistance (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "9.69 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -493,12 +495,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 departments (départements, singular - département); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1804 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1804)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code" }, @@ -631,9 +627,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Emancipation (Ligue Alternative pour le Progres et l’Emancipation Haitienne) or LAPEH
Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH or Mochrenha
Christian National Movement for the Reconstruction of Haiti or UNCRH
Combat of Peasant Workers to Liberate Haiti (Konbit Travaye Peyizan Pou Libere Ayiti) or Kontra Pep La
Convention for Democratic Unity or KID
Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA
December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm
Democratic Alliance Party or ALYANS (coalition includes KID and PPRH)
Democratic Centers' National Council or CONACED
Democratic and Popular Sector (Secteur Democratique et Populaire) or SDP
Democratic Unity Convention (Konvansyon Inite Demokratik) or KID
Dessalinian Patriotic and Popular Movement or MOPOD
Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP
Fanmi Lavalas or FL
Forward (En Avant)
Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats (Fusion Des Sociaux-Démocrates Haïtiens) or FHSD
G18 Policy Platform (Plateforme Politique G18)
Haiti in Action (Ayiti An Aksyon Haiti's Action) or AAA
Haitian Tet Kale Party (Parti Haitien Tet Kale) or PHTK
Independent Movement for National Reconciliation or MIRN
Lavni Organization or LAVNI
Lod Demokratik
Love Haiti (Renmen Ayiti) or RA
MTV Ayiti
National Consortium of Haitian Political Parties (Consortium National des Partis Politiques Haitiens) or CNPPH
National Shield Network (Reseau Bouclier National)
Organization of the People's Struggle (Oganizasyon Pep Kap Lite) or OPL
Patriotic Unity (Inite Patriyotik) or Inite
Platform Pitit Desalin (Politik Pitit Dessalines) or PPD
Political Party for Us All or Bridge (Pont) or Pou Nou Tout
Popular Patriotic Dessalinien Movement (Mouvement Patriotique Populaire Dessalinien) or MOPOD
Rally of Progressive National Democrats (Rassemblement des Democrates Nationaux Progressistes) or RDNP
Respe (Respect)
Women and Families Political Parties (Defile Pati Politik Fanm Ak Fanmi)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Louis Harold JOSEPH (since 15 May 2023)" @@ -674,11 +667,23 @@ "text": "
acspap@state.gov

https://ht.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1804 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1804)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which has a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll with the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors are taken from the French flag and represent the union of ethnic groups" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Hispaniolan trogon (bird), hibiscus flower; national colors: blue, red" + "text": "Hispaniolan trogon (bird), hibiscus flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index d2595e3c..c5eb69e4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -359,21 +364,23 @@ "text": "10% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.3% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "89% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "88.2%" + "text": "88% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.7% (2019)" + "text": "89% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -506,12 +513,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -608,9 +609,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Anti-Corruption Party or PAC
Christian Democratic Party or DC
Democratic Liberation of Honduras or Liderh
Democratic Unification Party or UD
The Front or El Frente
Honduran Patriotic Alliance or AP
Innovation and Unity Party or PINU
Liberal Party or PL
Liberty and Refoundation Party or LIBRE
National Party of Honduras or PNH
New Route or NR
Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura (electoral coalition)
Savior Party of Honduras or PSH
Vamos or Let’s Go
We Are All Honduras (Todos Somos Honduras) or TSH" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Javier Efrain BU SOTO (since 12 December 2022)" @@ -651,12 +649,24 @@ "text": "
usahonduras@state.gov

https://hn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five cerulean five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern and centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and the white band for the land and the peace and prosperity of its people", "note": "note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index f1b31349..80f23428 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.46 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -336,13 +341,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "32.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over has ever attended school" - }, "total population": { "text": "88.7%" }, @@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "84%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.1% (2015)" + "text": "90.8% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -472,12 +479,6 @@ "text": "14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland", "note": "note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 August 1962 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1962)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" }, @@ -598,9 +599,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Jamaica Labor Party or JLP
Jamaica Progressive Party or JPP
People's National Party or PNP
United Independents' Congress or UIC

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Audrey Patrice MARKS (since 18 January 2017)" @@ -641,11 +639,23 @@ "text": "
KingstonACS@state.gov

https://jm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 August 1962 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1962)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles, two green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist side and fly side); green stands for hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black for hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow for sunshine and natural resources" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "green-and-black streamertail (bird), Guiacum officinale (Lignum Vitae); national colors: green, yellow, black" + "text": "green-and-black streamertail (bird), guaiacwood (Guiacum officinale)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 72515ae9..969d4579 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "35.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.7% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -371,12 +376,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June (1926)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -452,9 +451,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Movement for Change and Prosperity or MCAP 
People's Democratic Movement or PDM" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom, CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -463,6 +459,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK); alternate contact is the US Embassy in Barbados [1] (246) 227-4000; US Embassy Bridgetown, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael BB 14006, Barbados, WI" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Caricom, CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June (1926)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the arms show a woman in a green dress (Erin, the female personification of Ireland) standing beside a yellow harp (a symbol of Ireland) and embracing a large dark cross with her right arm; blue represents awareness, trustworthiness, determination, and righteousness" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index 2332e1c6..42cf7074 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -341,12 +341,6 @@ "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "note: Sint Maarten is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Curacao" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "

King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday; local holiday Sint Maarten's Day, 11 November (1985), commemorates the discovery of the island by COLUMBUS on Saint Martin's Day, 11 November 1493; celebrated on both halves of the island

" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "

based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence

" }, @@ -424,9 +418,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party or DP
National Alliance or NA
National Opportunity Wealth or NOW
Party for Progress or PFP
Sint Maarten Christian Party or SMCP
Unified Resilient St Maarten Movement or URSM
United People's Party or UPP
United Sint Maarten Party or US Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "

Caricom (observer), ILO, Interpol, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WMO

" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" }, @@ -435,12 +426,24 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Sint Maarten; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Sint Maarten" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "

Caricom (observer), ILO, Interpol, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WMO

" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "

King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday; local holiday Sint Maarten's Day, 11 November (1985), commemorates the discovery of the island by COLUMBUS on Saint Martin's Day, 11 November 1493; celebrated on both halves of the island

" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and blue, with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays the national coat of arms with an orange-bordered blue shield that prominently displays the white courthouse in Philipsburg, as well as yellow sage (the national flower) in the upper left and the silhouette of a Dutch-French friendship monument in the upper right; over the shield is a yellow rising sun and a brown pelican in flight; a yellow scroll below the shield has the motto SEMPER PROGREDIENS (Always Progressing)", "note": "note: the flag resembles Philippines' flag, but with the red and blue bands reversed; the three main colors are the same as the Dutch flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "

brown pelican, yellow sage (flower); national colors: red, white, blue

" + "text": "

brown pelican, yellow sage (flower)

" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 1295c438..cd1c5fd8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 16.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "17.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -332,13 +337,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "56% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "82.6%" }, @@ -475,12 +482,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts" }, @@ -576,9 +577,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for the Republic or APRE
Alternative for Change or AC (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Autonomous Liberal Party or PAL
Caribbean Unity Movement or PAMUC
Christian Unity Party or PUC (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Independent Liberal Party or PLI
Liberal Constitutionalist Party or PLC
Moskitia Indigenous Progressive Movement or MOSKITIA PAWANKA (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Multiethnic Indigenous Party or PIM (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Nationalist Liberal Party or PLN (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance or ALN
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path or CCN
Nicaraguan Resistance Party or PRN (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)
Sandinista National Liberation Front or FSLN
Sons of Mother Earth or YATAMA
The New Sons of Mother Earth Movement or MYATAMARAN (operates in a political alliance with the FSLN)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires M. Lautaro SANDINO Montes (since 23 February 2024)" @@ -619,12 +617,24 @@ "text": "
ACS.Managua@state.gov

https://ni.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 September 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and the white band for the land between the two bodies of water", "note": "note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which has a round emblem with the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars in an X pattern centered in the white band" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "turquoise-browed motmot (bird); national colors: blue, white" + "text": "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 82ce976d..9ec574e5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "22.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.63 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -341,21 +346,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "58.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "96% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "96% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "95.4% (2019)" + "text": "95% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -487,12 +494,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 4 indigenous regions* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Guna Yala*, Herrera, Los Santos, Naso Tjer Di*, Ngabe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court of Justice reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -588,9 +589,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance Party or PA
Alternative Independent Socialist Party or PAIS
Another Way Movement or MOCA
Democratic Change or CD
Democratic Revolutionary Party or PRD
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement or MOLIRENA
Panameñista Party (formerly the Arnulfista Party)
Popular Party or PP (formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC)
Realizing Goals Party or RM" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, CAN (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador José Miguel ALEMÁN HEALY (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -631,11 +629,23 @@ "text": "
Panama-ACS@state.gov

https://pa.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, CAN (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 November 1903 (from Colombia); 28 November 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided into four equal rectangles; one of the top quadrants is white (hoist side) with a five-pointed blue star in the center, and the other is plain red; one of the bottom quadrants is plain blue (hoist side), and the other is white with a five-pointed red star in the center; the blue and red stand for the main political parties, and the white for peace between them; the blue star stands for the civic virtues of purity and honesty, and the red star signifies authority and law" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "harpy eagle; national colors: blue, white, red" + "text": "harpy eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 81ccabe1..2d7b79d4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -239,8 +239,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2023 est.) NA" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "23% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -317,12 +322,6 @@ "text": "the name is taken from the French word marigot, meaning \"backwater\" or \"swampy area;\" it probably comes from the original fishing village's location next to a water-logged area on a lagoon" } }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848), as well as St. Martin's Day, 11 November (1985), which commemorates the discovery of the island by COLUMBUS on Saint Martin's Day, 11 November 1493; the latter holiday celebrated on both halves of the island" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, @@ -393,9 +392,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alternative
Future Saint Martin (Avenir Saint Martin)
Generation Hope or HOPE
Rassemblement Saint-Martinois or RSM (formerly Movement for Justice and Prosperity or MJP)
Saint Martin with You
Union for Democracy or UD" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" }, @@ -404,6 +400,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848), as well as St. Martin's Day, 11 November (1985), which commemorates the discovery of the island by COLUMBUS on Saint Martin's Day, 11 November 1493; the latter holiday celebrated on both halves of the island" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of France is used" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 22ba6b58..eb46215f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -291,21 +291,18 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "37.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "92% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "92% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "92.4% (2021)" + "text": "92% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -419,12 +416,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code, within the framework of the US federal system" }, @@ -543,9 +534,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Citizens' Victory Movement (Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana) or MVC
Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
New Progressive Party or PNP (pro-US statehood)
Popular Democratic Party or PPD (pro-commonwealth)
Project Dignity (Projecto Dignidad) or PD
Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP (pro-independence)
Republican Party of Puerto Rico" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AOSIS (observer), Caricom (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU (NGOs)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, @@ -554,12 +542,24 @@ "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AOSIS (observer), Caricom (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU (NGOs)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five equal horizontal bands of red (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side has a large five-pointed white star in the center, symbolizing the country; the three sides of the triangle stand for the executive, legislative, and judicial parts of the government; blue stands for the sky and the coastal waters, red for the blood shed by warriors, and white for liberty, victory, and peace", "note": "note: design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Puerto Rican spindalis (bird), coqui (frog); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "Puerto Rican spindalis (bird), coqui (frog)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index bf6bacda..643a877e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -259,8 +259,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -311,8 +316,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "57.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -447,12 +457,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "19 September 1983 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 19 September (1983)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -544,9 +548,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM
Nevis Reformation Party or NRP
People's Action Movement or PAM
People's Labour Party or PLP
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jacinth HENRY-MARTIN (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -572,14 +573,26 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "19 September 1983 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 19 September (1983)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band with two five-pointed white stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, and the lower is red; green stands for the island's fertility, red for the struggles of the people from slavery, yellow for year-round sunshine, and black for the people's African heritage; the white stars stand for the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis but can also express hope and liberty, or independence and optimism" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "brown pelican, royal poinciana (flamboyant) tree; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white" + "text": "brown pelican, royal poinciana (flamboyant) tree" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, red, black, white" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

The coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis features a Carib who represents the original inhabitants of the islands, and a fleur-de-lis and rose that represent the French and English who arrived in the 1620s. The shield also features the poinciana (the national flower) and a traditional boat. Three hands hold the torch, which represents the quest for freedom: the hand of an African, a European, and a person of mixed ethnicity. Pelicans (the national bird) support the shield, with a sugarcane plant and a coconut tree that symbolize the land.

" + "text": "the coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis features a Carib who represents the original inhabitants of the islands, and a fleur-de-lis and rose that represent the French and English who arrived in the 1620; the shield also features the poinciana (the national flower) and a traditional boat; three hands hold the torch, which represents the quest for freedom: the hand of an African, a European, and a person of mixed ethnicity; pelicans (the national bird) support the shield, with a sugarcane plant and a coconut tree that symbolize the land" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index f4ee1bae..0c909916 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.23 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -325,8 +330,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -458,18 +468,12 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 districts; Anse-la-Raye, Canaries, Castries, Choiseul, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Soufrière, Vieux-Fort" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "22 February 1979 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 22 February (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979" + "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (pre-independence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979" }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Assembly membership in the final reading and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to various constitutional sections, such as those on fundamental rights and freedoms, government finances, the judiciary, and procedures for amending the constitution, require at least three-quarters majority vote by the House and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments approved by the House but rejected by the Senate require a majority of votes cast in a referendum" @@ -583,9 +587,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP
United Workers Party or UWP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Elizabeth DARIUS-CLARKE (since 7 June 2022)" @@ -611,11 +612,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "22 February 1979 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 22 February (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "cerulean blue with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border; blue stands for the sky and sea, gold for sunshine and prosperity, and white and black for the ethnic composition of the island; the triangles represent Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the cone-shaped volcanic plugs that are a symbol of the island" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "twin pitons (volcanic peaks), Saint Lucia parrot; national colors: cerulean blue, gold, black, white" + "text": "twin pitons (volcanic peaks), Saint Lucia parrot" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "cerulean blue, gold, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 5e2483bd..556bb6f8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.16 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -327,13 +332,15 @@ "text": "4.2% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.6% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99%" }, @@ -341,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "99.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.7% (2015)" + "text": "93.8% (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -451,12 +458,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

9 regions, 3 boroughs, 2 cities, 1 ward

regions: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco

borough: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin

cities: Port of Spain, San Fernando

ward: Tobago

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "31 August 1962 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1962)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -581,9 +582,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "People's National Movement or PNM
United National Congress or UNC
Tobago People’s Party or Tobago" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Venessa RAMHIT-RAMROOP (since 3 March 2024)" @@ -624,14 +622,26 @@ "text": "
ptspas@state.gov

https://tt.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "31 August 1962 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1962)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side; the colors represent the elements of earth, water, and fire; black also stands for the wealth of the land and the dedication of the people; white for the sea, the purity of the country's aspirations, and equality; red for the sun, the vitality of the land, and the people's courage and friendliness" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad), cocrico (bird of Tobago), Chaconia flower; national colors: red, white, black" + "text": "scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad), cocrico (bird of Tobago), chaconia flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "Designed in 1962, Trinidad and Tobago’s coat of arms shows the scarlet ibis (national bird of Trinidad) and the cocrico (national bird of Tobago). They support a shield displaying two hummingbirds, because Trinidad is home to 18 species of the bird and is called the “Land of Hummingbirds.” Three gold ships on a backdrop of national colors represent Christopher Columbus, who visited the islands. The three peaks in the lower left refer to Trinidad being named after the Holy Trinity and also represent a famous mountain. The image of a gold ship's wheel in front of a coconut palm was also used on the Great Seals of British Colonial Tobago. The gold helmet represents Queen Elizabeth II of England (ruler of the country at the time), and the national motto promotes harmony in diversity" + "text": "designed in 1962, the coat of arms shows the scarlet ibis (national bird of Trinidad) and the cocrico (national bird of Tobago); they support a shield displaying two hummingbirds, because Trinidad is home to 18 species of the bird and is called the “Land of Hummingbirds;” three gold ships on a backdrop of national colors represent Christopher Columbus, who visited the islands; the three peaks in the lower left refer to Trinidad being named after the Holy Trinity and also represent a famous mountain; the image of a gold ship's wheel in front of a coconut palm was also used on the Great Seals of British Colonial Tobago; the gold helmet represents Queen Elizabeth II of England (ruler of the country at the time), and the national motto promotes harmony in diversity" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 4280a8e2..3778ab23 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "5.1% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -389,12 +394,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and civil law" }, @@ -470,9 +469,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "People's Democratic Movement or PDM
Progressive National Party or PNP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -481,6 +477,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turk's cap cactus" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 730860a4..8fad9899 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2017)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { "text": "total: 100% of population" @@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "49.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -357,12 +354,6 @@ "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "note: Curaçao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "

King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "

based on Dutch civil law

" }, @@ -437,9 +428,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Korsou di Nos Tur or KdnT
Korsou Esun Miho or KEM
Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK
Movementu Progresivo or MP
Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN
Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR
Partido Inovashon Nashonal or PIN
Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP
Pueblo Soberano or PS
Trabou pa Kòrsou or TPK
Un Korsou Hustu" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "

ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, ITU, UNESCO (associate), UPU

" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" }, @@ -463,11 +451,23 @@ "text": "
ACSCuracao@state.gov

https://cw.usconsulate.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "

ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, ITU, UNESCO (associate), UPU

" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "

King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "on a blue field, a horizontal yellow band below the center divides the flag; two five-pointed white stars -- the smaller above and to the left of the larger -- appear in the upper left; the blue stands for the sky and sea, and yellow for the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited sister island of Klein Curacao; the five star points signify the five continents from which Curacao's people originate" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "laraha (citrus tree); national colors: blue, yellow, white" + "text": "laraha (citrus tree)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 9f95eecf..9f77b65c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -250,8 +250,13 @@ "text": "total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -302,8 +307,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -431,12 +441,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 October 1979 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -528,9 +532,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "New Democratic Party or NDP
SVG Green Party or SVGP
Unity Labor Party or ULP (formed in 1994 by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Lou-Anne Gaylene GILCHRIST (since 18 January 2017)" @@ -556,11 +557,23 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 October 1979 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double-width), and green; the gold band has three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern that stands for \"Vincent;\" the diamonds represent the islands as \"the Gems of the Antilles\" and are set slightly lowered in the gold band to reflect the nation's position in the Antilles; blue stands for the tropical sky and sea, yellow for the sand, and green for vegetation" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Saint Vincent parrot; national colors: blue, gold, green" + "text": "Saint Vincent parrot" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, gold, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index bd0f50f6..adf9290b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "46.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.6% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -375,12 +380,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Territory Day, 1 July (1956)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -453,9 +452,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "National Democratic Party or NDP
Progressive Virgin Islands Movement or PVIM
Progressives United or PU
Virgin Islands Party or VIP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS (associate), Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -464,11 +460,23 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS (associate), Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Territory Day, 1 July (1956)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked by vertical columns of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful); Christopher COLUMBUS named the islands in 1493 in honor of Saint Ursula and her virgin followers, and the figure holding a lamp represents the saint, with the other lamps symbolizing her followers" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "zenaida dove, white cedar flower; national colors: yellow, green, red, white, blue" + "text": "zenaida dove, white cedar flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, green, red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "text": "

note: as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the King\" is official (see United Kingdom)

" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 09a56c58..1fb6bf07 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 6.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -350,13 +355,15 @@ "text": "12.9% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.6%" }, @@ -503,18 +510,12 @@ "text": "7 provinces (oblustar, singular - oblus) and 2 cities* (shaarlar, singular - shaar); Batken Oblusu, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblusu (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblusu, Naryn Oblusu, Osh Oblusu, Osh Shaary*, Talas Oblusu, Ysyk-Kol Oblusu (Karakol)", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system that includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "previous 1993, 2007, 2010; latest approved by referendum in April 2021 that transitioned Kyrgyzstan from a parliamentary to a presidential system, and implemented changes that allow the president to serve for two 5-year terms rather than one 6-year term, reduced the number of seats in Kyrgyzstan's legislature from 120 to 90, and established a Kurultay (a public advisory council)" + "text": "previous 1993, 2007, 2010; latest approved by referendum in 2021 " }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed as a draft law by the majority of the Supreme Council membership or by petition of 300,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Council membership in each of at least three readings of the draft two months apart; the draft may be submitted to a referendum if approved by two thirds of the Council membership; adoption requires the signature of the president" @@ -604,9 +605,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Afghan's Party
Alliance
Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan (Fatherland) or AJK
Cohesion
Ishenim (Trust)
Light of Faith
Mekenchil or the \"Patriotic\" Political Party
Social Democrats or SDK
United Kyrgyzstan
Yntymak (Unity)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Aibek MOLDOGAZIEV (since 25 February 2025)" @@ -644,11 +642,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularBishkek@state.gov

https://kg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red field with a yellow sun in the center that has 40 rays to represent the Kyrgyz tribes; the rays run counterclockwise on the front of the flag and clockwise on the reverse; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines in a stylized representation of a tunduk, the crown of a traditional Kyrgyz yurt; red stands for bravery and valor, and the sun for peace and wealth" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white falcon; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "white falcon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 64e4572a..66603f87 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -355,13 +360,15 @@ "text": "7% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.8%" }, @@ -524,12 +531,6 @@ "text": "17 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Abay (Semey), Almaty (Qonaev), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Ulytau (Zhezqazghan), Zhambyl (Taraz), Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)", "note": "note: 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": { - "text": "16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 16 December (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation" }, @@ -652,9 +653,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Ak Zhol Democratic Party or Ak Zhol
Amanat Party (formerly Nur Otan (Radiant Fatherland))
Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party or Auyl
Baytak (Boundless) Party
National Social Democratic Party or NSDP
People's Democratic (Patriotic) Party or Auyl or AHDPP
People's Party of Kazakhstan or PPK
Respublica" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Yerzhan ASHIKBAYEV (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -698,11 +696,23 @@ "text": "Almaty" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 16 December (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky-blue background; the hoist side displays a national pattern called koshkar-muiz (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue color has religious significance for the Turkic peoples and symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity, as well as sky and water; the sun stands for wealth and plenitude, with rays shaped like grain; the eagle has appeared on Kazakh tribal flags for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle; national colors: blue, yellow" + "text": "golden eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index ec9c3d69..4b89b6d9 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -298,8 +298,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.11 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -369,21 +374,23 @@ "text": "6.2% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.9% national budget (2020 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2018)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -551,12 +558,6 @@ "text": "

46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')

oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad (Gatchina), Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl

republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)

autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)

krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol, Zabaykalsk [Transbaikal] (Chita)

federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]

autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

note 2: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"; it similarly does not recognize the annexation of the Ukrainian oblasts Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union; Russian SFSR renamed Russian Federation); notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Russia Day, 12 June (1990); note - commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -669,9 +670,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "A Just Russia or SRZP
Civic Platform or GP
Communist Party of the Russian Federation or KPRF
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR
New People or NL
Party of Growth or PR
Rodina
United Russia or ER" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, BSEC, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich KIM (since 11 October 2024)" @@ -715,14 +713,26 @@ "text": "Vladivostok (suspended status), Yekaterinburg (suspended status)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, BSEC, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union; Russian SFSR renamed Russian Federation); notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Russia Day, 12 June (1990); note - commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red; created when Russia built its first naval vessels, and was used mostly as a naval ensign until the 19th century; colors may have been based on the Dutch flag, but no official meaning is assigned; inspired several other Slavic countries to adopt horizontal tricolors of the same colors in different arrangements" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "bear, double-headed eagle; national colors: white, blue, red" + "text": "bear, double-headed eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, blue, red" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The current coat of arms of Russia was adopted by presidential decree on 30 November 1993. The double-headed eagle was adopted as a Russian symbol in 1472 when Ivan III married Sophia Palaiologina, niece of the last Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. The eagle had served as her family's emblem." + "text": "the current coat of arms of Russia was adopted by presidential decree on 30 November 1993; the double-headed eagle was adopted as a Russian symbol in 1472 when Ivan III married Sophia Palaiologina, niece of the last Byzantine emperor in Constantinople -- the eagle was her family's emblem" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 978ef2b9..13db0f40 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 15.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.87 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -335,13 +340,15 @@ "text": "8.7% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.8%" }, @@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015)" + "text": "94.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -486,12 +493,6 @@ "text": "2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Bokhtar), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)", "note": "note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -614,9 +615,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT
Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT
Democratic Party of Tajikistan or DPT
Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan or PERT
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT
Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT
Socialist Party of Tajikistan or SPT" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Farrukh HAMRALIZODA (since 17 February 2021)" @@ -654,11 +652,23 @@ "text": "
DushanbeConsular@state.gov

https://tj.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown under seven gold five-pointed stars is in the center of the white stripe; red stands for the sun, victory, and the unity of the nation, white for purity, cotton, and mountain snows, and green for Islam and nature's bounty; the crown symbolizes the Tajik people; the stars represent the number seven, which is considered a symbol of perfection and the embodiment of happiness" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "crown surmounted by an arc of seven, five-pointed stars; Marco Polo sheep; national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "arc of seven five-pointed stars over a crown, Marco Polo sheep" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index e5306d76..27a5ff35 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -350,13 +355,15 @@ "text": "6.1% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "20.5% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.7%" }, @@ -364,7 +371,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.6% (2015)" + "text": "99.6% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -506,12 +513,6 @@ "text": "5 provinces (velayatlar, singular - velayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Velayat (Arkadag), Ashgabat*, Balkan Velayat (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Velayat, Lebap Velayat (Turkmenabat), Mary Velayat", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Islamic (sharia) law influences" }, @@ -608,9 +609,6 @@ "text": "Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan or APT
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT
Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs or PIE", "note": "note: all of these parties support President BERDIMUHAMEDOV; a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CIS (associate member, has not ratified the 1993 CIS charter although it participates in meetings and held the chairmanship of the CIS in 2012), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Meret ORAZOV (since 14 February 2001)" @@ -648,11 +646,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularAshgab@state.gov

https://tm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, CIS (associate member, has not ratified the 1993 CIS charter although it participates in meetings and held the chairmanship of the CIS in 2012), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; five white five-pointed stars and a white crescent moon appear in the upper corner of the field; the green color and crescent moon stand for Islam, the five stars for the country's regions, and the guls for national identity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Akhal-Teke horse; national colors: green, white" + "text": "Akhal-Teke horse" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 4e37e0fe..9c002a0a 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -348,21 +353,23 @@ "text": "3.4% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "21.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "100%" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "100%" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "100% (2019)" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -504,12 +511,6 @@ "text": "12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 3 cities** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province], Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province], Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Shahri, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Shahri [Samarkand City], Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province], Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Nurafshon], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)  ", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) " }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 September (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system", "note": "note: in 2020, the criminal code, criminal procedure code, and code of administrative responsibility were reformed; a constitutional referendum in 2023 included additional criminal code reforms  " @@ -633,9 +634,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Ecological Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Partivasi)
Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU
National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi)
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or PDP (formerly Communist Party)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, EAEU (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EEU (observer), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Furqat SIDIKOV (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -676,11 +674,23 @@ "text": "
ACSTashkent@state.gov

https://uz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, EAEU (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EEU (observer), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 September (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by narrow red stripes with a vertical white crescent moon and 12 five-pointed white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue stands for the Turkic peoples and the sky, white for peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, and green for nature and Islam; the red stripes represent the vital force of all living organisms; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "khumo (mythical bird); national colors: blue, white, red, green" + "text": "khumo (mythical bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index b4ca81f2..a5618f58 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ "text": "total: 14.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.76 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -363,21 +368,23 @@ "text": "5% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2019 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.8% national budget (2019 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "89.1%" + "text": "89% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "92% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "86.3% (2019)" + "text": "86% (2019 est.)" }, "note": "note: most public schools were closed immediately after the coup in 2021, and attendance has remained low since schools reopened; literacy is expected to decline from 2019 to 2023" }, @@ -436,11 +443,6 @@ "text": "1.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to conflict, political instability, and economic constraints - the protracted political crisis is compromising the fragile conditions of vulnerable households; domestic prices of “Emata” rice, the most consumed variety in the country, were at record levels as of May 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "27.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -520,12 +522,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory

regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon)

states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Rakhine, Shan

union territory: Nay Pyi Taw

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 January 1948 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law" }, @@ -603,9 +599,6 @@ "text": "Arakan National Party or ANP 
Democratic Party or DP 
Kayah State Democratic Party or KySDP
Kayin People's Party or KPP 
Kokang Democracy and Unity Party or KDUP 
La Hu National Development Party or LHNDP 
Lisu National Development Party or LNDP 
Mon Unity Party (formed in 2019 from the All Mon Region Democracy Party and Mon National Party)
National Democratic Force or NDF 
National League for Democracy or NLD 
National Unity Party or NUP 
Pa-O National Organization or PNO 
People's Party 
Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP 
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD 
Ta'ang National Party or TNP 
Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party or TNDP 
Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP 
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State or UDPKS 
Wa Democratic Party or WDP 
Wa National Unity Party or WNUP 
Zomi Congress for Democracy or ZCD ", "note": "note: more than 90 political parties participated in the 2020 elections; political parties continued to function after the 2021 coup, although some political leaders have been arrested by the military regime; in 2023, the regime announced a new law with several rules and restrictions on political parties and their ability to participate in elections; dozens of parties refused to comply with the new rules; the regime's election commission has subsequently banned more than 80 political parties, including the National League for Democracy

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, CP, EAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), NAM, OPCW (signatory), SAARC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires THET WIN (since 22 June 2022)" @@ -646,11 +639,23 @@ "text": "
ACSRangoon@state.gov

https://mm.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, CP, EAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), NAM, OPCW (signatory), SAARC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 January 1948 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top), green, and red; centered on the green band is a white five-pointed star that overlaps onto the adjacent colored stripes; the design revives the triband colors that Burma used from 1943 to 1945, during the Japanese occupation" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "chinthe (mythical lion); national colors: yellow, green, red, white" + "text": "chinthe (mythical lion)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, green, red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 49beb6d8..6298f57f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -268,8 +268,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.89 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -331,13 +336,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "54.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.4% national budget (2016 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "97.6%" }, @@ -469,12 +476,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei dan Muara, Temburong, Tutong" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1984 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection; the Sultan's birthday, 15 June" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law", "note": "note: in 2019, sharia penal codes came into force and apply to Muslims and partly to non-Muslims in parallel with common law codes" @@ -568,9 +569,6 @@ "text": "National Development Party or NDP", "note": "note: the NDP is Brunei’s only registered party, but does not have representation in the Legislative Council, which is appointed" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Dato Paduka Haji SERBINI bin Haji Ali (since 28 January 2016)" @@ -611,11 +609,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularBrunei@state.gov

https://bn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1984 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection; the Sultan's birthday, 15 June" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "yellow with two diagonal bands of white and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is at the center; yellow symbolizes the sultanate, and the white and black bands stand for the chief ministers; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag, a royal umbrella representing the monarchy, two wings with four feathers (justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace), two upraised hands signifying the government's pledge to preserve and promote the welfare of the people, and the  crescent moon of Islam (the state religion); the state motto \"Always render service with God's guidance\" appears in yellow Arabic script on the crescent; a ribbon below the crescent reads \"Brunei, the Abode of Peace\"" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "royal parasol; national colors: yellow, white, black" + "text": "royal parasol" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, white, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index d35fc7c1..3828fb15 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -288,8 +288,13 @@ "text": "total: 14.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -365,21 +370,23 @@ "text": "3.3% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.5% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "83.9%" + "text": "71.9% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "88.4%" + "text": "81.5% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "79.8% (2021)" + "text": "63.6% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -509,12 +516,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)

provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Sihanouk, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum

municipalities: Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 November 1953 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 9 November (1953)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia), customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law" }, @@ -638,9 +639,6 @@ "text": "Candlelight Party or CP
Cambodian People's Party or CPP 
Khmer Will Party or KWP", "note": "note 1: 18 parties registered to run in the 2023 parliamentary election

note 2:  the Cambodian Government disqualified the Candlelight Party, the main opposition party, from the July 2023 election" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Socheat OUM (since 20 September 2024)" @@ -678,12 +676,24 @@ "text": "
ACSPhnomPenh@state.gov

https://kh.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 November 1953 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 9 November (1953)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double-width), and blue, with a white, three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; red and blue are traditional Cambodian colors", "note": "note: only national flag to prominently incorporate an identifiable building into its design; Afghanistan, San Marino, Portugal, and Spain show small generic buildings as part of their coats of arms on the flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Angkor Wat temple, kouprey (wild ox); national colors: red, blue" + "text": "Angkor Wat temple, kouprey (wild ox)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 6fab3917..18888eb7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -294,8 +294,13 @@ "text": "total: 4.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -371,21 +376,23 @@ "text": "0.7% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96.8%" + "text": "97% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.5%" + "text": "98% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "95.2% (2018)" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -548,12 +555,6 @@ "text": "

23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural), and two special administrative regions (tebie xingzhengqu, singular and plural)

provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)

autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uyghur, Xizang (Tibet)

municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin

special administrative regions: Hong Kong, Macau

", "note": "note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes", "note": "note: in 2020, the National People's Congress adopted the PRC Civil Code, which codifies personal relations and property relations" @@ -646,9 +647,6 @@ "text": "Chinese Communist Party or CCP ", "note": "note: China has 8 nominally independent small parties controlled by the CCP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador XIE Feng (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -692,11 +690,23 @@ "text": "Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan; note - the Chinese Government ordered closure of the US consulate in Chengdu in late July 2020" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars, arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag, in the upper hoist-side corner; the color red represents revolution, and the stars symbolize the four social classes -- the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and the national bourgeoisie (capitalists) -- united under the Communist Party of China" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "dragon, giant panda; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "dragon, giant panda" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 082299be..04341e57 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "47.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -400,12 +405,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July (1997) is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure); China's imposition of National Security Law incorporates elements of Chinese civil law" }, @@ -484,9 +483,6 @@ "text": "Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong or BPA 
Civil Force or CF 
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB 
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions or HKFLU 
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers or HKFEW 
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions or HKFTU 
Kowloon West New Dynamic or KWND
Liberal Party or LP 
New Century Forum or NCF 
New People's Party or NPP
New Prospect for Hong Kong or NPHK 
New Territories Association of Societies or NTAS 
Professional Power or PP 
Roundtable or RT 
Third Side or TS", "note": "note 1: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies

note 2: by the end of 2021, the leading pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong had been effectively removed from the political arena under the provisions of Beijing's 2021 electoral changes or via charges under the 2020 national security law; in addition, dozens of pro-democracy organizations, including political parties, unions, churches, civil rights groups, and media organizations have disbanded or closed; as of 2023, nearly all politically active groups were pro-Beijing" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC (NGOs), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China)" @@ -516,11 +512,23 @@ "text": "
acshk@state.gov

https://hk.usconsulate.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC (NGOs), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July (1997) is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a stylized, five-petal, white Bauhinia flower in the center; each petal has a small, five-pointed red star; the red color is the same as the Chinese flag and represents the motherland, and the five stars also echo the Chinese flag; the Bauhinia flower was developed in Hong Kong the late 19th century and has come to symbolize the region" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "bauhinia flower; national colors: red, white" + "text": "bauhinia flower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "text": "

note: as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)

" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index e378f248..d2d94624 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 6.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.52 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -355,21 +360,23 @@ "text": "16.3% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.9% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96%" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97.4%" + "text": "97% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.6% (2020)" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -529,12 +536,6 @@ "text": "35 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua), Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands), Papua Selatan (South Papua), Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta**", "note": "note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 August 1945 (declared independence from the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1945)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law" }, @@ -630,9 +631,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democrat Party or PD 
Functional Groups Party or GOLKAR 
Great Indonesia Movement Party or GERINDRA 
Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle or PDI-P 
National Awakening Party or PKB 
National Democratic Party or NasDem 
National Mandate Party or PAN 
Prosperous Justice Party or PKS " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IORA, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, MSG (associate member), NAM, OECD (enhanced engagement), OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Ida Bagus Made BIMANTARA (since 30 November 2023)" @@ -679,12 +677,24 @@ "text": "Medan" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IORA, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, MSG (associate member), NAM, OECD (enhanced engagement), OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 August 1945 (declared independence from the Netherlands)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1945)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, and white represents purity", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Monaco, which is shorter, and Poland, which is white (top) and red" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "garuda (mythical bird); national colors: red, white" + "text": "garuda (mythical bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 5172a08e..99bd38c6 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "23.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -343,8 +348,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "46.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -500,12 +510,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 February 660 B.C. (mythological date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 February (1960); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on German model; also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -636,9 +640,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Conservative Party of Japan or CPJ
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or CDP 
Democratic Party for the People or DPFP or DPP 
Japan Communist Party or JCP 
Japan Innovation Party or Nippon Ishin no kai or Ishin 
Komeito or Komei
Liberal Democratic Party or LDP 
Okinawa Social Mass Party or Okinawa Whirlwind or OW
Party to Protect the People from NHK or NHK
Reiwa Shinsengumi 
Sanseito Party
Social Democratic Party or SDP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, CPLP (associate), EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador YAMADA Shigeo (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -688,14 +689,26 @@ "text": "Fukuoka, Nagoya" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, CPLP (associate), EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 February 660 B.C. (mythological date of Emperor JIMMU founding the nation); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 February (1960); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a large red disk, representing the sun without rays, in the center" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red sun disc, chrysanthemum; national colors: red, white" + "text": "red sun disc, chrysanthemum" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The Kikumon is the Japanese emperor's family coat of arms and dates from 1183. The Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon) is a yellow or orange chrysanthemum with black or red outlines and background. A central disc is surrounded by a front set of 16 petals. A rear set of 16 petals are half-staggered in relation to the front set and are visible at the edges of the flower." + "text": "the Kikumon is the Japanese emperor's family coat of arms and dates from 1183; the Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon) is a yellow or orange chrysanthemum with black or red outlines and background; a central disc is surrounded by a front set of 16 petals; a rear set of 16 petals are half-staggered in relation to the front set and are visible at the edges of the flower" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index ea24dbf6..df4c9ba1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -340,13 +340,10 @@ "text": "0% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "14.6% national budget (2025 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "100%" }, @@ -412,11 +409,6 @@ "text": "0.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to low food consumption levels, poor dietary diversity, and economic downturn -the food security situation is expected to remain fragile, given persisting economic constraints aggravated by a below-average 2022 agricultural output (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "41.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -488,18 +480,12 @@ "text": "

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 special administration cities (si, singular and plural)

provinces: Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ryanggang

special administration cities: Kaesong, Nampo, P'yongyang, Rason

", "note": "note: P'yongyang is identified as a directly controlled city, while Kaesong, Nampo, and Rason are designated as special cities" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 August 1945 (from Japan)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Prussian model; influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong-il era)" + "text": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 " }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed by the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership" @@ -587,9 +573,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "major parties:
Korean Workers' Party or KWP (formally known as Workers' Party of Korea) 
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon; under KWP control) 
minor parties:
Chondoist Chongu Party (under KWP control)
Social Democratic Party or KSDP (under KWP control)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none

Note:  North Korea has a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York" }, @@ -598,11 +581,23 @@ "text": "none; the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 August 1945 (from Japan)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple-width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star; the red band stands for revolutionary traditions, the white for purity, strength, and dignity; blue for sovereignty, peace, and friendship; the red star represents socialism" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red star, chollima (winged horse); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "red star, chollima (winged horse)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 75f81dd6..9f4fbbe3 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.7% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -344,8 +349,8 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -500,12 +505,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi)

provinces: Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong), Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong), Gangwon-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang), Jeju-do (Jeju), Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla)

metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan

special city: Seoul

special self-governing city: Sejong

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 August 1945 (from Japan)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought" }, @@ -601,9 +600,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Basic Income Party 
Democratic Party of Korea or DPK 
New Future Party
New Reform Party 
Open Democratic Party or ODP 
People Power Party or PPP 
Progressive Party or Jinbo Party 
Rebuilding Korea Party 
Social Democratic Party 

note:  the Democratic Alliance coalition consists of the DPK and the smaller Basic Income, Jinbo, Open Democratic, and Social Democratic parties, as well as two independents; for the 2024 election, the Basic Income Party, the ODP, and the Social Democratic Party formed the New Progressive Alliance" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CABEI, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador CHO Hyundong (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -647,11 +643,23 @@ "text": "Busan" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CABEI, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 August 1945 (from Japan)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a red-and-blue yin-yang symbol in the center;a black trigram (kwae) from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) is in each corner of the white field; the flag is called Taegukki; white is a traditional Korean color and represents peace and purity; the blue represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, and the red symbolizes the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram stands for one of the universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "taegeuk (yin yang symbol), Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon), Siberian tiger; national colors: red, white, blue, black" + "text": "taegeuk (yin-yang symbol), Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Siberian tiger" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -673,7 +681,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "strong export- and technology-oriented East Asian economy; manufacturing led by semiconductor and automotive industries; aging workforce; increased restraint in fiscal policy while maintaining industry support initiatives" + "text": "

high-income, export- and technology-oriented East Asian economy; manufacturing led by semiconductor and automotive industries; slow growth amid declining construction investment, export risks, and recent political instability; aging workforce; increased restraint in fiscal policy while maintaining industry support initiatives

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 24ea7d98..5b0fe634 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ "text": "total: 11.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.33 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -346,21 +351,23 @@ "text": "10.8% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "87.1%" + "text": "85% (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "91.4%" + "text": "90% (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "81.4% (2021)" + "text": "79% (2015 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -502,12 +509,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 prefecture* (kampheng nakhon); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxay, Champasak, Houaphanh, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang (Luang Prabang), Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "19 July 1949 (from France by the Franco-Lao General Convention); 22 October 1953 (Franco-Lao Treaty recognizes full independence)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 2 December (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system similar in form to the French system" }, @@ -603,9 +604,6 @@ "text": "Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP", "note": "note:  other parties proscribed" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sisavath INPHACHANH (since 7 June 2022)" @@ -643,11 +641,23 @@ "text": "
CONSLAO@state.gov

https://la.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "19 July 1949 (from France); 22 October 1953 (Franco-Lao Treaty recognizes full independence)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 2 December (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double-width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band; the red bands stand for the blood shed for liberation, and the blue for the Mekong River and prosperity; the white disk represents the full moon over the Mekong River and the unity of the people under the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, as well as the country's bright future" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "elephant; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 718a1d62..49c8cb3c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -251,13 +251,10 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "97.1%" }, @@ -350,12 +347,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December (1999) is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model" }, @@ -434,9 +425,6 @@ "text": "Alliance for a Happy Home or ABL
Association of Synergy of Macau (\"Synergy Power\" or Poder da Singeria) or PS 
Macau-Guangdong Union or UGM 
New Hope or NE 
Union for Development or UPD 
Union for Promoting Progress or UPP or UNIPRO 
United Citizens Association of Macau or ACUM", "note": "note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China)" }, @@ -445,11 +433,23 @@ "text": "the US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December (1999) is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, under an arc of five five-pointed gold stars; the lotus is the national floral emblem, and the three petals represent the country's peninsula and two islands; the five stars echo those on the Chinese flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lotus blossom; national colors: green, white, yellow" + "text": "lotus blossom" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "text": "

note: as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)

" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 9c8db5a0..c6f716a4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 12.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.13 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -354,21 +359,23 @@ "text": "2.1% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.2%" + "text": "98.7% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.1%" + "text": "98.5% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.2% (2020)" + "text": "98.9% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -515,12 +522,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "29 December 1911 (independence declared from China; in actuality, autonomy attained); 11 July 1921 (from China)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Naadam (games) holiday (commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution), 11-15 July; Constitution Day (marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution), 26 November (1924)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -615,9 +616,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party or DP
Mongolian People's Party or MPP 
National Coalition (consists of Mongolian Green Party or MGP and the Mongolian National Democratic Party or MNDP)
National Labor Party or HUN 
Civil Will-Green Party or CWGP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, CD, CICA, CP, EBRD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, OSCE, SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador BATBAYAR Ulziidelger (since 1 December 2021)" @@ -658,11 +656,23 @@ "text": "
UlaanbaatarACS@state.gov

https://mn.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ARF, CD, CICA, CP, EBRD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, OSCE, SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "29 December 1911 (independence declared from China; in actuality, autonomy attained); 11 July 1921 (from China)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Naadam (games) holiday (commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution), 11-15 July; Constitution Day (marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution), 26 November (1924)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem, the soyombo, which is an abstract geometric representation of fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol; blue stands for the sky, and red for progress and prosperity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "soyombo emblem; national colors: red, blue, yellow" + "text": "Soyombo character (from the Soyombo writing system)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index cf2870ff..8c4d851a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.34 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -337,21 +342,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "59.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.1% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "96% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.2%" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "93.6% (2019)" + "text": "95% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -497,12 +504,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu; and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "31 August 1957 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (or Merdeka Day), 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day, 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Islamic law (sharia), and customary law; the Federal Court can review legislative acts at the request of the supreme head of the federation" }, @@ -612,9 +613,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN:
Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan Cina Malaysia) or MCA 
Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC
United Malays National Organization (Pertubuhan Kebansaan Melayu Bersatu) or UMNO 
United Sabah People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah) or PBRS 

Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) or PH:
Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP 
National Trust Party (Parti Amanah Negara) or AMANAH 
People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR 
United Progressive Kinabalu Organization (Pertubuhan Kinabalu Progresif Bersatu) or UPKO 

National Alliance (Perikatan Nasional) or PN:
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia) or GERAKAN or PGRM 
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia) or PPBM or BERSATU 
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) or PAS 

Sabah People's Alliance (Gabungan Rakya Sabah) or GRS:
Homeland Solidarity Party (Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku) or STAR 
Love Sabah Party (Parti Cinta Sabah) or PCS
Sabah People's Ideas Party (Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah) or GAGASAN or PGRS 
 

Sarawak Parties Alliance (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) or GPS:
Progressive Democratic Party (Parti Demokratik Progresif) or PDP 
Sarawak People's Party (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) or PRS 
Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak) or SUPP 
United Bumiputera Heritage Party (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersata) or PBB 

Others: 
Malaysian Nation Party (Parti Bangsa Malaysia) or PBM
Heritage Party (Parti Warisan) or WARISAN 
Homeland Fighter's Party (Parti Pejuang Tanah Air) or PEJUANG 
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia) or MUDA 
United Sarawak Party (PSB) 

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires KHAERIAH Zaehera Abd Kayyum (since 9 February 2025)" @@ -655,12 +653,24 @@ "text": "
KLACS@state.gov

https://my.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "31 August 1957 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (or Merdeka Day), 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day, 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner has a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often called Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status of the 13 member states and the federal government; the points on the star represent the unity among these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people, and yellow is the royal color", "note": "note: the design is based on the US flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "tiger, hibiscus; national colors: gold, black" + "text": "tiger, hibiscus" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "gold, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index a065c022..5665a264 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 52.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -349,21 +354,23 @@ "text": "3.7% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "3.9% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "64.2%" + "text": "70.1% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "65.6%" + "text": "78.4% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "62.8% (2015)" + "text": "61.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "People - note": { @@ -497,12 +504,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "20 provinces, 1 autonomous region*, and 1 district**; Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Hela, Jiwaka, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain, West Sepik" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 September 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" }, @@ -597,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Destiny Party 
Liberal Party 
Melanesian Alliance Party or MAP 
Melanesian Liberal Party or MLP 
National Alliance Party or NAP 
Our Development Party or ODP 
Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU PATI 
Papua New Guinea Greens Party 
Papua New Guinea National Party 
Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP 
People's First Party or PFP 
People's Movement for Change or PMC 
People's National Congress Party or PNC 
People’s National Party 
People's Party or PP 
People's Progress Party or PPP 
People's Reform Party or PRP 
PNG Party 
Social Democratic Party or SDP 
Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE 
United Labor Party or ULP 
United Resources Party or URP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CD, CP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Cephas KAYO (since 31 January 2018)" @@ -634,11 +632,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularPortMoresby@state.gov

https://pg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CD, CP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 September 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five white five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered; red, black, and yellow are the country's traditional colors; the bird of paradise is an emblem of regional tribal culture and represents the emergence of Papua New Guinea as a nation; the Southern Cross symbolizes the country's connection with Australia and several other countries in the South Pacific" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "bird of paradise; national colors: red, black" + "text": "bird of paradise" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1090,6 +1100,9 @@ "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF): land, maritime, and air elements

Ministry of Internal Security: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1101,9 +1114,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 63dfaa8f..32bdf880 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.79 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -351,21 +356,23 @@ "text": "9.4% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "16.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "98% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "98% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96.9% (2019)" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -514,12 +521,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

81 provinces and 38 chartered cities

provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay;

chartered cities: Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caloocan, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Lucena, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Naga, Navotas, Olongapo, Ormoc, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, San Juan, Santiago, Tacloban, Taguig, Valenzuela, Zamboanga

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 July 1946 (from the US)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from the US" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, common, Islamic (sharia), and customary law" }, @@ -643,9 +644,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Action (Aksyon Demokratiko) 
Alliance for Change (Hugpong ng Pagbabago or HNP) 
Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD 
Liberal Party or LP 
Nacionalista Party or NP 
Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC 
National Unity Party or NUP
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban 
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP 
Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives or PROMDI" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jose Manuel del Gallego ROMUALDEZ (since 29 November 2017)" @@ -686,15 +684,27 @@ "text": "
acsinfomanila@state.gov

https://ph.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 July 1946 (from the US)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from the US" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle has a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small five-pointed yellow star; blue stands for peace and justice, red for courage, and the triangle for equality; the rays represent the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, and the stars represent the country's three parts: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design dates to 1897", "note": "note: in wartime, the flag is flown upside-down with the red band at the top" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "three stars and sun, Philippine eagle; national colors: red, white, blue, yellow" + "text": "three stars and sun, Philippine eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue, yellow" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The coat of arms of the Philippines was adopted on 3 July 1946. The three gold stars represent the major island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The rays of the sun represent the provinces of the Philippines. The American eagle and lion of Spain represent the nation's colonial past." + "text": "the coat of arms was adopted on 3 July 1946; the three gold stars represent the major island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao; the rays of the sun represent the provinces of the Philippines; the American eagle and lion of Spain represent the nation's colonial past" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1204,20 +1214,20 @@ "note": "note 1: the PCG is an armed and uniformed service that would be attached to the AFP during a conflict

note 2: the Philippine Government also arms and supports civilian militias; the AFP controls the Civilian Armed Force Geographical Units, while the Civilian Volunteer Organizations fall under PNP command" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 8ff542de..b4bdefe1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "18.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,21 +343,23 @@ "text": "0.1% (2023)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "98% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.9%" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96.1% (2019)" + "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -485,12 +492,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "no first order administrative divisions; there are five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 9 August (1965)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -583,9 +584,6 @@ "text": "People's Action Party or PAP 
Progress Singapore Party or PSP 
Workers' Party or WP ", "note": "note: the PAP has won every general election since the end of the British colonial era in 1959" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AOSIS, APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNOOSA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador LUI Tuck Yew (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -629,11 +627,23 @@ "text": "
singaporeusembassy@state.gov

https://sg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AOSIS, APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNOOSA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 9 August (1965)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band is a vertical white crescent partially enclosing a circle of five white five-pointed stars; red stands for brotherhood and equality, and white for purity and virtue; the waxing crescent moon symbolizes a young nation on the ascendancy; the stars represent the national ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, merlion (mythical half lion-half fish creature), orchid; national colors: red, white" + "text": "lion, merlion (mythical half-lion, half-fish creature), orchid" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 7d5913c4..4245df33 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.54 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -363,21 +368,23 @@ "text": "5.8% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "94.1%" + "text": "91.1% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "95.5%" + "text": "90.7% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "92.8% (2021)" + "text": "91.5% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -532,12 +539,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (maha nakhon); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Bueng Kan, Buri Ram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep* (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Satun, Sing Buri, Si Sa Ket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of King WACHIRALONGKON, 28 July (1952)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with common law influences" }, @@ -658,9 +659,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Bhumjaithai Party or BJT (aka Phumchai Thai Party or PJT; aka Thai Pride Party) 
Chat Thai Phatthana Party (Thai Nation Development Party) or CTP
Move Forward Party or MFP (dissolved by order of the Constitutional Court, August 2024)
Palang Pracharat Party (People's State Power Party) or PPRP 
Pheu (Puea) Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP
Prachachat Party or PCC 
Prachathipat Party (Democrat Party) or DP 
Thai Sang Thai Party 
United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chat) or UTN" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, BIS, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Dr. SURIYA Chindawongse (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -704,15 +702,27 @@ "text": "Chiang Mai" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, BIS, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Birthday of King WACHIRALONGKON, 28 July (1952)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double-width), white, and red; the red color stands for the nation and the blood of life, white for religion and the purity of Buddhism, and blue for the monarchy", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure), elephant; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure), elephant" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

In 1911, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Thailand officially adopted the Garuda as the national coat of arms and emblem. This mythological half-man, half-bird figure from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions is considered the vahana (vehicle) of the god Vishnu (Narayana) and was a symbol of royalty in Thailand for centuries.

" + "text": "in 1911, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Thailand officially adopted the Garuda as the national coat of arms and emblem; this mythological half-man, half-bird figure from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions is considered the vahana (vehicle) of the god Vishnu (Narayana) and was a symbol of royalty in Thailand for centuries" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index b1f88a12..4db93879 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 12.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.75 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -341,21 +346,23 @@ "text": "1.2% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.5% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "68.1%" + "text": "65.8% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "71.9%" + "text": "72.2% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "64.2% (2018)" + "text": "59.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "People - note": { @@ -476,12 +483,6 @@ "text": "12 municipalities (municipios, singular municipio) and 1 special adminstrative region* (regiao administrativa especial); Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Covalima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Lospalos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oe-Cusse Ambeno* (Pante Macassar), Viqueque", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "20 May 2002 (from Indonesia); note - 28 November 1975 was the date independence was proclaimed from Portugal; 20 May 2002 was the date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Restoration of Independence Day, 20 May (2002); Proclamation of Independence Day, 28 November (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model" }, @@ -577,9 +578,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party or PD 
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction or CNRT 
National Unity of the Sons of Timor (Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan or KHUNTO) 
People's Liberation Party or PLP 
Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste or FRETILIN" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, ARF, ASEAN (observer), CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador José Luis GUTERRES (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -617,11 +615,23 @@ "text": "
ConsDili@state.gov

https://tl.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, ARF, ASEAN (observer), CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "28 November 1975 (from Portugal); 20 May 2002 (from Indonesia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Restoration of Independence Day, 20 May (2002); Proclamation of Independence Day, 28 November (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; a white star is in the center of the black triangle; yellow stands for past colonialism, black for obscurantism that needs to be overcome, and red for the struggle for freedom; the white star represents peace and a guiding light" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Mount Ramelau; national colors: red, yellow, black, white" + "text": "Mount Ramelau" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1034,6 +1044,9 @@ "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Land Component, Light Air Component, Naval Component

Ministry of Interior: National Police of Timor-Leste (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1045,9 +1058,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 39559b87..5849ee9f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ "text": "51% (2023 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.5%" }, @@ -389,9 +386,6 @@ "text": "

includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan

counties: Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin

cities: Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung

special municipalities: Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)

", "note": "note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems" }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 10 October (1911); note - celebrates the anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, also known as Double Ten (10-10) Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -487,10 +481,6 @@ "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP 
Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) 
Taiwan People's Party or TPP ", "note": "note: the DPP and the KMT are the two major political parties; more than 30 parties garnered votes in the 2024 election" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (Chinese Taipei), APEC (Chinese Taipei), BCIE, CABEI, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), SICA (observer), WTO (Chinese Taipei)", - "note": "note - separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "none" @@ -523,12 +513,22 @@ "text": "Kaohsiung (Branch Office)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (Chinese Taipei), APEC (Chinese Taipei), BCIE, CABEI, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), SICA (observer), WTO (Chinese Taipei)", + "note": "note - separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 10 October (1911); note - celebrates the anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, also known as Double Ten (10-10) Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner, bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays; the blue-and-white design of the canton (symbolizing the sun of progress) dates to 1895; blue stands for liberty, justice, and democracy, red for fraternity, sacrifice, and nationalism, and white for equality, frankness, and the people's livelihood; the 12 rays represent the months of the year and the traditional Chinese hours (each ray equals two hours)", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Samoa" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white, 12-rayed sun on blue field; national colors: blue, white, red" + "text": "white sun with 12 rays on a blue field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 036c48a8..20ed1e90 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -358,21 +363,23 @@ "text": "1.9% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.8%" + "text": "96% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.6% (2019)" + "text": "95% (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -514,12 +521,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)

provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai

municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "2 September 1945 (from France)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with European influences" }, @@ -614,9 +615,6 @@ "text": "Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV", "note": "note:  other parties proscribed" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (2024)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Nguyen Quoc DZUNG (since 19 April 2022)" @@ -663,11 +661,23 @@ "text": "Ho Chi Minh City" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (2024)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "2 September 1945 (from France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red field with a five-pointed yellow star in the center; red stands for revolution and blood, and the five-pointed star for the five elements of the populace -- peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers -- that unite to build socialism" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "five-pointed yellow star on a red field, lotus blossom" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 20b091c7..4f1b3202 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.88 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -357,21 +362,23 @@ "text": "1.2% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.1% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "98.8% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.7%" + "text": "98.6% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.2% (2021)" + "text": "99% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -512,12 +519,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane (Tirana), Vlore" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1912), also known as Flag Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" is still present" }, @@ -612,10 +613,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Change (electoral coalition led by PD)
Democratic Party or PD 
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity or PDIU (part of the Alliance for Change)
Social Democratic Party or PSD
Freedom Party of Albania or PL (formerly the Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI)
Socialist Party or PS " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", - "note": "note: Albania is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ervin BUSHATI (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -656,11 +653,24 @@ "text": "
ACSTirana@state.gov

https://al.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", + "note": "note: Albania is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1912), also known as Flag Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero Georgi Kastrioti SKANDERBEG, who led a successful uprising against the Ottoman Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-78); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as \"Shqiptare,\" which translates as \"sons of the eagle\"" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "black double-headed eagle; national colors: red, black" + "text": "black double-headed eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1166,7 +1176,7 @@ "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised about 15% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) are responsible for defending the country’s independence, sovereignty, and territory, assisting with internal security, providing disaster and humanitarian relief, and participating in international peacekeeping missions; the it is a small, lightly armed force that has been undergoing a modernization effort to improve its ability to fulfill NATO missions, including training and equipment purchases; the AAF has contributed small numbers of forces to several NATO missions since Albania joined NATO in 2009, including peacekeeping/stability missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Iraq, and multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria and Latvia; it has also contributed to EU and UN missions (2024)" + "text": "the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) are responsible for defending the country’s independence, sovereignty, and territory, assisting with internal security, providing disaster and humanitarian relief, and participating in international peacekeeping missions; the AAF is a small, lightly armed force that has been undergoing a modernization effort to improve its ability to fulfill NATO missions; the AAF has contributed small numbers of forces to several NATO missions since Albania joined NATO in 2009, including peacekeeping/stability missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Iraq, and multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria and Latvia; it has also contributed to EU and UN missions (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index a8f76399..481634e9 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -259,8 +259,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.07 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -316,13 +321,15 @@ "text": "34.4% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "100%" }, @@ -438,12 +445,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1278 (formed under the joint sovereignty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon (religious) law" }, @@ -539,9 +540,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Action for Andorra or ACCIO 
Committed Citizens or CC 
Concord or C
Democrats for Andorra or DA 
Forward Andorra or AE 
Liberals of Andorra or L'A 
Social Democratic Party or PS 
Social Democracy and Progress or SDP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CE, FAO, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Joan FORNER ROVIRA (since 13 January 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -564,12 +562,24 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Espana; telephone: [34] (93) 280-22-27; FAX: [34] (93) 280-61-75; email address: Barcelonaacs@state.gov" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CE, FAO, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1278 (formed under the joint sovereignty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band, which is slightly wider than the other two; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red cow (breed unspecified); national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "red cow (breed unspecified)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 32d04d12..75cb66f6 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "12.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "12.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.52 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -342,8 +347,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "58.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -508,12 +518,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -624,9 +628,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Austrian People's Party or OeVP 
Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe 
The Greens - The Green Alternative 
NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum 
Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)" @@ -670,11 +671,23 @@ "text": "
ConsulateVienna@state.gov

https://at.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red; the flag design is one of the oldest national banners in the world; according to tradition, after a fierce battle in the Third Crusade in 1191, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became blood-spattered; upon removal of his sash, a white band was revealed, and the red-white-red color combination was adopted as his banner" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian; national colors: red, white" + "text": "eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index ec2cceda..ac12e387 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "6.53 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -353,8 +358,13 @@ "text": "0.1% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.3% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -512,12 +522,6 @@ "text": "3 regions (French: régions, singular - région; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", "note": "note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French Civil Code; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -638,9 +642,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Flemish parties:
Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V 
Vooruit or Forward (formerly Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A)
Groen or Green (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)
New Flemish Alliance or N-VA 
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD 
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB 
Francophone parties:
Ecolo (Francophone Greens) 
Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi 
Les Engages (formerly Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH)
Reform Movement or MR 
Socialist Party or PS 
Workers' Party or PVDA-PTB" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Frédéric BERNARD (since 25 February 2025)" @@ -681,11 +682,23 @@ "text": "
uscitizenBrussels@state.gov

https://be.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the vertical design was based on the flag of France; the colors are from the arms of the duchy of Brabant (yellow lion with red claws and tongue on a black field)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden rampant lion; national colors: red, black, yellow" + "text": "golden rampant lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, black, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index a0745795..9c91cb71 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.58 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -332,13 +337,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "63.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.4% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.1%" }, @@ -488,23 +495,17 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 first-order administrative divisions - Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt) (ethnically mixed), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat), Republika Srpska (predominantly Serb)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity", - "note": "note: there is no national-level holiday" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); note - each of the political entities has its own constitution" + "text": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords)" }, "amendment process": { "text": "decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended" - } + }, + "note": "note: each of the political entities has its own constitution" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -618,10 +619,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD 
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative or BHI KF 
Civic Alliance or GS 
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH 
Democratic Front or DF 
Democratic Union or DEMOS
For Justice and Order
Our Party or NS/HC 
Party for Democratic Action or SDA 
Party of Democratic Progress or PDP 
People and Justice Party or NiP
People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or NES 
Serb Democratic Party or SDS 
Social Democratic Party or SDP
United Srpska or US" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)", - "note": "note: Bosnia-Herzegovina is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sven ALKALAJ (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -665,12 +662,27 @@ "text": "Banja Luka, Mostar" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)", + "note": "note: Bosnia-Herzegovina is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia)", + "note": "note: referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity", + "note": "note: there is no national-level holiday" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a wide blue vertical band on the fly side, with a yellow isosceles triangle; the rest of the flag is blue with seven five-pointed white stars and two half-stars along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country, and its three points stand for the Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe; the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are traditional to Bosnia and are also associated with neutrality and peace", "note": "note: one of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden lily; national colors: blue, yellow, white" + "text": "golden lily" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index 70633dd3..70ce806a 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.72 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -345,21 +350,23 @@ "text": "1.6% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.9% (2019)" + "text": "100% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -502,12 +509,6 @@ "text": "6 regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system", "note": "note: nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) were revised and came into force in 1999 and 2000" @@ -632,9 +633,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Belaya Rus or BR
Republican Party of Labour and Justice or RPTS
Communist Party of Belarus or CBP
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus or LDPB" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CEI, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant; recalled by Belarus in 2008); Chargé d'Affaires Pavel SHIDLOWSKI (since 9 August 2022)" @@ -672,11 +670,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularMinsk@state.gov

https://by.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CEI, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red; the red stands for past struggles from oppression, and the green represents hope and the many forests of the country" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "no clearly defined current national symbol, the mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) is the traditional Belarusian symbol; national colors: green, red, white" + "text": "no official symbol; the mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) is the traditional symbol" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index a7588102..ea78b962 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.33 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -346,13 +351,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "57.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.4%" }, @@ -505,12 +512,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Sofia-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Targovishte, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" }, @@ -605,12 +606,9 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "BSP for Bulgaria (electoral alliance of BSP, PKT, Ecoglasnost)
Bulgarian Rise or BV
Bulgarian Socialist Party or BSP
Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria or GERB (alliance with SDS) 
Democratic Bulgaria or DB (electoral alliance of Yes! Bulgaria, DSB, and The Greens) 
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria or DSB
Ecoglasnost
Green Movement or The Greens 
Movement for Rights and Freedoms or DPS
Political Club Thrace or PKT
Revival
Stand Up.BG or IS.BG
There is Such a People or ITN
Union of Democratic Forces or SDS (alliance with GERB) 
Yes! Bulgaria 
We Continue the Change or PP 
We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria or PP-DB (electoral alliance of PP, DB, Yes! Bulgaria)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOOSA,  UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Georgi Velikov PANAYOTOV (since 7 June 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Stefka YOVCHEVA (since April 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1621 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -648,12 +646,24 @@ "text": "
acs_sofia@state.gov

https://bg.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOOSA,  UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue", "note": "note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: white, green, red" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, green, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1201,7 +1211,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2021, Bulgaria released a 10-year defense plan which called for an active military strength of 43,000" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured limited amounts of more modern Western weapons systems (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists largely of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured some more modern Western weapons systems in an effort to modernize and achieve NATO interoperability (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in 2007; service obligation 6-9 months (2023)", diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 6556ceaf..95ceea21 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "18.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.56 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -341,13 +346,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "54.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.4%" }, @@ -504,12 +511,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts; Ammochostos (Famagusta; all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos); note - the 5 \"districts\" of the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosa (Nicosia)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are recognized only by Turkey" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as \"Republic Day\"" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and civil law, with European law supremacy" }, @@ -608,9 +609,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "area under government control:
Democratic Front or DIPA 
Democratic Party or DIKO
Democratic Rally or DISY
Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Alliance 
Movement of Social Democrats EDEK
National Popular Front or ELAM 
Progressive Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist Party) 
Solidarity Movement

area administered by Turkish Cypriots:
Communal Democracy Party or TDP
Communal Liberation Party - New Forces or TKP-YG
Cyprus Socialist Party or KSP
Democratic Party or DP
National Democratic Party or NDP
National Unity Party or UBP 
New Cyprus Party or YKP
People's Party or HP 
Rebirth Party or YDP
Republican Turkish Party or CTP
United Cyprus Party or BKP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Evangelos SAVVA (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -654,12 +652,25 @@ "text": "
ACSNicosia@state.gov

https://cy.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 August 1960 (from the UK)", + "note": "note: Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but only Turkey recognizes these proclamations" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as \"Republic Day\"" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a copper-colored silhouette of the island is centered on a white field above two crossed green olive branches, which symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities", "note": "note: one of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Kosovo is the other

note: the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" flag retains the white field of the Cyprus national flag but displays narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges, with a red crescent and a red five-pointed star between them; the banner is modeled after the Turkish national flag, but with the colors reversed" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Cypriot mouflon (wild sheep), white dove; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "Cypriot mouflon (wild sheep), white dove" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 8483d023..1392bb9a 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.5% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "17.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "7.24 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -346,8 +351,13 @@ "text": "0.7% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.8% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -501,12 +511,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 5 June (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -602,9 +606,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "The Alternative or AP 
Conservative People's Party or DKF or C 
Danish People's Party or DF or O 
Denmark Democrats or E 
Green Left or SF or F (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F)
Liberal Alliance or LA or I 
Liberal Party (Venstre) or V 
Moderates or M 
New Right Party or NB or D 
Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL 
Social Democrats or SDP or A 
Social Liberal Party or SLP or B " }, - "International organization participation": { - "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, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jesper Møller SØRENSEN (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -645,12 +646,27 @@ "text": "
CopenhagenACS@state.gov

https://dk.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "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, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 5 June (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; traditions as to the origin of the flag design vary, but the best known is a legend that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th-century battle and inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality, the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign", "note": "note: the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as by the Faroe Islands" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, mute swan; national colors: red, white" + "text": "lion, mute swan" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" + }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "Denmark’s King Frederick VI adopted the national coat of arms in 1819. The crown of King Christian V, who ruled Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699, sits atop the shield, symbolizing royal and national authority. The three lions represent a strong and powerful country, with red lily pads in the shape of hearts that stand for strength, valor, and joy." }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 0eb86866..997ac41d 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ "Gross reproduction rate": { "text": "0.75 (2024 est.)" }, - "Current health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure": { "text": "10.9% of GDP (2021)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" } }, @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ "text": "EU" } }, - "Political structure": { + "Government type": { "text": "a hybrid and unique intergovernmental and supranational organization" }, "Capital": { @@ -236,13 +236,6 @@ "text": "

27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

13 overseas countries and territories: 1 with Denmark (Greenland), 6 with France (French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, New Caledonia, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna), and 6 with the Netherlands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten); all are part of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA)

", "note": "note 1: the 9 EU candidate countries include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine

note 2: several non-European overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have special relations with Denmark, France, and the Netherlands (list is annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and are associated with the EU to promote their economic and social development; member states apply the same treatment to their trade with OCTs as they accord each other; OCT nationals are in principle EU citizens, but OCTs are not part of or subject to the EU" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the European Union); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)", - "note": "note: the Treaties of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 and entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; a series of subsequent treaties increased efficiency and transparency, prepared for new member states, and introduced new areas of cooperation such as a single currency; the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on 1 December 2009, is the most recent" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day), 9 May (1950)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "unique supranational system in which EU treaties and EU law have primacy over member-state law" }, @@ -258,7 +251,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age (16 years in Austria); universal; voting for the European Parliament is permitted in each member state" }, "Executive branch": { - "text": "
under the EU treaties, three EU institutions have functions that may be regarded as executive in nature:

European Council - composed of member-state heads of state or government, along with the president of the European Commission, and meets at least four times a year to issue general policy guidance; the president of the European Council is appointed by leaders of the EU member states for a 2 1/2 year term, renewable once

Council of the European Union - consists of member-state officials, ranging from working-level diplomats to cabinet ministers in specific policy fields such as foreign affairs, agriculture, or economy; it has policymaking, coordinating, and legislative functions; the six-month Council presidency rotates among the member states 

European Commission - composed of 27 commissioners (one from each member state), including the president; each commissioner is responsible for one or more policy areas, as assigned by the president; the Commission has the sole right to initiate EU legislation, except for foreign and security/defense policy, and is also responsible for monitoring the application of EU law, implementing/executing the EU budget, negotiating in certain policy areas, and ensuring the EU's external representation in some policy areas; the president is nominated by the European Council and confirmed by the European Parliament; the European Parliament confirms the Commission for a 5-year term", + "text": "
three EU institutions have functions that can be regarded as executive in nature:

European Council - composed of member-state heads of state or government, along with the president of the European Commission; meets at least four times a year to issue general policy guidance; the president of the European Council is appointed by leaders of the EU member states for a 2 1/2 year term, renewable once

president: António Costa (since 1 December 2024)

Council of the European Union - consists of member-state officials, ranging from working-level diplomats to cabinet ministers in specific policy fields such as foreign affairs, agriculture, or economy; has policymaking, coordinating, and legislative functions

president: the six-month presidency rotates among the member states 

European Commission - composed of 27 commissioners (one from each member state), including the president; the president assigns each commissioner one or more policy areas, called portfolios; the Commission has the sole right to initiate EU legislation, except for foreign and security/defense policy, and is responsible for monitoring the application of EU law, implementing/executing the EU budget, negotiating in certain policy areas, and ensuring the EU's external representation in some policy areas; the president is nominated for a 5-year term by the European Council and confirmed by the European Parliament; the European Parliament also confirms the entire Commission for a 5-year term

president: Ursula von der Leyen (since 1 December 2019)", "note": "note: for external representation and foreign policy, member-state leaders appoint a High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; the High Representative's concurrent appointment as Vice President of the European Commission is meant to bring more coherence to the EU’s foreign policy; the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy, chairs the Council of the EU's meetings of member-state foreign ministers, represents and acts for the EU in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the EU's diplomatic corps" }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -302,9 +295,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "The Left or GUE/NGL 
European Conservatives and Reformists or ECR 
Greens/European Free Alliance or Greens/EFA 
European People's Party or EPP 
Europe of Sovereign Nations or ESN 
Patriots for Europe or PfE 
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats or S&D 
Renew Europe or Renew (formerly Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe or ALDE)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ARF, ASEAN (dialogue member), Australian Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CERN, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-10, G-20, IDA, IEA, IGAD (partners), LAIA (observer), NSG (observer), OAS (observer), OECD, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN (observer), UNRWA (observer), WCO, WTO, ZC (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jovita NELIUPŠIENĖ, Head of Delegation (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -339,11 +329,24 @@ "text": "
https://useu.usmission.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ARF, ASEAN (dialogue member), Australian Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CERN, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-10, G-20, IDA, IEA, IGAD (partners), LAIA (observer), NSG (observer), OAS (observer), OECD, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN (observer), UNRWA (observer), WCO, WTO, ZC (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the European Union); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)", + "note": "note: the Treaties of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 and entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; a series of subsequent treaties increased efficiency and transparency, prepared for new member states, and introduced new areas of cooperation such as a single currency; the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on 1 December 2009, is the most recent" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day), 9 May (1950)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the center; blue represents the sky of the Western world, the stars stand for unity, solidarity, and harmony; the number of stars is fixed and does not correspond to the number of member states" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a circle of 12, five-pointed, golden yellow stars on a blue field; union colors: blue, yellow" + "text": "a circle of 12 five-pointed golden-yellow stars on a blue field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 09a81aca..96534023 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "22.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.88 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -328,8 +333,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -483,12 +493,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "28 counties and 3 cities*; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Cork*, Donegal, Dublin*, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Galway*, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 December 1921 (from the UK by the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which ended British rule); 6 December 1922 (Irish Free State established); 18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act enabled)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March; note - marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D. (most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493); although Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated in Ireland as early as the ninth century, it only became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -611,9 +615,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Aontu 
Solidarity-People Before Profit or PBP-S 
Fianna Fail 
Fine Gael 
Green Party 
Human Dignity Alliance
Independent Ireland 
Labor (Labour) Party
100% Redress 
Right to Change or RTC
Sinn Fein 
Social Democrats 
Socialist Party
The Workers' Party" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Geraldine BYRNE NASON (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -654,12 +655,24 @@ "text": "
ACSDublin@state.gov

https://ie.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 December 1921 (from the UK); 6 December 1922 (Irish Free State established); 18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act enabled)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March; note - marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D. (most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493); although Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated in Ireland as early as the ninth century, it only became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; the flag colors have no official meaning, but a common interpretation is that the green stands for the Irish nationalist tradition, orange for the Orange tradition (minority supporters of William of Orange), and white for peace or a lasting truce between the green and the orange", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has red instead of orange" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "harp, shamrock (trefoil); national colors: blue, green" + "text": "harp, shamrock (trefoil)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index c67ace57..e36fcccd 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -334,13 +339,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.9%" }, @@ -492,12 +499,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "15 urban municipalities (linnad, singular - linn), 64 rural municipalities (vallad, singular vald)

urban municipalities: Haapsalu, Keila, Kohtla-Jarve, Loksa, Maardu, Narva, Narva-Joesuu, Paide, Parnu, Rakvere, Sillamae, Tallinn, Tartu, Viljandi, Voru

rural municipalities: Alutaguse, Anija, Antsla, Elva, Haademeeste, Haljala, Harku, Hiiumaa, Jarva, Joelahtme, Jogeva, Johvi, Kadrina, Kambja, Kanepi, Kastre, Kehtna, Kihnu, Kiili, Kohila, Kose, Kuusalu, Laane-Harju, Laane-Nigula, Laaneranna, Luganuse, Luunja, Marjamaa, Muhu, Mulgi, Mustvee, Noo, Otepaa, Peipsiaare, Pohja-Parnumaa, Pohja-Sakala, Poltsamaa, Polva, Raasiku, Rae, Rakvere, Räpina, Rapla, Rouge, Ruhnu, Saarde, Saaremaa, Saku, Saue, Setomaa, Tapa, Tartu, Toila, Tori, Torva, Turi, Vaike-Maarja, Valga, Viimsi, Viljandi, Vinni, Viru-Nigula, Vormsi, Voru" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union restoring its statehood" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -592,9 +593,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Conservative People's Party (Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond) or EKRE
Estonia 200 or E200
Estonia Centre Party of (Keskerakond) or KE
Estonian Free Party or VAP
Estonian Greens or EER
Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives or ERK 
Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) or RE
Estonian United Left Party or EÜVP
Fatherland or I
Pro Patria (Isamaa)
The Right or PP
Social Democratic Party or SDE" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Kristjan PRIKK (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -635,11 +633,23 @@ "text": "
acstallinn@state.gov

https://ee.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union restoring its statehood" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white; blue represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, and also the sky, sea, and lakes; black stands for the soil of the country, as well as the Estonian people's past suffering; white stands for striving towards enlightenment and virtue and also for birch bark, snow, and summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "barn swallow, cornflower; national colors: blue, black, white" + "text": "barn swallow, cornflower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index d993f521..3c07563f 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.35 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -336,13 +341,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "48.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.1% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "NA" - }, "total population": { "text": "99%" }, @@ -500,12 +507,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary), Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove), Liberecky (Liberec), Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky (Olomouc), Pardubicky (Pardubice), Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky (Usti), Vysocina (Highlands), Zlinsky (Zlin)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory " }, @@ -634,9 +635,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Action of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO (Akce nespokojených občanů)
Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-ČSL
Civic Democratic Party or ODS
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSČM
Czech Pirate Party or Piráti
ForMOST or ProMOST
Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD
Independents or NEZ
Mayors and Independents or STAN
Mayors for the Liberec Region or SLK
Ostravak
Přísaha
Senator 21 or SEN 21
Social Democracy SOCDEM
Svobodni
Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09
Tábor 2020 or T2020
United Democrats - Association of Independents or SD-SN" }, - "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, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Miloslav STAŠEK (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -677,12 +675,25 @@ "text": "
ACSPrg@state.gov

https://cz.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "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, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)", + "note": "note: although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side", "note": "note: combines the white and red colors of Bohemia with blue from the arms of Moravia; identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "silver (or white), double-tailed, rampant lion; national colors: white, red, blue" + "text": "silver (or white) double-tailed rampant lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 8ac28462..d587d3b2 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -351,8 +356,13 @@ "text": "0.1% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.2% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -511,12 +521,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "19 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta (Finnish); landskapen, singular - landskapet (Swedish)); Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish); Etela-Karjala (Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish) [South Karelia]; Etela-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish) [South Ostrobothnia]; Etela-Savo (Finnish), Sodra Savolax (Swedish) [South Savo]; Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish); Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish); Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish) [Central Ostrobothnia]; Keski-Suomi (Finnish), Mellersta Finland (Swedish) [Central Finland]; Kymenlaakso (Finnish), Kymmenedalen (Swedish); Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish); Paijat-Hame (Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish); Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland (Swedish) [Tampere]; Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Osterbotten (Swedish) [Ostrobothnia]; Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish) [North Karelia]; Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish) [North Ostrobothnia]; Pohjois-Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish) [North Savo]; Satakunta (Finnish and Swedish); Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish) [Newland]; Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish), Egentliga Finland (Swedish) [Southwest Finland]" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 December 1917 (from Russia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 December (1917)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Swedish model" }, @@ -612,9 +616,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Aland Coalition (a coalition of several political parties on the Aland Islands)
Center Party or Kesk 
Christian Democrats or KD 
Finns Party or PS 
Green League or Vihr 
Left Alliance or Vas 
Movement Now or Liike Nyt 
National Coalition Party or Kok 
Social Democratic Party or SDP 
Swedish People's Party or RKP or SFP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Leena-Kaisa MIKKOLA (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -655,11 +656,23 @@ "text": "
HelsinkiACS@state.gov

https://fi.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 December 1917 (from Russia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 December (1917)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the blue stands for the country's thousands of lakes, and the white for snow" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index caddd310..8f581620 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "34.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "7.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Literacy": { @@ -395,12 +395,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark; there are 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur, singular - kommuna) Eidhi, Eystur, Famjin, Fuglafjordhur, Fugloy, Hov, Husavik, Hvalba, Hvannasund, Klaksvik, Kunoy, Kvivik, Nes, Porkeri, Runavik, Sandur, Sjovar, Skalavik, Skopun, Skuvoy, Sorvagur, Sumba, Sunda, Torshavn, Tvoroyri, Vagar, Vagur, Vestmanna, Vidhareidhi" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 July (1030)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of Denmark apply " }, @@ -476,9 +470,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) 
People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) 
Progress Party or F (Framsokn) 
Republic or E (Tjodveldi)  (formerly the Republican Party)
Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) 
Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF 
Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" }, @@ -487,12 +478,21 @@ "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 July (1030)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); referred to as Merkid, meaning \"the banner\" or \"the mark,\" the flag resembles the flags of Iceland and Norway and uses the same three colors in a different sequence; white represents the clear Faroese sky and sea foam; red and blue are traditional Faroese colors", "note": "note: the blue on the flag is a lighter blue (azure) than the flags of Iceland and Norway" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "ram; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "ram" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 890b7306..2b123361 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -303,8 +303,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "12.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "12.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.28 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -366,8 +371,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "54.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.9% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -541,12 +551,6 @@ "text": "Clipperton Island, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, New Caledonia, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna (8)", "note": "note: the US Government does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledonia has been considered a \"sui generis\" collectivity of France since 1998, a unique status falling between that of an independent country and a French overseas department" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French Republic founded); 4 October 1958 (Fifth French Republic established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts" }, @@ -670,9 +674,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Citizen and Republican Movement or MRC 
Debout la France or DLF 
Democratic Movement or MoDem 
Ensemble or ENS (electoral coalition including RE, MoDem, Horizons, PRV, UDI)
The Ecologists - the Greens or EELV
French Communist Party or PCF 
Horizons 
La France Insoumise or FI 
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories or LIOT 
Movement of Progressives or MDP 
National Rally or RN (formerly National Front or FN)
New Democrats or LND (formerly Ecology Democracy Solidarity or EDS)
New Popular Front or NFP (electoral coalition including FI, EELV, PS, PCF)
Radical Party of the Left or PRV 
Reconquete or REC 
Renaissance or RE 
Résistons! 
Socialist Party or PS 
The Republicans or LR 
Union of Democrats and Independents or UDI
Union of Far Right or UXD (electoral coalition of LR, RN)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Laurent BILI (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -719,12 +720,24 @@ "text": "Bordeaux, Lyon, Rennes" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French Republic established); 4 October 1958 (Fifth French Republic established)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the le tricolore (tricolor), the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution, when the traditional color of white was combined with the blue and red of the Paris militia; serves as the official flag for all French dependencies", "note": "note: for the first four years of the flag's use, 1790-94, the order of colors was reversed (red-white-blue); the design and colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country); national colors: blue, white, red" + "text": "Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index 65b2f542..a6a5bfa7 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "40.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "8.8% national budget (2023 est.)" }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -353,12 +353,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK apply" }, @@ -437,9 +431,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Gibraltar Liberal Party or Liberal Party of Gibraltar or LPG 
Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD 
Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP 
GSLP-Liberal Alliance 
Together Gibraltar or TG " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -448,11 +439,23 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two horizontal bands of white (top, double-width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; a gold key hangs from the castle gate and is centered in the red band; the design comes from Gibraltar's coat of arms that was granted on 10 July 1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain; the castle symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, and the key represents Gibraltar's strategic importance -- the key to the Mediterranean" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Barbary partridge; national colors: red, white, yellow" + "text": "Barbary partridge" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index dd956386..a9320019 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ }, "note": "note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "NA" @@ -366,12 +363,6 @@ "text": "none (British Crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale", "note": "note: two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed - Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and Saint Peter on the island of Sark - but they are generally not included in the enumeration of parishes" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "customary system based on Norman customary law; includes elements of the French civil code and English common law" }, @@ -455,9 +446,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance Party Guernsey or APG 
Guernsey Partnership of Independents or GPI 
Guernsey Party or GP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (British crown dependency)" }, @@ -466,11 +454,23 @@ "text": "none (British crown dependency)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red cross represents Guernsey's status as a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is a replica of the one William the Conqueror carried at the Battle of Hastings in 1066" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Guernsey cow, donkey; national colors: red, white, yellow" + "text": "Guernsey cow, donkey" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 26e03fa3..6d14db56 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -289,8 +289,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "12.7% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "12.7% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "20.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.53 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -355,8 +360,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "54.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.3% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -527,12 +537,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "18 January 1871 (establishment of the German Empire); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West Germany and East Germany unified on 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights on 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates: 10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized as the first Holy Roman Emperor)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "German Unity Day, 3 October (1990)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -642,9 +646,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance '90/Greens 
Alternative for Germany or AfD 
Christian Democratic Union or CDU 
Christian Social Union or CSU 
Free Democratic Party or FDP 
Free Voters 
The Left or Die Linke 
Social Democratic Party or SPD " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Andreas MICHAELIS (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -688,11 +689,23 @@ "text": "Dusseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "18 January 1871 (establishment of the German Empire); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945 after World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West Germany and East Germany unified on 3 October 1990, with all four powers formally relinquishing rights on 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates: 10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized as the first Holy Roman Emperor)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "German Unity Day, 3 October (1990)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; the colors can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor -- a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "eagle; national colors: black, red, yellow" + "text": "eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index b6a56e22..7f47b59f 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "6.58 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -335,13 +340,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "54.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "97.9%" }, @@ -496,12 +503,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "13 regions (perifereies, singular - perifereia) and 1 autonomous monastic state* (aftonomi monastiki politeia); Agion Oros* (Mount Athos), Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (East Macedonia and Thrace), Attiki (Attica), Dytiki Ellada (West Greece), Dytiki Makedonia (West Macedonia), Ionia Nisia (Ionian Islands), Ipeiros (Epirus), Kentriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia), Kriti (Crete), Notio Aigaio (South Aegean), Peloponnisos (Peloponnese), Sterea Ellada (Central Greece), Thessalia (Thessaly), Voreio Aigaio (North Aegean)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire); note - 25 March 1821, outbreak of the national revolt against the Ottomans; 3 February 1830, signing of the London Protocol recognizing Greek independence by Great Britain, France, and Russia" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 25 March (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on Roman law" }, @@ -597,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Coalition of the Radical Left-Progressive Alliance or SYRIZA-PS 
Communist Party of Greece or KKE 
Course of Freedom
Democratic Patriotic Movement-Victory or NIKI
Greek Solution
New Democracy or ND
PASOK - Movement for Change or PASOK-KINAL
Spartans" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, 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, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ekaterini NASSIKA (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -646,12 +644,25 @@ "text": "Thessaloniki" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, 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, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)", + "note": "note: the national revolt against the Ottomans began on 25 March 1821; the London Protocol recognizing Greek independence was signed on 3 February 1830 by Great Britain, France, and Russia" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 25 March (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; a blue square with a white cross is in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country; there is no set meaning for the stripes and colors", "note": "note: Greek legislation states that the flag colors are cyan and white, but cyan can mean \"blue\" in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time; the blue is now usually an azure" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Greek cross (white cross on blue field, arms equal length); national colors: blue, white" + "text": "Greek cross (white cross on a blue field)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 4c2cf57f..4132fc49 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.91 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -340,13 +345,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "50.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.4%" }, @@ -507,12 +514,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular) with special county status; Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska (Bjelovar-Bilogora), Brodsko-Posavska (Brod-Posavina), Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva), Istarska (Istria), Karlovacka (Karlovac), Koprivnicko-Krizevacka (Koprivnica-Krizevci), Krapinsko-Zagorska (Krapina-Zagorje), Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj), Medimurska (Medimurje), Osjecko-Baranjska (Osijek-Baranja), Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia), Primorsko-Goranska (Primorje-Gorski Kotar), Sibensko-Kninska (Sibenik-Knin), Sisacko-Moslavacka (Sisak-Moslavina), Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia), Varazdinska (Varazdin), Viroviticko-Podravska (Virovitica-Podravina), Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Vukovar-Syrmia), Zadarska (Zadar), Zagreb*, Zagrebacka (Zagreb county)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia; notable earlier dates: ca. 925 (Kingdom of Croatia established); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Statehood Day (National Day), 30 May (1990); note - marks the day in 1990 that the first modern multi-party Croatian parliament convened" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by legal heritage of Austria-Hungary" }, @@ -609,9 +610,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Bosniaks Together
The Bridge or MOST (formerly the Bridge of Independent Lists)
Croatia Romani Union Kali Sara (SRRH)
Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Croatia (DZMH)
Focus or Fokus
Homeland Movement or DP (also known as Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement or DPMS)
Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS 
Independent Platform of the North (NPS)
Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS
Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP
We Can! or Mozemo! " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AIIB, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EMU, EU, FAO, G-11, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Pjer ŠIMUNOVIĆ (since 8 September 2017)" @@ -655,12 +653,25 @@ "text": "
ZagrebACS@state.gov

https://hr.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AIIB, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EMU, EU, FAO, G-11, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia); notable earlier dates: ca. 925 (Kingdom of Croatia established), 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes established, later became Yugoslavia)", + "note": "note: 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; the legislature adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Statehood Day (National Day), 30 May (1990); note - marks the day in 1990 that the first modern multi-party Croatian parliament convened" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue -- the pan-Slav colors -- with the Croatian coat of arms in the center; the coat of arms consists of a main shield (a checkerboard of 13 red and 12 silver fields) with five smaller shields that form a crown over the main shield; the small shields represent the five historic regions (from left to right): Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia", "note": "note: Russia's 19th-century flag inspired the pan-Slav colors" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red-white checkerboard; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "red-and-white checkerboard" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 1388f285..a75638e1 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,13 +343,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.1%" }, @@ -510,12 +517,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)

counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala

cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg

capital city: Budapest

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083); note - commemorates his canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil system influenced by the German model" }, @@ -613,9 +614,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP
Democratic Coalition or DK
Dialogue for Hungary or Párbeszéd
Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz
Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP
Jobbik - Conservatives or Jobbik
LMP-Hungary's Green Party or LMP
Mi Hazank (Our Homeland Movement) or MHM
Momentum Movement or Momentum
Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik
National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary or MNOÖ
On the People's Side or A Nép Pártján
Our Homeland Movement or Mi Hazánk
TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party or TISZA" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Szabolcs Ferenc TAKÁCS (since 23 December 2020)" @@ -659,11 +657,23 @@ "text": "
acs.budapest@state.gov

https://hu.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083); note - commemorates his canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green; the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor of the French flag; folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red can stand for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for pasturelands " }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen); national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index f6bde94c..1c39c7dd 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.6% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.37 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -329,8 +334,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "45.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -481,12 +491,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "64 municipalities (sveitarfelog, singular - sveitarfelagidh); Akranes, Akureyri, Arneshreppur, Asahreppur, Blaskogabyggdh, Bolungarvik, Borgarbyggdh, Dalabyggdh, Dalvikurbyggdh, Eyjafjardharsveit, Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur, Fjallabyggdh, Fjardhabyggdh, Fljotsdalshreppur, Floahreppur, Gardhabaer, Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur, Grindavikurbaer, Grundarfjardharbaer, Grytubakkahreppur, Hafnarfjordhur, Horgarsveit, Hrunamannahreppur, Hunathing Vestra, Hunabyggdh, Hvalfjardharsveit, Hveragerdhi, Isafjardharbaer, Kaldrananeshreppur, Kjosarhreppur, Kopavogur, Langanesbyggdh, Mosfellsbaer, Mulathing, Myrdalshreppur, Nordhurthing, Rangarthing Eystra, Rangarthing Ytra, Reykholahreppur, Reykjanesbaer, Reykjavik, Seltjarnarnes, Skaftarhreppur, Skagabyggdh, Skagafjordhur, Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur, Skorradalshreppur, Snaefellsbaer, Strandabyggdh, Stykkisholmur, Sudhavikurhreppur, Sudhurnesjabaer, Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur, Sveitarfelagidh Arborg, Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur, Sveitarfelagidh Olfus, Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond, Sveitarfelagidh Vogar, Talknafjardharhreppur, Thingeyjarsveit, Tjorneshreppur, Vestmannaeyjar, Vesturbyggdh, Vopnafjardharhreppur" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON, leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 17 June (1944)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Danish model" }, @@ -581,9 +585,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Center Party (Midflokkurinn) or CP 
Independence Party (Sjalfstaedisflokkurinn) or IP 
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin-graent frambod) or LGM 
Liberal Reform Party (Vidreisn) 
People's Party (Flokkur Folksins) 
Pirate Party (Piratar) 
Progressive Party (Framsoknarflokkurinn) or PP 
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) or SDA 

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Svanhildur Hólm VALSDÓTTIR (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -621,11 +622,23 @@ "text": "
ReykjavikConsular@state.gov

https://is.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON, leader of Iceland's 19th-century independence movement)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 17 June (1944)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); red stands for the island's volcanic fires, white for the snow and ice fields, and blue for the ocean" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "gyrfalcon; national colors: blue, white, red" + "text": "gyrfalcon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index bd07b22c..40139582 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "NA" @@ -380,12 +377,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "UK laws apply, as well as Manx statutes" }, @@ -497,9 +488,6 @@ "text": "Green Party 
Liberal Vannin Party or LVP 
Manx Labor Party
Mec Vannin (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party)", "note": "note: most members sit as independents" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (British crown dependency)" }, @@ -508,11 +496,23 @@ "text": "none (British crown dependency)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion) in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used; the flag is based on the coat of arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, MAGNUS III (r. 1252-65); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "triskelion (a motif of three legs); national colors: red, white" + "text": "triskelion (a motif of three legs)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index c484ca10..4718119d 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.19 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,21 +343,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.2%" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.4%" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2018)" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -499,12 +506,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)

regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto

autonomous regions: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardegna (Sardinia), Sicilia (Sicily), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German), Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1871)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 2 June (1946)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislation under certain conditions" }, @@ -633,9 +634,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Action-Italia Viva 
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad or MAIE 
Brothers of Italy or FdI 
Democratic Party or PD 
Five Star Movement or M5S 
Forza Italia or FI 
Free and Equal (Liberi e Uguali) or LeU 
Greens and Left Alliance or AVS 
Italexit 
League or Lega 
More Europe or +EU 
Popular Union or PU 
South calls North or ScN 
South Tyrolean Peoples Party or SVP 
other minor parties

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mariangela ZAPPIA (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -682,12 +680,25 @@ "text": "Florence, Milan, Naples" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 March 1861 ", + "note": "note: the Kingdom of Italy proclaimed on 17 March 1861, but Italy was not fully unified until 1871" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 2 June (1946)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; design inspired by the French flag that Napoleon brought to Italy in 1797; colors are those of Milan (red and white) combined with the green uniform color of the Milanese civic guard", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Mexico (longer, darker shades of green and red, and has its coat of arms centered on the white band), Ireland (longer and with orange instead of red), and Cote d'Ivoire (colors reversed)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white, five-pointed star (Stella d'Italia); national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "five-pointed white star (Stella d'Italia)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 8c5cc027..eb8ca95e 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.5% of population (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "NA" @@ -369,12 +366,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, Trinity" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK apply, as well as local statutes" }, @@ -448,9 +439,6 @@ "text": "Better Way or BW (group of independent candidates)
Jersey Alliance or JA 
Jersey Liberal Conservatives or JLC 
Progress Party or PP 
Reform Jersey or RJ", "note": "note: most deputies sit as independents" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" }, @@ -459,11 +447,23 @@ "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; a red shield with three lions in yellow is in the upper quadrant, with a yellow crown above; according to tradition, the ships of Jersey differentiated themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George by rotating the cross to the \"X\" (saltire) configuration; because this arrangement resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Jersey cow; national colors: red, white" + "text": "Jersey cow" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 380ad078..a691db0c 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "unimproved: total": { "text": "total: NA" } - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" } }, "Environment": { @@ -367,12 +364,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jugut (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 February 2008 (from Serbia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 17 February (2008)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -470,9 +461,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK
Ashkali Party for Integration or PAI
Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice, and Survival
Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK
Democratic Party of Kosovo or PDK
New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo or IRDK
New Democratic Party or NDS 
Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma or LPRK
Romani Initiative
Self-Determination Movement (Lëvizja Vetevendosje or Vetevendosie) or LVV or VV
Serb List or SL
Social Democratic Union or SDU
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo or KDTP
Unique Gorani Party or JGP
Vakat Coalition or VAKAT" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "FIFA, IBRD, IDA, IFC, IMF, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ilir DUGOLLI (since 13 January 2022)" @@ -516,12 +504,24 @@ "text": "
PristinaACS@state.gov

https://xk.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "FIFA, IBRD, IDA, IFC, IMF, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 February 2008 (from Serbia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 17 February (2008)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a dark blue field with a gold-colored silhouette of Kosovo in the center, with six five-pointed white stars in a slight arc over it; each star represents one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks", "note": "note: one of two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Cyprus is the other" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "six, five-pointed, white stars; national colors: blue, gold, white" + "text": "six five-pointed white stars" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, gold, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 5c377b27..1591c735 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,13 +343,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "49.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.9%" }, @@ -491,12 +498,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

36 municipalities (novadi, singular - novads) and 7 state cities (valstpilsetu pasvaldibas, singular valstspilsetas pasvaldiba)

municipalities: Adazi, Aizkraukle, Aluksne, Augsdaugava, Balvi, Bauska, Cesis, Dienvidkurzeme, Dobele, Gulbene, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Kekava, Kraslava, Kuldiga, Limbazi, Livani, Ludza, Madona, Marupe, Ogre, Olaine, Preili, Rezekne, Ropazi, Salaspils, Saldus, Saulkrasti, Sigulda, Smiltene, Talsi, Tukums, Valka, Valmiera, Varaklani, Ventspils

cities: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Ventspils

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 4 May 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day), 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Latvian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with traces of socialist legal traditions and practices" }, @@ -591,9 +592,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Development/For! or AP!
For Stability or S!
For Latvia's Development LA
Harmony or S
Honor to Serve Riga! or GKR
Latvia First LPV
Latvian Green Party or LZP
National Alliance or NA
New Unity or JV
People, Land, Statehood TZV
Social Democratic Party \"Harmony\" or S
The Progressives or PRO
Union of Greens and Farmers or ZZS
United List or AS
We for Talsi and Municipality or MTuN" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Elita KUZMA (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -631,11 +629,23 @@ "text": "
askconsular-riga@state.gov

https://lv.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 4 May 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day), 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Latvian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width), and maroon; the flag is one of the older banners in the world -- a medieval chronicle mentions Latvian tribes using a red standard with a white stripe around 1280" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white wagtail (bird); national colors: maroon, white" + "text": "white wagtail (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "maroon, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 5e747d09..b657c01e 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.5% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "6.1 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -346,13 +351,15 @@ "text": "0.2% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.7% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.8%" }, @@ -504,12 +511,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "60 municipalities (savivaldybe, singular - savivaldybe); Akmene, Alytaus Miestas, Alytus, Anksciai, Birstonas, Birzai, Druskininkai, Elektrenai, Ignalina, Jonava, Joniskis, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kalvarija, Kauno Miestas, Kaunas, Kazlu Rudos, Kedainiai, Kelme, Klaipedos Miestas, Klaipeda, Kretinga, Kupiskis, Lazdijai, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Moletai, Neringa, Pagegiai, Pakruojis, Palangos Miestas, Panevezio Miestas, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Plunge, Prienai, Radviliskis, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Rokiskis, Sakiai, Salcininkai, Siauliu Miestas, Siauliai, Silale, Silute, Sirvintos, Skuodas, Svencionys, Taurage, Telsiai, Trakai, Ukmerge, Utena, Varena, Vilkaviskis, Vilniaus Miestas, Vilnius, Visaginas, Zarasai" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia and Germany); 11 March 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date); 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court" }, @@ -604,9 +605,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Dawn of Nemunas or NA
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania or LLRA–KŠS
Freedom and Justice Party or LT (formerly Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals))
Freedom Party or LP
Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats or TS-LKD
Labour Party or DP
Lithuanian Center Party or LCP
Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party or LKDP
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union or LVZS
Lithuanian Green Party or LZP
Liberals' Movement or LRLS
Lithuanian List or LL
Lithuanian Regions Party or LRP
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania or LSDP
Union of Democrats for Lithuania or DSVL" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Audra PLEPYTĖ (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -647,11 +645,23 @@ "text": "
consec@state.gov

https://lt.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia and Germany); 11 March 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date); 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red; yellow stands for golden fields, the sun, light, and goodness; green represents the forests, nature, freedom, and hope; red stands for courage and the blood spilled in defense of the homeland" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork; national colors: yellow, green, red" + "text": "mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, green, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index dc3fda0a..1ebe824e 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.7 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -335,8 +340,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "47.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -496,12 +506,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trencin, Trnava, Zilina" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes" }, @@ -599,9 +603,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance-Szovetseg or A-S
Christian Union or KÚ
Civic Conservative Party or OKS
Democrats
Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SSD
For the People or Za Ludi
Freedom and Solidarity or SaS
Life National Party or Život–NS (formerly Christian Democracy - Life and Prosperity - Alliance for Slovkia)
New Majority or NOVA
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities - New Majority or OLaNO-NOVA
People's Party Our Slovakia or LSNS
Progressive Slovakia or PS
Republic
Slovak National Party or SNS
Voice - Social Democracy or Hlas-SD
We Are Family or Sme-Rodina (formerly Party of Citizens of Slovakia)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Radovan JAVORČÍK (since 18 January 2021)" @@ -642,12 +643,24 @@ "text": "
consulbratislava@state.gov

https://sk.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red come from the pan-Slav colors; the national coat of arms (a red shield bordered in white and with a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius on top of three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side", "note": "note: the pan-Slav colors were inspired by Russia's flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks; national colors: white, blue, red" + "text": "double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) over three peaks" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -669,7 +682,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income EU- and eurozone-member economy; manufacturing and exports led by automotive sector; weakening of anti-corruption laws may impact foreign investment and status of EU funds; influx of foreign labor offsets aging workforce; widening fiscal deficit from social spending and EU-financed public investments " + "text": "

high-income EU and eurozone economy; manufacturing and exports led by automotive sector;  growth supported by private consumption and public investment from EU funds, tempered by trade risks; increased taxes and withdrawal of energy subsidies contributing to rising but manageable inflation; strong labor demand and influx of foreign labor offsets aging workforce

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index e12ca848..592475fc 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "65.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)" }, "Literacy": { @@ -430,12 +430,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 15 August (1940); note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law" }, @@ -528,9 +522,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democrats for Liechtenstein (Demokraten pro Liechtenstein) or DpL 
Fatherland Union (Vaterlaendische Union) or VU 
Progressive Citizens' Party (Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei) or FBP 
The Free List (Die Freie Liste) or FL 
The Independents (Die Unabhaengigen) or DU " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CD, CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Georg SPARBER (since 1 December 2021)" @@ -553,14 +544,26 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CD, CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 15 August (1940); note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red, with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band; the colors may derive from the blue-and-red livery used in the principality's household in the 18th century; the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish it from Haiti's flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "princely hat (crown); national colors: blue, red" + "text": "princely hat (crown)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, red" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

The six motifs on Liechtenstein's coat of arms provide a history of the royal House of Liechtenstein since 1719, when the country was founded. The small shield at the center is the royal family’s gold-and-red coat of arms, the gold-crowned eagle signifies the Silesia family, the diamond wreath represents the Kuenringer family, the red-and-silver shield is the Duchy of Troppau, the black eagle comes from the coat of arms of a family that married into the royal line, and the golden hunting horn represents the Duchy of Jägerndorf.

 

" + "text": "the six motifs on the coat of arms provide a history of the royal House of Liechtenstein since 1719, when the country was founded; the small shield at the center is the royal family’s gold-and-red coat of arms, the gold-crowned eagle signifies the Silesia family, the diamond wreath represents the Kuenringer family, the red-and-silver shield is the Duchy of Troppau, the black eagle comes from the coat of arms of a family that married into the royal line, and the golden hunting horn represents the Duchy of Jägerndorf" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 5938bfbf..30ec01ed 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -327,8 +332,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -485,12 +495,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 cantons (cantons, singular - canton); Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Mersch, Redange, Remich, Vianden, Wiltz" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1839 (from the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -583,9 +587,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR 
Christian Social People's Party or CSV 
Democratic Party or DP 
Green Party 
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP 
Pirate Party 
The Left (dei Lenk/la Gauche) " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Nicole BINTNER-BAKSHIAN (since 15 August 2021)" @@ -626,11 +627,23 @@ "text": "
Luxembourgconsular@state.gov

https://lu.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1839 (from the Netherlands)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red, rampant lion; national colors: red, white, light blue" + "text": "red rampant lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, light blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index bc0a2db1..182311de 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 7.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.02 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -335,13 +340,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "67% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.6%" }, @@ -495,12 +502,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)

raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni

municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau

autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia

territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 27 August (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -596,10 +597,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Bloc of Communists and Socialists or BCS
Party of Action and Solidarity or PAS

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEU (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", - "note": "note: Moldova is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Viorel URSU (since 12 December 2022)" @@ -637,12 +634,25 @@ "text": "
ChisinauACS@state.gov

https://md.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEU (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", + "note": "note: Moldova is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 27 August (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of Prussian blue (hoist side), chrome yellow, and vermilion red; emblem in center of flag is a Roman eagle of dark gold outlined in black, with a red beak and talons; the eagle carries a yellow cross in its beak, a green olive branch in its right talons, and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on the eagle's breast is a red-and-blue shield divided horizontally, with a stylized aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent in black and outlined yellow; colors are based on the Romanian flag, but Moldova's blue band is lighter; the reverse of the flag displays a mirror image of the coat of arms", "note": "note: one of three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides -- the others are Paraguay and Saudi Arabia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "aurochs (a type of wild cattle); national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "aurochs (type of wild cattle)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 836d1bb0..3630f6ca 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.78 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -355,21 +360,15 @@ "text": "3.2% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99%" + "text": "98.5% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.4%" + "text": "99.1% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.5% (2021)" + "text": "97.9% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -514,12 +513,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "25 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Gusinje, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Petnjica, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Tuzi, Ulcinj, Zabljak, Zeta" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 13 March 1852 (Principality of Montenegro established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Montenegrin independence); 28 August 1910 (Kingdom of Montenegro established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Statehood Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" }, @@ -614,10 +607,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Albanian Alliance (electoral coalition includes FORCA, PD, DSCG)
Albanian Alternative or AA
Albanian Democratic League or LDSH
Albanian Forum (electoral coalition includes AA, LDSH, UDSH)
Aleksa and Dritan - Count Bravely! (electoral coalition includes Democrats, URA)
Bosniak Party or BS 
Civic Movement United Reform Action or United Reform Action or URA 
Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI 
Democratic Alliance or DEMOS 
Democratic League in Montenegro or DSCG
Democratic Montenegro or Democrats
Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS 
Democratic People's Party or DNP 
Democratic Union of Albanians or UDSH
Europe Now!
For the Future of Montenegro or ZBCG (coalition includes NSD, DNP, RP)
Liberal Party or LP 
New Democratic Power or FORCA
New Serb Democracy or NSD or NOVA 
Social Democrats or SD
Socialist People's Party or SNP 
Together! (electoral coalition includes DPS, SD, LP, UDSH)
United Montenegro or UCG (split from DEMOS)
Workers' Party or RP " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", - "note": "note: Montenegro is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jovan MIRKOVIĆ (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -658,11 +647,24 @@ "text": "
PodgoricaACS@state.gov

https://me.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", + "note": "note: Montenegro is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 13 March 1852 (Principality of Montenegro established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Montenegrin independence); 28 August 1910 (Kingdom of Montenegro established)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Statehood Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a red field bordered with a narrow golden-yellow stripe and the Montenegrin coat of arms in the center; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle that symbolizes the unity of church and state, with a crown above; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority, a reference to the three-and-a-half centuries when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "double-headed eagle; national colors: red, gold" + "text": "double-headed eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, gold" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index ee7f6993..3ddccdd8 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.94 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -333,13 +338,7 @@ "text": "7.5% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "98.4%" }, @@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.6% (2020)" + "text": "97.8% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -489,12 +488,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "80 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina) and 1 city* (grad); Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Caska, Centar Zupa, Cesinovo-Oblesevo, Cucer Sandevo, Debar, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rostuse, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Skopje*, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vrapciste, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovci. The Greater Skopje area is comprised of 10 municipalities:     Aerodrom, Butel, Centar, Chair, Gazi Baba, Gjorce Petrov, Karposh, Kisela Voda, Saraj, and Shuto Orizari." }, - "Independence": { - "text": "8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 8 September (1991), also known as National Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -589,10 +582,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for Albanians or AfA or ASH
Alternative (Alternativa) or AAA
Besa Movement or BESA
Citizen Option for Macedonia or GROM 
Democratic Alliance or DS
Democratic Movement or LD 
Democratic Party of Albanians or PDSH
Democratic Party of Serbs or DPSM
Democratic Renewal of Macedonia or DOM
Democratic Union for Integration or BDI
European Democratic Party or PDE 
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity or VMRO-DPMNE
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - People's Party or VMRO-NP
Liberal Democratic Party or LDP
New Social-Democratic Party or NSDP
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia or SDSM
Socialist Party of Macedonia or SPM
Srpska Stranka in Macedonia or SSM
The Left (Levica) 
The People Movement or LP
Turkish Democratic Party or TDP 
Turkish Movement Party or THP 
We Can! (coalition includes SDSM/BESA/VMRO-NP, DPT, LDP)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", - "note": "note: North Macedonia is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Zoran POPOV (since 16 September 2022)" @@ -633,11 +622,24 @@ "text": "
SkopjeACS@state.gov

https://mk.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO", + "note": "note: North Macedonia is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "8 September 1991 (referendum endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 8 September (1991), also known as National Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "a yellow sun (the Sun of Liberty) with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field; the red and yellow colors have long been associated with Macedonia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "eight-rayed sun; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "eight-rayed sun" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -659,7 +661,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper-middle-income European economy; recovering from energy-driven inflation; macroeconomic support from IMF and EU lending facilities; stalled progress on EU accession; fiscal consolidation hampered by deficit spending on public works; structural challenges of emigration, low productivity growth, and governance" + "text": "

upper-middle-income European economy; GDP growth driven by private consumption, public infrastructure investments, and wage growth; stalled progress on EU accession; public debt rising due to high pensions, wages, and interest payments; structural challenges of emigration, low productivity growth, and governance

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 0d4152e7..24d3a9c9 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "8.61 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -288,8 +293,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -415,12 +425,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo; note - Moneghetti, a part of La Condamine, is sometimes called the 5th quarter of Monaco" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1419 (beginning of permanent rule by the House of GRIMALDI)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by French legal tradition" }, @@ -512,9 +516,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Monegasque National Union (includes Horizon Monaco, Primo!, Union Monegasque)
Horizon Monaco 
Priorite Monaco or Primo! 
Union Monegasque " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CD, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Maguy MACCARIO DOYLE (since 3 December 2013)" @@ -540,12 +541,24 @@ "text": "US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US Ambassador to France, handles diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco; +(33)(1) 43-12-22-22, enter zero \"0\" after the automated greeting; US Embassy Paris, 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CD, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1419 (beginning of permanent rule by the House of GRIMALDI)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors are those of the ruling House of Grimaldi and have been in use since 1339, making the national flag one of the world's oldest", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Indonesia (longer) and Poland (colors reversed)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "red and white lozenges (diamond shapes); national colors: red, white" + "text": "red and white lozenges (diamond shapes)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 03a88991..3e7def8f 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -263,8 +263,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "7.86 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -326,13 +331,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "63.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "94.9%" }, @@ -476,12 +483,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "68 localities (Il-lokalita); Attard, Balzan, Birgu, Birkirkara, Birzebbuga, Bormla, Dingli, Fgura, Floriana, Fontana, Ghajnsielem, Gharb, Gharghur, Ghasri, Ghaxaq, Gudja, Gzira, Hamrun, Iklin, Imdina, Imgarr, Imqabba, Imsida, Imtarfa, Isla, Kalkara, Kercem, Kirkop, Lija, Luqa, Marsa, Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk, Mellieha, Mosta, Munxar, Nadur, Naxxar, Paola, Pembroke, Pieta, Qala, Qormi, Qrendi, Rabat, Rabat (Ghawdex), Safi, San Giljan/Saint Julian, San Gwann/Saint John, San Lawrenz/Saint Lawrence, Sannat, San Pawl il-Bahar/Saint Paul's Bay, Santa Lucija/Saint Lucia, Santa Venera/Saint Venera, Siggiewi, Sliema, Swieqi, Tarxien, Ta' Xbiex, Valletta, Xaghra, Xewkija, Xghajra, Zabbar, Zebbug, Zebbug (Ghawdex), Zejtun, Zurrieq" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "21 September 1964 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1964); Republic Day, 13 December (1974)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and civil law based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes; subject to European Union law" }, @@ -576,9 +577,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "AD+PD or ADPD (formed from the merger of Democratic Alternative or AD and Democratic Party (Partit Demokratiku) or PD)
Labor Party (Partit Laburista) or PL 
Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) or PN " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO (partner), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Godfrey C. XUEREB (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -613,11 +611,23 @@ "text": "
ACSMalta@state.gov

https://mt.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO (partner), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "21 September 1964 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1964); Republic Day, 13 December (1974)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the upper hoist-side corner is the George Cross, edged in red; according to legend, the colors come from the red-and-white checkered banner of Count Roger of Sicily, who removed a bi-colored corner and granted it to Malta in 1091, but the colors more likely come from the Knights of Saint John, who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798; in 1942, Britain's King George VI awarded the George Cross to the islanders for their exceptional bravery and gallantry in World War II; since independence in 1964, the George Cross bordered in red has appeared on the white field" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Maltese eight-pointed cross; national colors: red, white" + "text": "Maltese eight-pointed cross" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 50a12fd5..22de904e 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.88 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -345,8 +350,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -514,12 +524,6 @@ "text": "12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie), 3 public entities* (openbare lichamen, singular - openbaar lichaam (Dutch); entidatnan publiko, singular - entidat publiko (Papiamento)); Bonaire*, Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Saba*, Sint Eustatius*, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)", "note": "note 1: the Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population

note 2: although Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are officially incorporated into the country of the Netherlands under the broad designation of \"public entities,\" Dutch Government sources regularly apply to them the more descriptive term of \"special municipalities\"; Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are collectively referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 July 1581 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day is observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General" }, @@ -640,9 +644,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA 
Christian Union or CU
Correct Answer 2021 or JA21
Democrats 66 or D66 
Denk 
Farmer-Citizen Movement or BBB 
50Plus 
Forum for Democracy or FvD 
Green Left (GroenLinks) or GL 
Labor Party or PvdA 
New Social Contract or NSC 
Party for Freedom or PVV 
Party for the Animals or PvdD 
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy or VVD 
Reformed Political Party or SGP 
Socialist Party or SP 
Together or BIJ1 
Volt Netherlands or Volt " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, 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, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Birgitta TAZELAAR (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -686,11 +687,24 @@ "text": "Amsterdam" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, 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, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 July 1581 ", + "note": "note: the northern provinces of the Low Countries formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration in 1581, but, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day is observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of bright red (top), white, and cobalt blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors come from WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange; originally the upper band was orange, but the dye would turn red over time, and red was eventually made the permanent color" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, daisy; national color: orange" + "text": "lion, daisy" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "orange" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -712,7 +726,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, core EU- and eurozone-member economy; trade-oriented with strong services, logistics, and high tech sectors; exiting mild recession triggered by inflation and weak export demand; tight labor market; low deficits and manageable public debt; strong ratings for innovation, competitiveness, and business climate" + "text": "

high-income, core EU- and eurozone-member economy; strong services, logistics, and tech sectors; strongly trade-oriented with heightened risks from global tensions; declining inflation aided by easing energy prices and wage growth; rising but manageable deficits and public debt; strong ratings for innovation, competitiveness, and business climate

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index a38136d4..fe21831b 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.1% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "17.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.98 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -351,8 +356,13 @@ "text": "0% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.1% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -510,12 +520,6 @@ "Dependent areas": { "text": "Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard (3)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 June 1905 (union with Sweden declared dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union); notable earlier dates: ca. 872 (traditional unification of petty Norwegian kingdoms by HARALD Fairhair); 1397 (Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden); 1524 (Denmark-Norway); 17 May 1814 (Norwegian constitution adopted); 4 November 1814 (Sweden-Norway union confirmed)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, common, and customary law; Supreme Court can advise on legislative acts" }, @@ -608,9 +612,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Center Party or Sp 
Christian Democratic Party or KrF 
Conservative Party or H 
Green Party or MDG 
Labor Party or Ap 
Liberal Party or V
Patient Focus or PF 
Progress Party or FrP 
Red Party or R 
Socialist Left Party or SV 

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, 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, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Anniken Scharning HUITFELDT (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -651,11 +652,23 @@ "text": "
OsloACS@state.gov

https://no.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, 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, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 June 1905 (union with Sweden declared dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union); notable earlier dates: ca. 872 (traditional unification of Norwegian kingdoms by HARALD Fairhair); 1397 (Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden); 1524 (Denmark-Norway); 17 May 1814 (Norwegian constitution adopted); 4 November 1814 (Sweden-Norway union confirmed)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors represent Norway's past political unions with Denmark (red and white) and Sweden (blue)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, non-EU economy with trade links via European Economic Area (EEA); key European energy security role as leader in oil, gas, and electricity exports; major fishing, forestry, and extraction industries; oil sovereign fund supports generous welfare system; low unemployment; inflation and response hampering growth in non-energy sectors" + "text": "

high-income, non-EU economy with trade links via European Economic Area (EEA); key role in European energy security as leader in oil, gas, and electricity exports; major fishing, forestry, and oil(?) extraction industries; oil sovereign fund supports generous welfare system; low unemployment; inflation moderating but remains above target level

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 5956e04e..10f391b2 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -346,13 +351,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "56.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.8%" }, @@ -518,12 +525,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "16 voivodships [provinces] (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 14 April 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative, administrative, and other governmental acts; constitutional law rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final" }, @@ -650,9 +651,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "AGROunion or AU
Center for Poland or CdP
Civic Platform or PO
Confederation of the Polish Crown or KKP
Kukiz' 15 or K'15
Labor Union or UP
Law and Justice or PiS
Left Together or LR
Modern or .N
National Movement or NN
New Hope or RN
New Left or NL
Poland 2050 or PL2050
Polish Initiative or iPL
Polish People's Party or PSL
Polish Socialist Party or PPS
Renewal of the Republic of Poland or ON RP
Sovereign Poland or SP
The Greens or Zieloni
Union of European Democrats or UED
Yes! For Poland or T!DPL" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, 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, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Bogdan Adam KLICH (since 21 November 2024)" @@ -696,12 +694,24 @@ "text": "Krakow" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, 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, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 14 April 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; colors derive from the Polish emblem, a white eagle on a red field", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco, which are red (top) and white" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white crowned eagle; national colors: white, red" + "text": "white crowned eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -723,7 +733,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, diversified, EU-member economy; significant growth in GDP, trade, and investment since joining EU in 2004; rebounding from slowdown triggered by inflation and fall in consumer demand; strong foreign investment supported by EU structural funds; income tax reform and defense spending have added to public debt" + "text": "

high-income, diversified, EU-member economy; significant growth in GDP, trade, and investment since joining EU in 2004; private consumption and EU-funded public investments driving GDP growth; increased social spending, flooding recovery costs, and defense spending have added to public debt

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 6d3ed8ef..5f7bbed2 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "14.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.85 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -339,13 +344,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.8% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "95.9%" }, @@ -500,12 +507,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 1 December 1640 (independence reestablished following 60 years of Spanish rule); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis DE CAMOES (1524-80) died" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -598,9 +599,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Alliance or AD (2024 electoral alliance in the Azores, includes PSD, CDS-PP, PPM)
Democratic and Social Center/People's Party (Partido do Centro Democratico Social-Partido Popular) or CDS-PP
Ecologist Party \"The Greens\" or \"Os Verdes\" (Partido Ecologista-Os Verdes) or PEV
Enough (Chega)
Liberal Initiative (Iniciativa Liberal) or IL
LIVRE or L
People-Animals-Nature Party (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) or PAN
People's Monarchist Party or PPM
Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Portugues) or PCP
Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) or PSD (formerly the Partido Popular Democratico or PPD)
Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) or PS
The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) or BE or O Bloco
Unitary Democratic Coalition (Coligacao Democratica Unitaria) or CDU (includes PCP and PEV) (2024)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Francisco Antonio DUARTE LOPES (since 7 June 2022)" @@ -647,11 +645,23 @@ "text": "Ponta Delgada (Azores)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 1 December 1640 (independence reestablished after 60 years of Spanish rule); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis DE CAMOES (1524-80) died" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths), with the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and national shield) centered on the dividing line; explanations for the color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation has green symbolizing hope and red the blood of those defending the nation" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic); national colors: red, green" + "text": "armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe for modeling objects in the sky)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -673,7 +683,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income EU and eurozone economy; strong services sector led by tourism and banking; tight labor market; private consumption and export recovery driving post-inflation rebound; EU Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) funds a key driver of public investment; high public debt but improving fiscal position" + "text": "

high-income EU and eurozone economy; strong services sector led by tourism and banking; tight labor market; growth driven by private consumption, trade surplus, and public investment from EU funds; declining public debt

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 5d81c9c1..f6ac0760 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "5.5% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.1% (2019)" + "text": "99% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -519,12 +526,6 @@ "text": "

117 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 28 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)

municipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada

cities: Beograd (Belgrade), Bor, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Prokuplje, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*

", "note": "note: the northern 37 municipalities and 8 cities -- about 28% of Serbia's area -- compose the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and are indicated with an asterisk" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 1217 (Serbian Kingdom established); 16 April 1346 (Serbian Empire established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Serbian independence); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Statehood Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -619,10 +620,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM or VMSZ 
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina or DSHV 
Democratic Party or DS 
Ecological Uprising or EU 
Green - Left Front or ZLF 
Greens of Serbia or ZS 
Justice and Reconciliation Party or SPP (formerly Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandzak or BDZS)
Movement for Reversal or PZP 
Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia or POKS 
Movement of Free Citizens or PSG 
Movement of Socialists or PS 
National Democratic Alternative or NADA (electoral coalition includes NDSS and POKS)
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia or NKPJ 
New Democratic Party of Serbia or NDSS or New DSS  (formerly Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS)
New Face of Serbia or NLS 
Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDAS 
Party of Freedom and Justice or SSP 
Party of United Pensioners, Farmers, and Proletarians of Serbia – Solidarity and Justice or PUPS - Solidarity and Justice (formerly Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS)
People's Movement of Serbia or NPS 
People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija or Fatherland 
People's Peasant Party or NSS 
Political Battle of the Albanians Continues 
Russian Party or RS 
Serbia Against Violence or SPN (electoral coalition includes DS, SSP, ZLF, Zajedno, NPS, PSG, EU, PZP, USS Sloga, NLS, Fatherland)
Serbia Must Not Stop (electoral coalitions includes SNS, SDPS, PUPS, PSS, SNP, SPO, PS, NSS, USS)
Serbian People's Party or SNP 
Serbian Progressive Party or SNS 
Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO 
Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS 
Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS 
Strength of Serbia or PSS 
Together or ZAJEDNO 
United Peasant Party or USS 
United Serbia or JS 
United Trade Unions of Serbia \"Sloga\" or USS Sloga 
We - The Voice from the People or MI-GIN " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)", - "note": "note: Serbia is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador-designate Dragan ŠUTANOVAC (since 8 May 2025)" @@ -663,12 +660,25 @@ "text": "
belgradeacs@state.gov

https://rs.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)", + "note": "note: Serbia is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 1217 (Serbian Kingdom established); 16 April 1346 (Serbian Empire established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Serbian independence); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes established, later known as Yugoslavia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Statehood Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white, which are the pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; the national coat of arms is shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the government and displays a two-headed white eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the nation and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; the meaning and origin of the curved white symbols in each quarter are not clear; a royal crown is on top of the coat of arms", "note": "note: the pan-Slav colors were inspired by Russia's flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white double-headed eagle; national colors: red, blue, white" + "text": "white double-headed eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 834256cf..e934575d 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -285,8 +285,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.63 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -356,21 +361,23 @@ "text": "6.9% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.1% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.9%" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.1%" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.7% (2021)" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -523,12 +530,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; 13 July 1878 (independence recognized by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -657,9 +658,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance for the Fatherland or APP 
Alliance for the Unity of Romanians or AUR
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD 
Civic Hungarian Party
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR 
Ecologist Party of Romania or PER 
Force of the Right or FD 
Greater Romania Party or PRM 
Green Party
National Liberal Party or PNL
Popular Movement Party or PMP 
PRO Romania or PRO
Romanian Nationhood Party or PNR 
Save Romania Union Party or USR 
Social Democratic Party or PSD 
Social Liberal Humanist Party or PUSL (formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) or PPU-SL)
S.O.S. Romania 
The Right Alternative or AD 
United Romania Party or PRU 
We are Renewing the European Project in Romania or REPER " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA,UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Dan-Andrei MURARU (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -700,12 +698,24 @@ "text": "
ACSBucharest@state.gov

https://ro.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA,UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; 13 July 1878 (independence recognized by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)" + }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; modeled after the flag of France, the colors are those of the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed", - "note": "note: now similar to the flag of Chad, whose blue band is darker; also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova" + "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; modeled after the flag of France; the colors come from the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed", + "note": "note: similar to the flag of Chad, which has a darker blue band; also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle; national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "golden eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -727,7 +737,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income EU member economy; joined Schengen area as of March 2024; euro membership delayed over convergence criteria; persistent inflation but recovery driven by consumption and EU-funded investments; skilled labor shortage; regional economic disparities; fiscal reforms to address rising deficits" + "text": "

high-income, EU-member economy; euro membership delayed over macroeconomic indicators; persistent inflation, but consumption and EU-funded investments driving recovery; skilled labor shortage; high public debt and budget deficit; challenges include fiscal sustainability and political instability

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 112e6cde..60e48631 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.8% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.8% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.37 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -330,13 +335,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "46.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "NA" - }, "total population": { "text": "99.7%" }, @@ -494,12 +501,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 12 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)

municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal ob Soci, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Store, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk

urban municipalities: Celje, Koper, Kranj, Krsko, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -620,9 +621,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS 
Freedom Movement or GS (formerly Greens Actions Party or Z.DEJ)
List of Marjan Sarec or LMS 
New Slovenia - Christian Democrats or NSi 
Party of Alenka Bratusek or SAB (formerly Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats or ZSD and before that Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB)
Resni.ca 
Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS (formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia or SDSS)
Slovenian National Party or SNS 
Social Democrats or SD
The Left or Levica (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, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Iztok MIROŠIČ (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -663,11 +661,23 @@ "text": "
LjubljanaACS@state.gov

https://si.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "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, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red that come from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white on a blue background) is at the center, with two wavy blue lines under it to represent seas and rivers; three six-pointed stars in an inverted triangle appear on the upper hoist side of the flag and are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje (a Slovene dynastic house)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Mount Triglav; national colors: white, blue, red" + "text": "Mount Triglav" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -689,7 +699,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, EU and eurozone member economy; high per-capita income and low inequality; key exports in automotive and pharmaceuticals; tight labor market with low unemployment; growth supported by EU funds and reconstruction from 2023 floods; pressures over public sector wage demands" + "text": "

high-income EU and eurozone economy; high per-capita income and low inequality; key exports in automotive and pharmaceuticals; tight labor market with low unemployment; growth supported by private consumption and public investment, with risks from tight labor market and trade conditions; narrowing fiscal deficit and declining public debt

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 115edf74..1e52a827 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -253,8 +253,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "29.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -282,18 +287,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "47.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.9% (2018)" + "text": "100% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -412,18 +422,12 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 September 301 (traditional founding date)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Founding of the Republic (or Feast of Saint Marinus), 3 September (A.D. 301)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Italian civil law influences" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "San Marino’s principal legislative instruments consist of old customs (antiche consuetudini), the Statutory Laws of San Marino (Leges Statutae Sancti Marini), old statutes (antichi statute) from the1600s, Brief Notes on the Constitutional Order and Institutional Organs of the Republic of San Marino (Brevi Cenni sull’Ordinamento Costituzionale e gli Organi Istituzionali della Repubblica di San Marino) and successive legislation, chief among them is the Declaration of the Rights of Citizens and Fundamental Principles of the San Marino Legal Order (Dichiarazione dei Diritti dei Cittadini e dei Principi Fondamentali dell’Ordinamento Sammarinese), approved 8 July 1974" + "text": "San Marino’s principal legislative instruments consist of old customs (antiche consuetudini), the Statutory Laws of San Marino (Leges Statutae Sancti Marini), old statutes (antichi statute) from the1600s, Brief Notes on the Constitutional Order and Institutional Organs of the Republic of San Marino (Brevi Cenni sull’Ordinamento Costituzionale e gli Organi Istituzionali della Repubblica di San Marino) and successive legislation, chief among them is the Declaration of the Rights of Citizens and Fundamental Principles of the San Marino Legal Order (Dichiarazione dei Diritti dei Cittadini e dei Principi Fondamentali dell’Ordinamento Sammarinese), approved 8 July 1974" }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed by the Great and General Council; passage requires two-thirds majority Council vote; Council passage by absolute majority vote also requires passage in a referendum" @@ -514,9 +518,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Domani - Modus Liberi or DML 
Free San Marino (Libera San Marino) or Libera 
Future Republic or RF 
Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD 
Reformist Alliance or AR 
RETE Movement 
Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party or PDCS 
Socialist Party or PS 
Tomorrow in Movement coalition (includes RETE Movement, DML)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Damiano BELEFFI (since 21 July 2017); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -539,11 +540,23 @@ "text": "the United States does not have an Embassy in San Marino; the US Ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino, and the US Consulate General in Florence maintains day-to-day ties" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 September 301 (traditional founding date)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Founding of the Republic (or Feast of Saint Marinus), 3 September (A.D. 301)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue, with the national coat of arms in the center; the main colors come from the shield on the coat of arms, which features three white towers on mountain peaks on a blue field; the towers represent the Guaita, Cesta, and Montale castles on Mount Titano; a wreath and a crown are around the shield, above a scroll with the word LIBERTAS (Liberty); the white and blue colors are said to stand for peace and liberty" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "three peaks each displaying a tower; national colors: white, blue" + "text": "three peaks, each displaying a tower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 25695766..520c5228 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.29 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -345,21 +350,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "50.1% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.6%" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99%" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.2% (2020)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -511,12 +518,6 @@ "text": "17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia; Aragon; Asturias; Canarias (Canary Islands); Cantabria; Castilla-La Mancha; Castilla-Leon; Cataluña (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia]; Ceuta*; Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community]; Extremadura; Galicia; Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands); La Rioja; Madrid; Melilla*; Murcia; Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre]; Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [Basque Country]", "note": "note: the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1492; the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492); note - commemorates the arrival of COLUMBUS in the Americas" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with regional variations" }, @@ -646,9 +647,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Asturias Forum or FAC 
Basque Country Unite (Euskal Herria Bildu) or EH Bildu (coalition of 4 Basque pro-independence parties)
Basque Nationalist Party or PNV or EAJ 
Canarian Coalition or CC (coalition of 5 parties)
Ciudadanos Party (Citizens Party) or Cs 
Compromis - Compromise Coalition 
Navarrese People's Union or UPN 
Together for Catalonia or Junts 
People's Party or PP 
Republican Left of Catalonia or ERC 
Spanish Socialist Workers Party or PSOE 
Teruel Existe or TE 
Unidas (Unite) or Sumar (electoral coalition formed in March 2022) (formerly Unidas Podemos or UP)
Vox or VOX" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ángeles MORENO Bau (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -692,11 +690,24 @@ "text": "Barcelona" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1492", + "note": "note: the Iberian peninsula was home to a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492); note - commemorates the arrival of COLUMBUS in the Americas" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double-width), and red, with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms shows the emblems of the area's former kingdoms (clockwise from upper left: Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon), which also used red and yellow as their colors; Granada is represented by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the two columns represent the Pillars of Hercules, which are promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on the Strait of Gibraltar; a red scroll bears the imperial motto of \"Plus Ultra\" (further beyond), referring to Spanish lands outside Europe" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Pillars of Hercules; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "Pillars of Hercules" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -718,7 +729,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income core EU and eurozone economy; strong growth driven by public consumption, tourism, and other service exports; tight labor market despite high structural unemployment; government debt remains high amid deficit reductions; innovation and economic freedom ranked lower than EU and OECD peers" + "text": "

high-income, core-EU and eurozone economy; strong growth driven by public consumption, tourism, and other service exports; tight labor market despite high structural unemployment; efforts to narrow persistent fiscal deficits through tax and spending measures; high but declining unemployment supported by job growth and immigration

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index e9504254..08281daa 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.7% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.41 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -345,8 +350,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "53.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "7.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -505,12 +515,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law" }, @@ -602,9 +606,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C 
Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD 
Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP 
Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V 
Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M 
Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD 
Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or S/SAP 
The Liberals (Liberalerna) or L " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Urban AHLIN (since 15 September 2023)" @@ -645,11 +646,23 @@ "text": "
STKACSinfo@state.gov

https://se.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors come from the Swedish coat of arms" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "three crowns, lion; national colors: blue, yellow" + "text": "three crowns, lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -671,7 +684,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, largest Nordic economy; EU member but non-euro user; export-oriented led by automotive, electronics, machinery and pharmaceuticals; highly ranked for competitiveness, R&D investments and governance; slowdown triggered by high inflation, weak consumption and financial tightening" + "text": "

high-income, largest Nordic economy; EU member but does not use the euro; export-oriented, led by automotive, electronics, machinery, and pharmaceuticals; highly ranked for competitiveness, R&D investments and governance; recovery, with falling inflation and real wage growth balanced by risks from trade uncertainty

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index c51294ab..72c715f0 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -341,8 +346,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "57.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -503,12 +513,6 @@ "text": "26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Genève (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern (Lucerne), Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich", "note": "note: the canton names are in the official language(s) of the canton with the exception of Geneve and Luzern, where the conventional names (Geneva and Lucerne) have been added in parentheses; 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 cantons only have a half vote" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 August 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts, except federal decrees of a general obligatory character" }, @@ -639,9 +643,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "The Center (Die Mitte, Alleanza del Centro, Le Centre, Allianza dal Center) (merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party and the Conservative Democratic Party)
Evangelical Peoples' Party or EVP/PEV 
Federal Democrats or EDU 
Geneva Citizens Movement or MCR/MCG 
Green Liberal Party (Gruenliberale Partei or GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL) 
Green Party (Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda)
The Liberals or FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals)
Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SP, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) 
Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) " }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Ralph HECKNER (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -685,12 +686,24 @@ "text": "
https://ch.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 August 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red square with an equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag; the origin of the flag is unclear, but a white cross was used to identify Swiss Confederation troops at the Battle of Laupen (1339)", "note": "note: in 1863, the newly formed International Red Cross chose the inverse of the Swiss flag -- a red cross on a white field -- as its symbol" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Swiss cross (white cross on red field, arms equal length); national colors: red, white" + "text": "Swiss cross (white cross on red field)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 79b96e94..1608ee63 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11.3% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11.3% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "20.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.3 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -340,8 +345,13 @@ "text": "0% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.6% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -498,12 +508,6 @@ "Dependent areas": { "text": "Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands (12)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998" }, @@ -613,9 +617,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Alliance Party or APNI (Northern Ireland) 
Conservative and Unionist Party 
Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (Northern Ireland) 
Green Party of England and Wales or Greens 
Labor (Labour) Party 
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems)
Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) 
Reform UK 
Scottish National Party or SNP 
Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland) 
Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern Ireland) 
Traditional Unionist Voice or TUV 
UK Independence Party or UKIP 
Ulster Unionist Party or UUP (Northern Ireland) 
Workers Party of Great Britian" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNSOM, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Peter MANDELSON (since 25 February 2025)" @@ -659,11 +660,23 @@ "text": "Belfast, Edinburgh" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNSOM, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties become Northern Ireland and remain part of the UK); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white on top of the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is on top of the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); the official name is the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion (Britain in general); lion, Tudor rose, oak (England); lion, unicorn, thistle (Scotland); dragon, daffodil, leek (Wales); shamrock, flax (Northern Ireland); national colors: red, white, blue (Britain in general); red, white (England); blue, white (Scotland); red, white, green (Wales)" + "text": "lion (all of Britain); lion, Tudor rose, oak (England); lion, unicorn, thistle (Scotland); dragon, daffodil, leek (Wales); shamrock, flax (Northern Ireland)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue (all of Britain); red, white (England); blue, white (Scotland); red, white, green (Wales)" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index edb8c550..12848dff 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.6% of national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.53 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -345,13 +350,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "61.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "100%" }, @@ -417,11 +424,6 @@ "text": "-0.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "

due to conflict - Ukraine continues to be a significant supplier of food commodities for the world; however, according to a 2023 analysis, at least 17.6 million people are estimated to be in need of multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance in 2023 due to the war, including over 11 million in need of food security and livelihood interventions; the harvest of the 2023 winter cereal crops, mostly wheat, is onging and will be concluded by August; as a result of a smaller planted area, the 2023 wheat harvest in areas under government control is estimated at 18.5 million mt, about 8% below the already war‑affected 2022 output; despite decreased cereal production, food availability at the national level is reported to be adequate, but access remains a major challenge; the country has already experienced elevated levels of food price inflation in the past, due to the economic impact of the conflict in eastern areas; in addition, rising energy costs, amidst high unemployment rates and limited livelihood opportunities, are reducing households’ purchasing power and driving more people into poverty

(2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "13.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -510,12 +512,6 @@ "text": "24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities** (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol), Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro), Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi), Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol**, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Volyn (Lutsk), Zakarpattia (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr", "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); plans include the eventual renaming of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, but because these names are mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, the change will require a constitutional amendment

note 2: the US Government does not recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"; neither does the US Government recognize Russia's claimed annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus); 1199 (Principality (later Kingdom) of Ruthenia formed); 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate); 22 January 1918 (from Soviet Russia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, and the date the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -612,10 +608,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Batkivshchyna (Fatherland)
European Solidarity or YeS
Holos (Voice or Vote)
Opposition Bloc (formerly known as Opposition Bloc — Party for Peace and Development, successor of the Industrial Party of Ukraine, and resulted from a schism in the original Opposition Bloc in 2019; banned in court June 2022; ceased to exist in July 2022)
Opposition Bloc or OB (divided into Opposition Bloc - Party for Peace and Development and Opposition Platform - For Life in 2019; ceased to exist in July 2022)
Opposition Platform - For Life (resulted from a schism in the original Opposition Bloc in 2019; activities suspended by the National Security and Defense Council in March 2022; dissolved in April 2022)
Platform for Life and Peace
Radical Party or RPOL
Samopomich (Self Reliance)
Servant of the People
Svoboda (Freedom)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CICA (observer), CIS (participating member, has not signed the 1993 CIS charter), EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC", - "note": "note: Ukraine is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Oksana MARKAROVA (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -656,11 +648,24 @@ "text": "
kyivacs@state.gov

https://ua.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Australia Group, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CICA (observer), CIS (participating member, has not signed the 1993 CIS charter), EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC", + "note": "note: Ukraine is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus); 1199 (Principality (later Kingdom) of Ruthenia formed); 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate); 22 January 1918 (from Soviet Russia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, and the date the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and yellow; the colors date back to medieval heraldry, but they are sometimes said to represent grain fields under a blue sky" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "tryzub (trident), sunflower; national colors: blue, yellow" + "text": "tryzub (trident), sunflower" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 6beee502..781b1585 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "11 February 1929; note - the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full sovereignty of the Holy See and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over centuries varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to A.D. 754" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Election Day of Pope FRANCIS, 13 March (2013)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "religious system based on canon (religious) law" }, @@ -299,9 +293,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CE (observer), IAEA, Interpol, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UNWTO (observer), UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe PIERRE (since 27 June 2016)" @@ -339,11 +330,24 @@ "text": "
https://va.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CE (observer), IAEA, Interpol, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UNWTO (observer), UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "11 February 1929", + "note": "note: the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged the full sovereignty of the Holy See and established its territorial extent, but the origin of the Papal States, which over centuries varied considerably in extent, can be traced back to A.D. 754" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Election Day of Pope FRANCIS, 13 March (2013)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed keys of Saint Peter with the three-tiered papal tiara above, centered in the white band; the yellow color represents the pope's spiritual power, and the white his worldly power" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "crossed keys beneath a papal tiara; national colors: yellow, white" + "text": "crossed keys under a papal tiara" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 17117817..042ee262 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.99 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -335,21 +340,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "72.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.8% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "98% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "99% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "97.2% (2021)" + "text": "97% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -488,12 +495,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "2 December 1971 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 December (1971)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law and civil law" }, @@ -587,9 +588,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none; political parties are banned; all candidates run as independents" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, BRICS, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Yousif AL OTAIBA (since 28 July 2008)" @@ -633,11 +631,23 @@ "text": "Dubai" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, BRICS, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "2 December 1971 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 December (1971)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black, with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side; the flag incorporates all four pan-Arab colors, which in this case represent fertility (green), neutrality (white), oil (black), and unity (red); red is a traditional color that was part of all the emirates' flags before their unification" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden falcon; national colors: green, white, black, red" + "text": "golden falcon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, black, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index df2b0cfd..16ed9e9e 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -338,21 +343,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "62.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.4% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "100% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "100% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2019)" + "text": "100% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -492,12 +499,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

66 districts (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular);

rayons: Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab

cities: Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax

" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -592,9 +593,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Civic Solidarity Party or VHP
Democratic Reforms Party DiP
Great Order Party or BQP
Motherland Party or AVP
Party for Democratic Reforms or DIP
Republican Alternative Party or REAL
Unity Party or VƏHDƏT
Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party or BAXCP
New Azerbaijan Party (Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyasi) or YAP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Khazar IBRAHIM (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -635,11 +633,23 @@ "text": "
BakuACS@state.gov

https://az.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), red, and green; a vertical crescent moon and an eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band; the blue band stands for Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red for modernization and progress, and green for Islam; the crescent moon and star are a Turkic insignia; the eight star points represent the eight Turkic peoples of the world" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "flames of fire; national colors: blue, red, green" + "text": "flames of fire" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, red, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index e319dc0b..990b46fc 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "12.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "12.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.36 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -347,21 +352,23 @@ "text": "0.4% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.8% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.7% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2020)" + "text": "99.9% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -496,12 +503,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 321 B.C. (Kingdom of Armenia established under the Orontid Dynasty), A.D. 884 (Armenian Kingdom reestablished under the Bagratid Dynasty); 1198 (Cilician Kingdom established); 28 May 1918 (Democratic Republic of Armenia declared)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1991)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -597,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Armenia Alliance or HD
Armenian National Congress or ANC
Bright Armenia
Civil Contract or KP
Country To Live In
Homeland of Armenians
Homeland Party
I Have Honor Alliance (formerly known as the Republican Party of Armenia) PUD
Liberal Party
National Democratic Party
Prosperous Armenia or BHK
Republic Party (Hanrapetutyun Party)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Lilit MAKUNTS (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -640,11 +638,23 @@ "text": "acsyerevan@state.gov

https://am.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 321 B.C. (Kingdom of Armenia established under the Orontid Dynasty), A.D. 884 (Armenian Kingdom reestablished under the Bagratid Dynasty); 1198 (Cilician Kingdom established); 28 May 1918 (Democratic Republic of Armenia declared)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1991)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange; the color red stands for the blood shed for liberty, blue for the Armenian skies and hope, and orange for the land and the courage of the workers who farm it" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Mount Ararat, eagle, lion; national colors: red, blue, orange" + "text": "Mount Ararat, eagle, lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, blue, orange" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 05b4dad6..a6f83d0c 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.74 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -330,21 +335,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "43.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "98% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "99% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.9% (2018)" + "text": "96% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -484,12 +491,6 @@ "text": "4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, Shamaliyah (Northern)", "note": "note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 August 1971 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law" }, @@ -607,9 +608,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

note:  political parties are prohibited, but political societies were legalized under a July 2005 law

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Abdulla bin Rashed AL KHALIFA (since 21 July 2017)" @@ -650,12 +648,24 @@ "text": "
ManamaConsular@state.gov

https://bh.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 August 1971 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band of five white points on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam", "note": "note: until 2002, the flag had eight white points, but this was reduced to five to avoid confusion with the Qatari flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a red field surmounted by a white serrated band with five white points; national colors: red, white" + "text": "a white serrated band with five white points on top of a red field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index d8a876f2..217a60ee 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.64 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "0.5% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.1% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "99.6%" + "text": "99.6% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "99.5% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99.5% (2019)" + "text": "99.6% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -496,12 +503,6 @@ "text": "

9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)

regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti

city: Tbilisi

autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)", "note": "note 1: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses

note 2: the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -597,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Citizens
European Socialists
For Georgia
Georgian Dream
Girchi
Law and Justice
Lelo for Georgia
National Democratic Party
People's Power
Progress and Freedom
Republican Party
State for the People
Strategy Aghmashenebeli
United National Movement or UNM
Victorious Georgia" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CPLP (associate), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-11, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Khatuna KVESELAVA (since 31 December 2024)" @@ -640,11 +638,23 @@ "text": "
askconsultbilisi@state.gov

https://ge.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CPLP (associate), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-11, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white rectangle with a central red cross extending to all four sides of the flag; each of the four quadrants displays a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; sometimes referred to as the Five-Cross Flag, the design is based on a 14th-century banner of the Kingdom of Georgia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Saint George, lion; national colors: red, white" + "text": "Saint George, lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 96da4c37..4a01ec5d 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ }, "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, + "Health expenditure": { + "text": "13.5% of national budget (2022 est.)", + "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.17 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, @@ -300,22 +304,19 @@ }, "note": "note: includes both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)", + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "98% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96.2% (2020)" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" }, "note": "note: estimates are for Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 993afa62..63c1013a 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "70.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "18.8% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "88.7%" + "text": "86% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "90% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.7% (2021)" + "text": "81% (2016 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -522,12 +529,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "31 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Alborz, Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan), Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan), Bushehr, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan), Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan), Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan), Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notable earlier dates: ca. 550 B.C. (Achaemenid (Persian) Empire established); A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavid Dynasty); 1794 (beginning of Qajar Dynasty); 12 December 1925 (modern Iran established under the PAHLAVI Dynasty)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 1 April (1979)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "religious system based on secular and Islamic law" }, @@ -621,9 +622,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Combatant Clergy Association (an active political group)
Executives of Construction Party
Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability
Islamic Coalition Party
Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran
Militant Clerics Society (Majma-e Ruhaniyoun-e Mobarez) or MRM
Moderation and Development Party
National Trust Party (Hezb-e E'temad-eMelli) or HEM
Progress and Justice Society
Union of Islamic Iran People's Party (Hezb-e Ettehad-e Iran-e Eslami)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BRICS, CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SAARC (observer), SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none 

Note:  Iran has an Interests Section in the Pakistani Embassy; address: Iranian Interests Section, Embassy of Pakistan, 1250 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037; telephone: [1] (202) 965-4990; FAX [1] (202) 965-1073; email:  requests@daftar.org; info@daftarwashington.com; website:  https://daftar.org/" }, @@ -632,11 +630,23 @@ "text": "none; the US Interests Section is located in the Embassy of Switzerland; US Foreign Interests Section, Embassy of Switzerland, Pasdaran, Shahid Mousavi Street (Golestan 5th), Corner of Paydarfard Street, No. 55, Tehran" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BRICS, CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SAARC (observer), SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notable earlier dates: ca. 550 B.C. (Achaemenid or Persian Empire established); A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavid dynasty); 1794 (beginning of Qajar dynasty); 12 December 1925 (modern Iran established under the PAHLAVI dynasty)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 1 April (1979)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; centered in the white band is the red national emblem, a stylization of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band; green is the color of Islam and also represents growth, white stands for honesty and peace, and red for bravery and martyrdom" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: green, white, red" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 6bf66804..7852afc4 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.8 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -339,13 +344,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.7% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.5% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "97.8%" }, @@ -498,12 +505,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "14 May 1948 (following League of Nations mandate under British administration)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws" }, @@ -600,9 +601,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Balad
Blue and White
Hadash
Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit)
Labor Party or HaAvoda
Likud
Meretz
National Unity (alliance includes Blue and White and New Hope)
New Hope
Noam
Religious Zionism (election alliance of Religious Zionist Party, Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit), and Noam)
Religious Zionist Party
Shas
Ta'al
United Arab List
United Torah Judaism or UTJ (alliance includes Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah)
Yesh Atid
Yisrael Beiteinu" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BIS, BSEC (observer), CE (observer), CERN, CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) LEITER (since 4 February 2025)" @@ -647,12 +645,24 @@ }, "note": "note: on 14 May 2018, the US Embassy relocated to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv; on 4 March 2019, Consulate General Jerusalem merged into US Embassy Jerusalem to form a single diplomatic mission" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "BIS, BSEC (observer), CE (observer), CERN, CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "14 May 1948 (following League of Nations mandate under British administration)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Star of David or Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag; the design resembles a traditional Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with blue stripes; the hexagram as a Jewish symbol dates back to medieval times", "note": "note: the Israeli flag proclamation states that the flag colors are sky blue and white, but the exact shade of blue has never been set and can vary" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Star of David (Magen David), menorah (seven-branched lampstand); national colors: blue, white" + "text": "Star of David (Magen David), menorah (seven-branched lampstand)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 3088805b..2c99de77 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.02 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -357,21 +362,18 @@ "text": "27.9% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "4.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "85.6%" + "text": "86% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "91.2%" + "text": "91% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "79.9% (2017)" + "text": "76.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -418,11 +420,6 @@ "text": "2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to civil conflict and economic slowdown - the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview identified 2.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 960,000 have acute humanitarian needs; while the number of people in need remained similar to the previous year, the severity of those needs increased, largely due to the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on top of an existing humanitarian crisis, leading to a 35% increase in the number of people in acute need; more than half of these are concentrated in the governorates of Nineveh and Anbar; the number of severely food insecure people is estimated at about 435,000, while 731,000 are vulnerable to food insecurity (2022)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "39.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -510,12 +507,6 @@ "text": "18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah (Arabic); parezgakan, singular - parezga (Kurdish)); 'Al Anbar; Al Basrah; Al Muthanna; Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah); An Najaf; Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic), Hewler (Kurdish); As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic), Slemani (Kurdish); Babil; Baghdad; Dahuk (Arabic), Dihok (Kurdish); Dhi Qar; Diyala; Karbala'; Kirkuk; Maysan; Ninawa; Salah ad Din; Wasit", "note": "note: Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government administers Arbil, Dahuk, and As Sulaymaniyah (as Hewler, Dihok, and Slemani respectively)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 3 October (1932); Republic Day, 14 July (1958)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and Islamic law" }, @@ -612,9 +603,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Al Fatah Alliance
Azm Alliance
Babiliyun Movement
Imtidad
Ishraqat Konun
Kurdistan Democratic Party
National Contract Party
New Generation Movement
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Sadrist Bloc
State Forces Alliance
State of Law Coalition
Taqadum
Tasmim Alliance" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, CAEU, CICA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Nazar Issa Abdulhadi AL-KHIRULLAH (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -652,12 +640,25 @@ "text": "
BaghdadACS@state.gov

https://iq.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AIIB, AMF, CAEU, CICA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)", + "note": "note: on 28 June 2004, the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 3 October (1932); Republic Day, 14 July (1958)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic phrase meaning \"God is great\") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; the colors come from the Arab Liberation flag and stand for oppression (black) overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); the Council of Representatives approved this flag in 2008 as a compromise replacement for the Ba'thist SADDAM-era flag", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Syria (two stars but no script), Yemen (plain white band), and Egypt (a golden Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle; national colors: red, white, black" + "text": "golden eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index b3a4058e..5a97ef8f 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "7.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.85 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -357,21 +362,23 @@ "text": "0.1% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "95% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.7%" + "text": "97% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.4% (2021)" + "text": "92% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -518,12 +525,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman), At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 25 May (1946)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system developed from Ottoman Empire codes (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law" }, @@ -641,9 +642,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "'Azem
Blessed Land Party
Building and Labor Coalition
Eradah Party
Growth Party
Islamic Action Front or IAF
Jordanian al-Ansar Party
Jordanian al-Ghad Party
Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or JASBP
Jordanian Civil Democratic Party
Jordanian Communist Party or JCP
Jordanian Equality Party
Jordanian Democratic People's Party or HASD
Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party or JDPUP/Wihda
Jordanian Democratic Unionist Party
Jordanian Flame Party
Jordanian Future and Life Party
Jordanian Model Party
Jordanian National Integration Party
Jordanian National Loyalty Party
Jordanian Reform and Renewal Party or Hassad
Jordanian Shura Party 
Jordanian Social Democratic Party or JSDP
Justice and Reform Party or JRP 
Labor Party
National Charter Party
National Coalition Party
National Constitutional Party
National Current Party or NCP
National Islamic Party
National Union
Nationalist Movement Party or Hsq
New Path Party
Progress Party



" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, NATO (partner), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Dina Khalil Tawfiq KAWAR (since 27 June 2016)" @@ -681,11 +679,23 @@ "text": "
Amman-ACS@state.gov

https://jo.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, NATO (partner), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 25 May (1946)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands, with black (top) representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side stands for the Great Arab Revolt of 1916 and has a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Koran; the points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; the design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "eagle; national colors: black, white, green, red" + "text": "eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "black, white, green, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 57ba47fe..13b99081 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.27 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -337,21 +342,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "59.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.6% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97.1%" + "text": "97% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "95.4% (2020)" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -484,12 +491,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "19 June 1961 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 25 February (1950)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic sharia law" }, @@ -556,9 +557,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none; the government does not recognize any political parties or allow their formation, although no formal law bans political parties" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador AL-ZAIN Sabah Naser Saud Al-Sabah (since 19 April 2023)" @@ -599,11 +597,23 @@ "text": "
KuwaitACS@state.gov

https://kw.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "19 June 1961 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 25 February (1950)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; colors and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; green stands for fertile fields, white for purity, red for blood on Kuwaiti swords, and black for defeating the enemy" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden falcon; national colors: green, white, red, black" + "text": "golden falcon" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 0616ef4d..8496bc07 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.68 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -340,21 +345,23 @@ "text": "6% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.9% national budget (2020 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.1%" + "text": "93% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.9%" + "text": "95% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "93.3% (2018)" + "text": "90% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -412,11 +419,6 @@ "text": "-1.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to the ongoing financial and economic crisis - according to the latest analysis, about 1.46 million Lebanese residents (38% of the resident population) were subjected to severe food insecurity between January and April 2023 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "24.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -498,12 +500,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa (Bekaa), Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord (North Lebanon), Liban-Sud (South Lebanon), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 22 November (1943)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities" }, @@ -599,9 +595,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Al-Ahbash (Association of Islamic Charitable Projects) or AICP
Amal Movement (\"Hope Movement\")
Azm Movement
Ba’th Arab Socialist Party of Lebanon
Free Patriotic Movement or FPM
Future Movement Bloc or FM
Hizballah
Islamic Action Front or IAF
Kata'ib Party
Lebanese Democratic Party
Lebanese Forces or LF
Marada Movement
Progressive Socialist Party or PSP
Social Democrat Hunshaqian Party
Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP
Tashnaq or Armenian Revolutionary Federation

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Waël HACHEM, Counselor (since 15 March 2021)" @@ -642,11 +635,23 @@ "text": "
BeirutACS@state.gov

https://lb.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 22 November (1943)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double-width), and red (bottom), with a green cedar tree centered in the white band; the red bands stand for blood shed for liberation, and the white for peace, the snow of the mountains, and purity; the green cedar tree is the national symbol and represents eternity, steadiness, happiness, and prosperity" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "cedar tree; national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "cedar tree" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index e4059e09..959de032 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8.3% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.99 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -340,21 +345,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "56.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "92.7% (2018)" + "text": "95% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -487,12 +494,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafaza); Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Az Zahirah, Janub al Batinah (Al Batinah South), Janub ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah South), Masqat (Muscat), Musandam, Shamal al Batinah (Al Batinah North), Shamal ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah North), Zufar (Dhofar)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 18 November; note - celebrates Oman's independence from Portugal in 1650 and the birthday of Sultan QABOOS bin Said al Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law" }, @@ -607,9 +608,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none; note - organized political parties are legally banned in Oman, and loyalties tend to form around tribal affiliations" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador-designate Talal bin Sulaiman bin Habib AL RAHBI (since 17 March 2025)" @@ -647,11 +645,23 @@ "text": "
ConsularMuscat@state.gov

https://om.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 18 November; note - celebrates Oman's independence from Portugal in 1650 and the birthday of Sultan QABOOS bin Said al Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), red, and green, with a vertical red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath on top of crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band; white stands for peace and prosperity, red for battles against foreign invaders, and green for the Jebel al Akhdar (Green Mountains) and fertility" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords; national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "khanjar dagger on top of two crossed swords" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index fabd7454..e0ff9067 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "7.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.02 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -336,13 +341,15 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "65.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.3% national budget (2020 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "93.5%" }, @@ -487,12 +494,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhirah, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Ash Shamal, Ash Shihaniyah, Az Za'ayin, Umm Salal" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "3 September 1971 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law and Islamic (sharia) law (in family and personal matters)" }, @@ -581,9 +582,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "political parties are banned" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA (observer), EITI (implementing country), FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Meshal bin Hamad AL THANI (since 24 April 2017)" @@ -624,12 +622,24 @@ "text": "
PasDoha@state.gov

https://qa.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA (observer), EITI (implementing country), FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "3 September 1971 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "maroon with a broad white serrated band on the hoist side; maroon stands for the blood shed in Qatari wars, and white for peace; the nine-pointed serrated edge is a reference to Qatar's status as the ninth member of the \"reconciled emirates\" after the Qatari-British treaty of 1916", "note": "note: the other eight emirates are Bahrain and the seven that are part of the UAE" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a maroon field surmounted by a white serrated band with nine white points; national colors: maroon, white" + "text": "a white serrated band with nine white points on top of a maroon field" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "maroon, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 5bb690da..e6f44a83 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.41 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -343,21 +348,18 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "63.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2020)" + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.6%" + "text": "98% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.6%" + "text": "99% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96% (2020)" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -496,18 +498,12 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "13 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah al Mukarramah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Saudi National Day (Unification of the Kingdom), 23 September (1932)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; commercial disputes handled by special committees" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad" + "text": "1 March 1992 -- Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad" }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed by the king directly or proposed to the king by the Consultative Assembly or by the Council of Ministers; passage by the king through royal decree" @@ -588,9 +584,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, BRICS, CAEU, CP, FAO, G-20, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan AL SAUD (since 8 July 2019)" @@ -634,12 +627,24 @@ "text": "Dhahran, Jeddah" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, BRICS, CAEU, CP, FAO, G-20, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Saudi National Day (Unification of the Kingdom), 23 September (1932)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green (traditional Islamic color) with the Shahada, or Muslim creed, in large white Arabic script that translates as, \"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God;\" the text is above a white horizontal saber pointing to the hoist side; design dates to the early 20th century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family who established the kingdom in 1932; the flag has different sides so that the text reads correctly from right to left and the saber points in the proper direction on both sides", "note": "note: the only national flag that has an inscription as its principal design; one of three national flags that have different sides -- the others are Moldova and Paraguay" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "palm tree surmounting two crossed swords; national colors: green, white" + "text": "palm tree over two crossed swords" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 1e260805..1727d022 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, + "Health expenditure": { + "text": "7.8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.52 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" }, @@ -327,17 +330,14 @@ "text": "52.6% (2023 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "86.4%" + "text": "94% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "91.7%" + "text": "97% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "81% (2015)" + "text": "92% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ "text": "5.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies": { - "text": "due to civil conflict and economic crisis - based on the World Food Program’s (WFP’s) food security and agriculture sector estimated that about 15 million people are in need of some form of food and agriculture assistance (representing 68 percent of the total population), of whom about 12.1 million are food insecure and about 2.9 million people are estimated to be at risk of food insecurity; fuel scarcity and increases in fuel prices led to a rise in transportation and freight charges for goods, both imported and domestically produced, including agricultural and food products; additional price increases at retail level further constrained the already weakened purchasing power of the majority of the population threatening their food security (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "25.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -484,12 +479,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab (Aleppo), Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946); note - celebrates the leaving of the last French troops and the proclamation of full independence" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and Islamic (sharia) law (for family courts)" }, @@ -578,9 +567,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "legal parties/alliances:
 Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Arab Socialist (Ba'ath) Party – Syrian Regional
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syrian Regional Branch, Socialist Unionist Democratic Party
Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU
Democratic Arab Socialist Union
National Progressive Front or NPF
Socialist Unionist Democratic Party
Socialist Unionist Party
Syrian Communist Party (two branches)
Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP
Unionist Socialist Party

major political organizations:
Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD
Kurdish National Council or KNC
Syriac Union Party
Syrian Democratic Council or SDC
Syrian Democratic Party
Syrian Opposition Coalition

de facto governance entities:
Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria or DAANES
Syrian Interim Government or SIG
Syrian Salvation Government or SSG

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WBG, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none

Note:  operations at the embassy were suspended on 18 March 2014" }, @@ -595,12 +581,24 @@ "text": "
USIS_damascus@embassy.mzv.cz

https://sy.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WBG, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946); note - celebrates the leaving of the last French troops and the proclamation of full independence" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; two green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; the band colors come from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black) overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); identical to the former flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1961), where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; the current design dates to 1980", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Yemen (plain white band), Iraq (Arabic inscription centered in the white band), and Egypt (gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "northern bald ibis; national colors: red, white, black, green" + "text": "northern bald ibis" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index fd02a768..6f3795dc 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -285,8 +285,13 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.24 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -359,21 +364,23 @@ "text": "14.7% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.6% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "96.7%" + "text": "97% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99.1%" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.4% (2019)" + "text": "95% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -523,12 +530,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "81 provinces (iller, singular - ili); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna), Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon (Trebizond), Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "29 October 1923 (republic proclaimed, succeeding the Ottoman Empire)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 29 October (1923)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on various European systems, notably the Swiss civil code" }, @@ -623,10 +624,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democracy and Progress Party or DEVA
Democrat Party or DP
Democratic Regions Party or DBP
Felicity Party (Saadet Party) or SP
Free Cause Party or HUDA PAR
Future Party (Gelecek Partisi) or GP
Good Party or IYI
Grand Unity Party or BBP 
Justice and Development Party or AKP 
Labor and Freedom Alliance (electoral alliance includes YSGP, HDP, TIP)
Nationalist Movement Party or MHP 
New Welfare Party or YRP 
Party of Greens and the Left Future or YSGP 
People's Alliance (electoral alliance includes AKP, BBP, MHP, YRP)
Peoples' Democratic Party or HDP
Republican People's Party or CHP 
Workers' Party of Turkey or TIP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CPLP (associate observer), D-8, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EU (candidate country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SCO (dialogue member), SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC", - "note": "note: Turkey is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sedat ÖNAL (since 17 June 2024)" @@ -673,11 +670,24 @@ "text": "Adana" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CPLP (associate observer), D-8, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EU (candidate country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SCO (dialogue member), SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC", + "note": "note: Turkey is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "29 October 1923 (republic proclaimed, succeeding the Ottoman Empire)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 29 October (1923)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a vertical white crescent moon and five-pointed white star centered just outside the crescent opening; the flag colors and designs closely resemble the Ottoman Empire's flag; the crescent moon and star serve as insignia for Turkic peoples; according to one interpretation, the flag represents the reflection of the moon and a star in a pool of blood of Turkish warriors" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "vertical crescent moon with adjacent five-pointed star; national colors: red, white" + "text": "vertical crescent moon with adjacent five-pointed star" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1219,7 +1229,7 @@ "note": "note 1: after completing six months of service, if a conscripted soldier wants to and is suitable for extending his military service, he may do so for an additional six months in return for a monthly salary; all male Turkish citizens over the age of 20 are required to undergo a one month military training period, but they can obtain an exemption from the remaining 5 months of their mandatory service by paying a fee 

note 2: as of 2021, women made up about 0.4% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "estimated few hundred (Azerbaijan); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); approximately 30-35,000 Cyprus; 800 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL); estimated 500 Libya; up to 5,000 Qatar; approximately 800 Somalia (training mission) (2024)", + "text": "estimated 2-300 Azerbaijan; 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); approximately 30-35,000 Cyprus; 800 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL); estimated 500 Libya; up to 5,000 Qatar; approximately 800 Somalia (2024)", "note": "note: Turkey maintains military forces in both Iraq and Syria; size estimates vary as some forces are long-term deployments while others are deployed for specific operations" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 1760f79c..dad4999a 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ }, "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, + "Health expenditure": { + "text": "13.5% of national budget (2022 est.)", + "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.25 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, @@ -304,22 +308,19 @@ }, "note": "note: includes both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)", + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "98% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96.2% (2020)" + "text": "97% (2022 est.)" }, "note": "note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 20a681c4..cb58bdef 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 10.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2015)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "2.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -348,9 +353,6 @@ } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "70.1%" }, @@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ "text": "85.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "55% (2015)" + "text": "54.1% (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -405,11 +407,6 @@ "text": "3.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to conflict, poverty, floods, high food and fuel prices - in 2023, a partial analysis in government‑controlled areas, where approximately 25 percent of the population in acute food insecurity resides, shows that the situation remains dire; despite some improvements in security, the economic crisis and localized conflicts continue, fueled by persistent political instability, while insufficient external revenues and elevated global commodity prices on imported food limits food security (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "41.61 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -488,12 +485,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "22 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City), 'Amran, Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago), Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: North Yemen became independent on 1 November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate on 27 September 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Unification Day, 22 May (1990)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law" }, @@ -607,9 +598,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "General People’s Congress or GPC (3 factions: pro-Hadi, pro-Houthi, pro-Salih)
Nasserist Unionist People's Organization
National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Southern Transitional Council or STC
Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islah
Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, EITI (temporarily suspended), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMHA, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNVIM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador-designate Abdulwahab Abdullah Ahmed al-HAJRI (since 10 April 2025)" @@ -647,12 +635,24 @@ "text": "
YemenEmergencyUSC@state.gov

https://ye.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, EITI (temporarily suspended), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMHA, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNVIM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: 1 November 1918 (North Yemen independent from the Ottoman Empire), 27 September 1962 (North Yemen becomes republic), 30 November 1967 (South Yemen independent from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Unification Day, 22 May (1990)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors come from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black) overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": "note: similar to the flags of Iraq (Arabic inscription centered in the white band) and Egypt (heraldic eagle centered in the white band)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle; national colors: red, white, black" + "text": "golden eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index e533df7c..0472c9b1 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "47.6% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -398,12 +403,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Bermuda Day, 24 May; note - formerly known as Victoria Day, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, @@ -520,9 +519,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Free Democratic Movement or FDM
One Bermuda Alliance or OBA
Progressive Labor Party or PLP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom (associate), ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UPU, WCO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -549,6 +545,15 @@ "text": "16 Middle Road, Devonshire DV O3" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Caricom (associate), ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UPU, WCO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Bermuda Day, 24 May; note - formerly known as Victoria Day, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red, with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is a white shield with a red lion on a green field, holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609; it was the shipwreck that led to the settling of Bermuda", "note": "note: Bermuda is the only British overseas territory that uses a red ensign on its flag; all others use blue" @@ -556,6 +561,9 @@ "National symbol(s)": { "text": "red lion" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "Bermuda's coat of arms was formally granted by Royal Warrant on 4 October 1910 but has been in use since at least 1624; the red lion is a symbol of Great Britain; the Latin motto under the coat of arms, Quo Fata Ferunt, means \"Whither the Fates Carry [Us];\" the ship is the Sea Venture, an English ship that was wrecked on then-uninhabited Bermuda in 1609" + }, "National anthem": { "name": { "text": "Hail to Bermuda" @@ -572,9 +580,6 @@ "selected World Heritage Site locales": { "text": "Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications" } - }, - "National coat of arms": { - "text": "Bermuda's coat of arms was formally granted by Royal Warrant on 4 October 1910 but had been in use since at least 1624. The red lion is a symbol of Great Britain. The Latin motto under the coat of arms, Quo Fata Ferunt, means \"Whither the Fates Carry [Us].\" The ship is the Sea Venture, an English ship that was wrecked on the then-uninhabited Bermuda in 1609." } }, "Economy": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index c65fb55c..0e6e7317 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -293,8 +293,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "11.2% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "11.2% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -356,8 +361,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "52.2% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.2% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -522,12 +532,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon*" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Canada Day, 1 July (1867)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails" }, @@ -637,9 +641,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Bloc Quebecois
Conservative Party of Canada or CPC
Green Party
Liberal Party
New Democratic Party or NDP
People's Party of Canada" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Kirsten HILLMAN (since 17 July 2020)" @@ -689,11 +690,23 @@ "text": "Winnipeg" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, 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, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Canada Day, 1 July (1867)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half-width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf, a national symbol, is centered in the white square" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "maple leaf, beaver; national colors: red, white" + "text": "maple leaf, beaver" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index dd798d43..859c244b 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -284,13 +284,10 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "39.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { + "Education expenditure": { "text": "10.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "100%" }, @@ -396,12 +393,6 @@ "text": "5 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq", "note": "note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base) in northwest Greenland are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "Denmark's laws apply in some areas, and Greenland's law for the remainder" }, @@ -481,9 +472,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democrats Party (Demokraatit) or D 
Fellowship Party (Atassut) or A 
Forward Party (Siumut) or S 
Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) or IA 
Signpost Party (Naleraq) or N (formerly Partii Naleraq)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Arctic Council, ICC, NC, NIB, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Kenneth HØEGH, Head of Representation (since 1 August 2021)" @@ -516,11 +504,23 @@ "text": "
USConsulateNuuk@state.gov

Homepage - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Kingdom of Denmark (usembassy.gov)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Arctic Council, ICC, NC, NIB, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red, with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center; the top half of the disk is red, and the bottom is white; the design represents the sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colors are the same as those of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of Denmark" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "polar bear; national colors: red, white" + "text": "polar bear" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 4948bf02..08feef27 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -294,8 +294,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.59 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -368,21 +373,23 @@ "text": "20.7% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.9% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.2%" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.1%" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5% (2020)" + "text": "94% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -550,12 +557,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "32 states (estados, singular - estado); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Cuidad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 September 1810 (declared independence from Spain); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1810)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -687,9 +688,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Citizen's Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano) or MC
Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) or PRI
Labor Party (Partido del Trabajo) or PT
Mexican Green Ecological Party (Partido Verde Ecologista de México) or PVEM
Movement for National Regeneration (Movimiento Regeneración Nacional) or MORENA
National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional) or PAN
Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática) or PRD
This Is For Mexico (Va Por México) (alliance that includes PAN, PRI, and PRD)
Together We Make History (Juntos Hacemos Historia) (alliance that included MORENA, PT, PVEM) (dissolved 23 December 2020)

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, APEC, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN (observer), Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CE (observer), CELAC, CSN (observer), EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-3, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAFTA, NAM (observer), NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Esteban MOCTEZUMA Barragán (since 20 April 2021)" @@ -737,12 +735,24 @@ "text": "Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mérida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, APEC, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN (observer), Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CE (observer), CELAC, CSN (observer), EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-3, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAFTA, NAM (observer), NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 September 1810 (declared independence from Spain); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1810)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band; green stands for hope, joy, and love; white for peace and honesty; red for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, has no emblem, and uses lighter shades of green and red" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle, dahlia; national colors: green, white, red" + "text": "golden eagle, dahlia" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index a7311c45..7e8b2344 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -295,8 +295,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "16.6% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "16.6% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "24.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -361,8 +366,13 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { @@ -530,12 +540,6 @@ "text": "American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island (14)", "note": "note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political entities: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 4 July (1776)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law, except Louisiana, where state law is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -670,12 +674,21 @@ "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 4 July (1776)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner has 50 five-pointed white stars, arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the stars represent the 50 states, and the stripes represent the 13 original colonies; blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship, red for courage, zeal, and fervency, and white for purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of \"Old Glory\"", "note": "note: the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "bald eagle; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "bald eagle" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 80b5f673..bebd2585 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -290,8 +290,13 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "5.11 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -361,13 +366,15 @@ "text": "15.5% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.7% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "99%" }, @@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ "text": "98.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.1% (2018)" + "text": "99.1% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -526,12 +533,6 @@ "text": "23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), Tucuman", "note": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "9 July 1816 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Revolution Day (May Revolution Day), 25 May (1810)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Western European legal systems", "note": "note: in 2015, Argentina adopted a new civil code, replacing the old one in force since 1871" @@ -661,9 +662,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Avanza Libertad or AL
Civic Coalition ARI or CC-ARI
Consenso Federal (Federal Consensus) or CF
Frente Cívico por Santiago (Civic Front for Santiago)
Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores – Unidad (Workers' Left Front) or FIT-U (coalition of leftist parties in lower house; includes PTS, PO, and MST)
Frente de la Concordia Misionero (Front for the Renewal of Social Concord) or FRCS
Frente Renovador (Renewal Front) or FR
Generación por un Encuentro Nacional (Generation for a National Encounter) or GEN
Hacemos por Córdoba (We do for Cordoba) or HC
Hacemos por Nuestro Pais (We Do For Our Country) or NHP
Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) or JxC (includes CC-ARI, PRO, and UCR); note - primary opposition coalition since 2019
Juntos Somos Río Negro (Together We Are Rio Negro) or JSRN 
Partido Justicialista (Justicialist Party) or PJ
La Cámpora
La Libertad Avanza (The Liberty Advances) or LLA
Movimiento Popular Neuquino (Neuquén People's Movement) or MPN
Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (Workers' Socialist Movement) or MST
Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) or PTS
Partido Demócrata (Democratic Party) or PDN
Partido Libertario (Libertarian Party) or PL; note - party is also a founding member of the coalition La Libertad Avanza
Partido Obrero (Workers' Party) or PO
Partido Socialista or PS
Propuesta Republicana (Republican Proposal) or PRO
Unidad Federal (coalition of provencial parties in the lower house; includes FRCS and JSRN)
Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union) or UCR
Unión por la Patria (Union for the Homeland) or UP (formerly Frente de Todos (Everyone's Front) or FdT) (includes FR, La Cámpora, and PJ); note - ruling coalition since 2019; includes several national and provincial Peronist political parties
Vamos con Vos (Let's Go with You) or VcV

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CABEI, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador-designate Alejandro (Alec) OXENFORD (since November 2024)" @@ -704,11 +702,23 @@ "text": "
Buenosairespublicaffairs@state.gov

https://ar.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CABEI, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "9 July 1816 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Revolution Day (May Revolution Day), 25 May (1810)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), white, and sky blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face that is known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol); national colors: sky blue, white" + "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "sky blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 2f6079dd..bff1f8b2 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 6.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.28 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -358,21 +363,23 @@ "text": "5.2% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "9.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "8.3% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "23.1% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "92.5%" + "text": "94% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "97% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.6% (2015)" + "text": "91% (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -512,12 +519,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "6 August 1825 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1825)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law" }, @@ -648,9 +649,6 @@ "text": "Community Citizen Alliance or ACC
Front for Victory or FPV
Movement Toward Socialism or MAS
National Unity or UN
Revolutionary Left Front or FRI
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement or MNR
Social Democrat Movement or MDS
Third System Movement or MTS
We Believe or Creemos", "note": "note: We Believe or Creemos [Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca] is a coalition comprised of several opposition parties that participated in the 2020 election, which includes the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) and Solidarity Civic Unity (UCS)" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Henry BALDELOMAR CHÁVEZ (since 11 October 2023)" @@ -692,12 +690,24 @@ }, "note": "note: in September 2008, the Bolivian Government expelled the US Ambassador to Bolivia, Philip GOLDBERG, and both countries have yet to reinstate their ambassadors" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "6 August 1825 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1825)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the land's fertility", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a wiphala -- a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's ethnic groups -- to be used alongside the traditional flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "llama, Andean condor, two national flowers: the cantuta and the patuju; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "llama, Andean condor; two national flowers, the cantuta and the patuju" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 998c25a8..8cbe4ce0 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -291,8 +291,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.36 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -357,21 +362,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "55.9% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "94.7%" + "text": "93% (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "94.4%" + "text": "93% (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.9% (2022)" + "text": "93% (2018 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -532,12 +539,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "7 September 1822 (from Portugal)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 7 September (1822)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law", "note": "note: a new civil-law code in 2002 replaced the 1916 code" @@ -668,9 +669,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Act (Agir) (formerly Christian Labor Party or PTC)
Avante (formerly Labor Party of Brazil or PTdoB)
Brazil Union (União Brasil); note - founded from a merger between the Democrats (DEM) and the Social Liberal Party (PSL) 
Brazilian Communist Party or PCB
Brazilian Democratic Movement or MDB
Brazilian Labor Party or PTB
Brazilian Renewal Labor Party or PRTB
Brazilian Labor Party or PTB
Brazilian Social Democracy Party or PSDB
Brazilian Socialist Party or PSB
Christian Democracy or DC (formerly Christian Social Democratic Party)
Cidadania (formerly Popular Socialist Party or PPS)
Communist Party of Brazil or PCdoB
Democratic Labor Party or PDT
Democratic Party or PSDC
Democrats or DEM (formerly Liberal Front Party or PFL); note - dissolved in February 2022
Green Party or PV
Liberal Party or PL [Valdemar Costa Neto] (formerly Party of the Republic or PR)
National Mobilization Party or PMN
New Party or NOVO
Patriota (formerly National Ecologic Party or PEN)
Podemos (formerly National Labor Party or PTN)
Progressive Party (Progressistas) or PP
Republican Social Order Party or PROS
Republicans (Republicanos) (formerly Brazilian Republican Party or PRB)
Social Christian Party or PSC
Social Democratic Party or PSD
Social Liberal Party or PSL
Socialism and Freedom Party or PSOL
Solidarity or SD
Sustainability Network or REDE
United Socialist Workers' Party or PSTU
Workers' Cause Party or PCO
Workers' Party or PT

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), BIS, BRICS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, CPLP, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro VIOTTI (since 30 June 2023)" @@ -717,12 +715,24 @@ "text": "Belo Horizonte" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), BIS, BRICS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, CPLP, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "7 September 1822 (from Portugal)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 7 September (1822)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a large yellow diamond in the center, showing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the flag was inspired by the former Empire of Brazil's flag (1822-1889); the green represents the forests of the country, and the yellow its mineral wealth, with the diamond representing the country's shape; the blue circle and stars depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has risen with the creation of new states, from 21 to 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)", "note": "note: one of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Southern Cross constellation; national colors: green, yellow, blue" + "text": "Southern Cross constellation" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, yellow, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index a5dd1efa..514e21d1 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -280,14 +280,19 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2022)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9% of GDP (2022)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "19% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.33 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" }, "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -331,33 +336,35 @@ }, "Tobacco use": { "total": { - "text": "29.2% (2020 est.)" + "text": "26.2% (2025 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "31.6% (2020 est.)" + "text": "28.4% (2025 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "26.8% (2020 est.)" + "text": "24.1% (2025 est.)" } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "46.3% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.9% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "96% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97.1%" + "text": "96% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "97% (2021)" + "text": "96% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -510,12 +517,6 @@ "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", "note": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "18 September 1810 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 18 September (1810)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by several Western European civil legal systems; Constitutional Tribunal reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -645,9 +646,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Approve Dignity (Apruebo Dignidad) coalition or AD (included PC, FA, and FREVS); note - dissolved 2023
Broad Front Coalition (Frente Amplio) or FA (includes RD, CS, and Comunes)
Chile We Can Do More (Chile Podemos Más) or ChP+ (coalition includes EVOPOLI, PRI, RN, UDI)
Christian Democratic Party or PDC
Common Sense Party or SC
Commons (Comunes)
Communist Party of Chile or PCCh
Democratic Revolution or RD
Democrats or PD
Equality Party or PI
Green Ecological Party or PEV (dissolved 7 February 2022)
Green Popular Alliance or AVP
Humanist Action Party or PAH
Humanist Party or PH
Independent Democratic Union or UDI
Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) or PL
National Renewal or RN
New Social Pact or NPS (includes PDC, PL, PPD, PRSD, PS)
Party for Democracy or PPD
Party of the People or PDG
Political Evolution or EVOPOLI
Popular Party or PP
Progressive Homeland Party or PRO
Radical Party or PR
Republican Party or PLR
Social Christian Party or PSC
Social Convergence or CS
Social Green Regionalist Federation or FREVS
Socialist Party or PS
Yellow Movement for Chile or AMAR" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Juan Gabriel VALDES Soublette (since 7 June 2022)" @@ -688,12 +686,24 @@ "text": "
SantiagoUSA@state.gov

https://cl.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "18 September 1810 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 18 September (1810)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center, representing a guide to progress and honor; blue stands for the sky, white for the snow-covered Andes, and red for the blood spilled to achieve independence", "note": "note: design influenced by the US flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "huemul (mountain deer), Andean condor; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "huemul (mountain deer), Andean condor" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1193,6 +1203,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Directemar is the country's coast guard
 
note 2: the National Police Force (Carabineros de Chile) is responsible to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1204,9 +1217,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 69704253..36bab6af 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 2.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "15.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -361,21 +366,18 @@ "text": "6.7% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "95.6%" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "95.9% (2020)" + "text": "96% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -517,12 +519,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "20 July 1810 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 20 July (1810)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes" }, @@ -653,9 +649,6 @@ "text": "Alternative Democratic Pole or PDA
Citizens Option (Opcion Ciudadana) or OC (formerly known as the National Integration Party or PIN)
The Commons (formerly People's Alternative Revolutionary Force or FARC)
Conservative Party or PC
Democratic Center Party or CD
Fair and Free Colombia (Colombia Justa Libres)
Green Alliance
Historic Pact for Colombia or PHxC (coalition composed of several left-leaning political parties and social movements)
Humane Colombia
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation or MIRA
League of Anti-Corruption Rulers or LIGA
Liberal Party or PL
People's Alternative Revolutionary Force or FARC
Radical Change or CR
Team for Colombia - also known as the Experience Coalition or Coalition of the Regions (coalition composed of center-right and right-wing parties)
Union Party for the People or U Party
We Believe Colombia or CREEMOS", "note": "note:  Colombia has numerous smaller political parties and movements" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN, Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-3, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Daniel GARCÍA-PEÑA JARAMILLO (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -696,12 +689,24 @@ "text": "
ACSBogota@state.gov

https://co.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, BCIE, BIS, CABEI, CAN, Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-3, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "20 July 1810 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 20 July (1810)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red; various interpretations of the colors exist; one interpretation has yellow for the gold in Colombia's land, blue for the sea, and red for the blood spilled in attaining freedom; alternatively, the colors have been described as representing sovereignty and justice (yellow), loyalty and vigilance (blue), and valor and generosity (red); another interpretation has the colors standing for liberty, equality, and fraternity", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and has the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Andean condor; national colors: yellow, blue, red" + "text": "Andean condor" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 8808c6a7..9131d39a 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ "text": "total: 4.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "11.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -352,21 +357,23 @@ "text": "22.2% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "9.7% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "93.9%" + "text": "94% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "94.9%" + "text": "95% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "93.1% (2022)" + "text": "93% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -516,12 +523,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "24 May 1822 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in ethnic communities" }, @@ -618,9 +619,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Actuemos Ecuador or Actuemos
AMIGO movement, Independent Mobilizing Action Generating Opportunities (Movimiento AMIGO (Acción Movilizadora Independiente Generando Oportunidades)) or AM16O
Avanza Party or AVANZA
Central Democratic Movement or CD
Citizen Revolution Movement or MRC or RC5
Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO
Democratic Left or ID
Democracy Yes Movement (Movimiento Democracia Si)
For A Country Without Fear (Por Un País Sin Miedo) (an alliance including PSC, CD, and PSP)
Green Movement (Movimiento Verde)
Movimiento Construye or Construye
National Democratic Action (Acción Democrática Nacional) or ADN
Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP
Patriotic Society Party or PSP
People, Equality, and Democracy Party (Partido Pueblo, Igualdad y Democracia) or PID
Popular Unity Party (Partido Unidad Popular) or UP
Revolutionary and Democratic Ethical Green Movement (Movimiento Verde Ético Revolucionario y Democrático) or MOVER
Social Christian Party or PSC
Socialist Party
Society United for More Action or SUMA
Total Renovation Movement (Movimiento Renovacion Total) or RETO" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador-designate Pablo ZAMBRANO Albuja (since 20 March 2025)" @@ -661,12 +659,24 @@ "text": "Guayaquil" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "24 May 1822 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red, with the coat of arms at the center of the flag; yellow stands for sunshine, grain, and mineral wealth; blue for the sky, sea, and rivers; red for the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not have a coat of arms" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Andean condor; national colors: yellow, blue, red" + "text": "Andean condor" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index 98c8f692..a63b9ed8 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (administered by the UK; claimed by Argentina)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, @@ -375,9 +369,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none; all independents" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (administered by the UK; claimed by Argentina)" }, @@ -386,14 +377,26 @@ "text": "none (administered by the UK; claimed by Argentina)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms has a white ram above the ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands), with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "ram" }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" + }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "

The Falkland Islands adopted its coat of arms in 1948. The shield highlights the national symbol, the ram, which represents the country’s agricultural industry and stands on native tussock grass. English navigator John Davis’s sailing vessel, the Desire, is shown, referencing his sighting of the islands in 1592. Below the shield is the Falklands’ motto, “Desire the Right.”

" + "text": "the Falkland Islands adopted its coat of arms in 1948; the shield highlights the national symbol, the ram, which represents the country’s agricultural industry and stands on native tussock grass; English navigator John Davis’s sailing vessel, the Desire, is shown, referencing his sighting of the islands in 1592; below the shield is the national motto, “Desire the Right”" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 9e98808c..0b0eafdd 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -272,8 +272,13 @@ "text": "total: 3.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "10.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.39 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -349,21 +354,23 @@ "text": "11.9% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "16.2% national budget (2018 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over has ever attended school" - }, "total population": { - "text": "88.8%" + "text": "85.6% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "89.3%" + "text": "84.2% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "88.4% (2021)" + "text": "86.9% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -496,12 +503,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 May 1966 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 23 February (1970)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence" }, @@ -600,9 +601,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "A New and United Guyana or ANUG
A Partnership for National Unity or APNU
Alliance for Change or AFC
Justice for All Party
Liberty and Justice Party or LJP
National Independent Party or NIP
People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C
The New Movement or TNM
The United Force or TUF
United Republican Party or URP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Samuel Archibald HINDS (since 7 July 2021)" @@ -643,11 +641,26 @@ "text": "
acsgeorge@state.gov

https://gy.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 May 1966 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 23 February (1970)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) on top of a long, yellow arrowhead; a narrow black border sits between the red and yellow, and a narrow white border between the yellow and green; green stands for forest and foliage, yellow for mineral resources and a bright future, white for the rivers, red for zeal and the people's sacrifice, and black for perseverance" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Canje pheasant (hoatzin), jaguar, Victoria Regia water lily; national colors: red, yellow, green, black, white" + "text": "Canje pheasant (hoatzin), jaguar, Victoria Regia water lily" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, yellow, green, black, white" + }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

Guyana’s coat of arms was adopted in 1966, the year of the country’s independence from the United Kingdom. The jaguars signify strength and resilience, with one holding a pickaxe that stands for labor and the other holding stalks of rice and sugarcane for agriculture. Two national symbols, the Canje pheasant and the Victorian lily, are on the shield, with the national motto underneath. Three wavy blue lines stand for the Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice rivers, the headdress for the country’s ethnic groups, and the diamonds for the mining industry. The helmet is a symbol of past UK rule in Guyana.

" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 60e24414..2bb8cccc 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "13.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.36 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -336,13 +341,15 @@ "text": "19.6% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "95%" }, @@ -472,12 +479,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 25 November (1975)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law" }, @@ -571,9 +572,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Brotherhood and Unity in Politics or BEP
Democratic Alternative '91 or DA91
General Liberation and Development Party or ABOP
National Democratic Party or NDP
National Party of Suriname or NPS
Party for Democracy and Development in Unity or DOE
Party for National Unity and Solidarity or KTPI
People's Alliance (Pertjajah Luhur) or PL
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union or PALU
Progressive Reform Party or VHP
Reform and Renewal Movement or HVB
Surinamese Labor Party or SPA" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Jan Marten Willem SCHALKWIJK (since 19 April 2022)" @@ -614,11 +612,23 @@ "text": "
caparamar@state.gov

https://sr.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 25 November (1975)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "five horizontal bands of green (top, double-width), white, red (quadruple-width), white, and green (double-width); a five-pointed yellow star is centered in the red band; red stands for progress and love, green for hope and fertility, and white for peace, justice, and freedom; the star represents the unity of ethnic groups" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "royal palm, faya lobi (flower); national colors: green, white, red, yellow" + "text": "royal palm, faya lobi (flower)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index fd7c92e6..24196a34 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "17.4% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "3.89 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -350,21 +355,23 @@ "text": "21.6% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "22% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "94.9%" + "text": "95% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "94.2% (2020)" + "text": "94% (2020 est.)" } } }, @@ -489,12 +496,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boquerón, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canindeyú, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "14-15 May 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 May 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 14-15 May (1811) (observed 15 May); 14 May is celebrated as Flag Day" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; Supreme Court of Justice reviews legislative acts" }, @@ -624,9 +625,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana (National Republican Association) - Colorado Party or ANR
Avanza Pais coalition or AP
Frente Guasu (Broad Front coalition) or FG
GANAR Alliance (Great Renewed National Alliance) (alliance between PLRA and Guasú Front)
Movimiento Hagamos or MH
Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos (National Union of Ethical Citizens) or UNACE
Partido Cruzada Nacional (National Crusade Party) or PCN; note - formerly Movimiento Cruzada Nacional
Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS
Partido Democratica Progresista (Progressive Democratic Party) or PDP
Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN
Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (Authentic Radical Liberal Party) or PLRA
Partido Pais Solidario or PPS
Partido Popular Tekojoja or PPT
Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador José Antonio DOS SANTOS BEDOYA (since 15 September 2021)" @@ -667,12 +665,25 @@ "text": "
ParaguayACS@state.gov

https://py.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "14-15 May 1811 (from Spain)", + "note": "note: the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 May 1811, so both days are celebrated in Paraguay" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 14-15 May (1811) (observed 15 May); 14 May is celebrated as Flag Day" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, with an emblem centered in the white band; the emblem is different on each side; one side (hoist side at the left) has the national coat of arms (a five-pointed yellow star in a green wreath and capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all inside two circles); the other side (hoist side at the right) has a circular treasury seal (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA, or Peace and Justice); red stands for bravery and patriotism, white for integrity and peace, and blue for liberty and generosity", "note": "note: the three color bands resemble the Dutch flag; one of three national flags that differ on each side -- the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 61e86079..7d0b418d 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -288,8 +288,13 @@ "text": "total: 6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "16.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.69 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -362,21 +367,23 @@ "text": "14.1% (2020)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "19.2% national budget (2025 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "94% (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "97% (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "92% (2020)" + "text": "92% (2020 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -531,12 +538,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento), 1 province* (provincia), and 1 constitutional province** (provincia constitucional); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao**, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "28 July 1821 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 28-29 July (1821)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" }, @@ -632,9 +633,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Advance the Nation (Avanza País) or AvP
Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) or APP
Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or FA
Free Peru (Perú Libre) or PL
Front for Hope (Frente Esperanza)
Magisterial Block of National Concentration (Bloque Magisterial de Concertación Nacional) or BMCN
National Victory (Victoria Nacional) or VN
Peru Bicentennial (Perú Bicentenario) or PB
Popular Action (Acción Popular) or AP
Popular Force (Fuerza Popular) or FP
Popular Renewal (Renovación Popular) or RP
Purple Party (Partido Morado)
Social Integration Party (Avanza País - Partido de Integración Social)
Together For Perú (Juntos por el Peru) or JP
We Are Peru (Somos Perú) of SP
We Can Peru (Podemos Perú) or PP

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "AIIB, APEC, BIS, CAN, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Alfredo Santiago Carlos FERRERO DIEZ CANSECO (since 27 February 2024)" @@ -675,11 +673,23 @@ "text": "
lima_webmaster@state.gov

https://pe.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "AIIB, APEC, BIS, CAN, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "28 July 1821 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 28-29 July (1821)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has a shield with a vicuna (symbolizing fauna), a cinchona tree (the source of quinine, symbolizing flora), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out coins (symbolizing mineral wealth); red stands for blood shed for independence, and white for peace" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "vicuna (a camelid related to the llama); national colors: red, white" + "text": "vicuna (a camelid related to the llama)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 7d4661f5..b58771da 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "9.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "20.9% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "4.67 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -352,21 +357,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "55.4% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "15.4% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "98.5%" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2019)" + "text": "99% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -521,12 +528,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San José, Soriano, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "25 August 1825 (from Brazil)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 25 August (1825)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" }, @@ -656,9 +657,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Broad Front or FA (Frente Amplio) - (a broad governing coalition that comprises 34 factions including Popular Participation Movement or MPP, Uruguay Assembly, Progressive Alliance, Broad Social Democratic Space, Socialist Party, Vertiente Artiguista, Christian Democratic Party, Big House, Communist Party, The Federal League, Fuerza Renovadora)
Colorado Party or PC (including Batllistas and Ciudadanos)
Intransigent Radical Ecologist Party (Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente) or PERI
Independent Party
National Party or PN (including Todos (Everyone) and National Alliance)
Open Cabildo
Popular Unity" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Andrés Augusto DURÁN Hareau (since 23 December 2020)" @@ -699,12 +697,24 @@ "text": "
MontevideoACS@state.gov

https://uy.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "25 August 1825 (from Brazil)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 25 August (1825)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner has a yellow sun with a human face (outlined in black) known as the Sun of May, with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the country's nine original departments; the sun refers to the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun is said to be Inti, the Inca god of the sun", "note": "note: the banner was inspired by the national colors of Argentina and the design of the US flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol); national colors: blue, white, yellow" + "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "blue, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 35db6100..b4c25f47 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ "text": "total: 5.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.66 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -336,21 +341,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "51.5% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "0% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "97% (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97.4%" + "text": "97% (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "97.7% (2021)" + "text": "97% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -397,11 +404,6 @@ "text": "1.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to severe economic crisis -despite a resumption of economic growth since 2021, outflows of refugees and migrants have continued in the first five months of 2023; the number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (in-destination) in need of food assistance is projected at 3.62 million in 2023 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "16.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -486,12 +488,6 @@ "text": "23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guárico, La Guairá, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia", "note": "note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "5 July 1811 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1811)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" }, @@ -501,8 +497,7 @@ }, "amendment process": { "text": "proposed through agreement by at least 39% of the National Assembly membership, by the president of the republic in session with the cabinet of ministers, or by petition of at least 15% of registered voters; passage requires simple majority vote by the Assembly and simple majority approval in a referendum" - }, - "note": "note: in 2016, President MADURO issued a decree to hold an election to form a constituent assembly to change the constitution; the election in July 2017 approved the formation of a 545-member constituent assembly and elected its delegates, empowering them to change the constitution and dismiss government institutions and officials" + } }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -586,9 +581,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

A New Era (Un Nuevo Tiempo) or UNT
Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano or CMC
Christian Democrats or COPEI (also known as the Social Christian Party)
Citizens Encounter or EC
Clear Accounts or CC
Coalition of parties loyal to Nicolas MADURO - Great Patriotic Pole or GPP
Coalition of opposition parties - Democratic Alliance (Alianza Democratica) (includes AD, EL CAMBIO, COPEI, CMC, and AP)
Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela) or VV
Communist Party of Venezuela or PCV
Consenso en la Zona or Conenzo
Convergencia
Democratic Action or AD
Fatherland for All (Patria para Todos) or PPT
Fearless People's Alliance or ABP
Fuerza Vecinal or FV
Hope for Change (Esperanza por el Cambio) or EL CAMBIO
Justice First (Primero Justicia) or PJ
LAPIZ
Movement to Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo) or MAS
Popular Will (Voluntad Popular) or VP
Progressive Advance (Avanzada Progresista) or AP
The Radical Cause or La Causa R
United Socialist Party of Venezuela or PSUV
Venezuela First (Primero Venezuela) or PV
Venezuelan Progressive Movement or MPV
Venezuela Project or PV

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACS, Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none

Note:  the embassy, which had been run by the Venezuelan political opposition, announced on 5 January 2023, that it had ended all embassy functions" }, @@ -609,11 +601,23 @@ "text": "
ACSBogota@state.gov

https://ve.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS, Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "5 July 1811 (from Spain)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1811)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red, with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band; the flag retains the three equal horizontal bands and three main colors from the flag of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow stands for the riches of the land, blue for the courage of its people, and red for the blood shed in attaining independence; in 2006, President Hugo CHAVEZ added the eighth star -- the original seven stars represented the country's provinces that united in the war of independence -- to match Simon Bolivar's flag from 1827 and to represent the historic province of Guayana" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "troupial (bird); national colors: yellow, blue, red" + "text": "troupial (bird)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "yellow, blue, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 9a459069..eeaeb40e 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ "text": "total: 23.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "21.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "21.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "1.1% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.32 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -356,21 +361,23 @@ "text": "7.3% (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.2% national budget (2017 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "37% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "52.1%" + "text": "52% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "22.6% (2021)" + "text": "26.6% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -428,11 +435,6 @@ "text": "3.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to civil conflict, population displacement, and economic slowdown - the latest analysis estimated the number of people in crisis or emergency food insecurity at 15.3 million people (35% of the population analyzed) between May and October 2023; although the levels of acute food insecurity have declined compared to the same season in 2022, largely due to seasonal improvements and the scale‑up of humanitarian assistance in 2022, the situation could deteriorate in areas where humanitarian assistance faces access constraints; the ban on women’s participation in the humanitarian response poses a challenge to the delivery of quality humanitarian assistance leading to significant additional access constraints, particularly to the most vulnerable, women and children (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "62.49 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -516,12 +518,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "previous: Independence Day, 19 August (1919); under the Taliban Government, 15 August (2022) is declared a national holiday, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Afghan jihad

" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "

the Taliban is implementing its own interpretation of Islamic law, which is partially based on the Hanifi school of Islamic jurisprudence and have enforced strict punishments; before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan had a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law

(2021)" }, @@ -579,9 +575,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "the Taliban Government enforces an authoritarian state and has banned other political parties; note - before 15 August 2021, the Ministry of Justice had licensed 72 political parties as of April 2019

the Taliban have banned other political parties but have allowed some party leaders, including the head of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, to continue to live and work in Afghanistan; Hekmatyar likely continues to enjoy some political support from loyalists; leaders of other parties, including Jamiat-e-Islami’s Salahuddin Rabbani and Jumbesh’s Rashid Dostum, operate from abroad but likely also command some following within Afghanistan; note - before 15 August 2021, the Ministry of Justice had licensed 72 political parties as of April 2019" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "Afghanistan is a member of the following organizations but Taliban representatives do not participate: ADB, CICA, CP, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNAMA, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none

Note:  the Afghan Embassy closed in March 2022" }, @@ -590,12 +583,24 @@ "text": "the United States does not maintain a presence in Afghanistan and its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan has relocated to Doha, Qatar" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "Afghanistan is a member of the following organizations but Taliban representatives do not participate: ADB, CICA, CP, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNAMA, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "previous: Independence Day, 19 August (1919); under the Taliban Government, 15 August (2022) is declared a national holiday, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Afghan jihad

" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side; below the mosque are Eastern Arabic numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right; in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed), below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning \"God is great\"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam", "note": "note 1: the United States has not recognized the Taliban or any other entity as the government of Afghanistan and, accordingly, continues to display the flag of Afghanistan as set forth in the country's constitution of 2004

note 2: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century -- 19 by one count -- than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, green, black" + "text": "lion" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1036,7 +1041,7 @@ "note": "note: the Taliban dismissed nearly all women from the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, except those serving in detention facilities and assisting with body searches" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Taliban’s security priorities include border security, armed anti-Taliban resistance elements, and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorist group (2025)" + "text": "the Taliban’s key security priorities are border and internal security; specific issues have included rising tensions with Pakistan along their shared border, armed anti-Taliban resistance elements, and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorist group (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index b2fc8e10..301354c0 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -281,8 +281,13 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "1.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.72 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -355,21 +360,23 @@ "text": "51.4% (2019)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "11.6% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "74.9%" + "text": "79% (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "77.8%" + "text": "81% (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "72% (2020)" + "text": "77% (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -427,11 +434,6 @@ "text": "2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to economic constraints and high prices of important food items - food insecurity is expected to remain fragile, given persisting economic constraints; domestic prices of wheat flour and palm oil, important food items, were at high levels in May 2023 (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "45.99 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -513,12 +515,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "8 divisions; Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "16 December 1971 (from Pakistan)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law, incorporating elements of English common law; since independence, statutory law has been the primary form of legislation; Islamic law applies to Muslims in family and inheritance laws, with Hindu personal law applying to Hindus and Buddhists" }, @@ -587,9 +583,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Awami League or AL
Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami or JIB
Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP
Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction)
Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction)
National Socialist Party (Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal) or JSD
Workers Party or WP

 

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Asad Alam SIAM (since 13 January 2025)" @@ -630,14 +623,26 @@ "text": "
DhakaACS@state.gov

https://bd.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "16 December 1971 (from Pakistan)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Bengal tiger, water lily; national colors: green, red" + "text": "Bengal tiger, water lily" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, red" }, "National coat of arms": { - "text": "The coat of arms of Bangladesh features the water lily, which is the national flower and symbolizes promise, aesthetics, and elegance. The water under the lily, the rice sheaves on the sides, and the jute leaves at the top represent the Bangladeshi landscape and economy. The four stars represent the aims and ambition of the nation." + "text": "the water lily is the national flower and symbolizes promise, aesthetics, and elegance; the water under the lily, the rice sheaves on the sides, and the jute leaves at the top represent the Bangladeshi landscape and economy; the four stars represent the aims and ambition of the nation" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index d58eb749..42906e60 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -251,8 +251,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.55 physicians/1,000 population (2022)" @@ -314,21 +319,23 @@ "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "62.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "17.2% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "70.9%" + "text": "67% (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "77.9%" + "text": "75% (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "62.8% (2021)" + "text": "57% (2017 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -461,12 +468,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatshel, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "17 December 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king); 8 August 1949 (Treaty of Friendship with India maintains Bhutanese independence)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on Buddhist religious law" }, @@ -590,9 +591,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT
Bhutan Tendrel Party or BTP
Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa or DTT
People's Democratic Party or PDP
United Party of Bhutan (Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa) or DNT

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Phuntsho NORBU (since October 2022); note - also serving as the Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN" @@ -616,11 +614,23 @@ "text": "none; frequent informal contact is maintained via the US embassy in New Delhi (India) and Bhutan's Permanent Mission to the UN" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "17 December 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king); 8 August 1949 (Treaty of Friendship with India maintains Bhutanese independence)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side; the dragon, called the Druk (Thunder Dragon), is the national emblem; its white color stands for purity, and the jewels in its claws symbolize wealth; the background colors represent spiritual and secular powers in Bhutan, with the orange standing for Buddhism and the yellow for the ruling dynasty" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "thunder dragon known as Druk Gyalpo; national colors: orange, yellow" + "text": "mythical thunder dragon (druk)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "orange, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index bd60a4e8..de7fba12 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ "text": "total: 7.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "9.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.14 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -344,21 +349,23 @@ "text": "9.8% (2016)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "7.2% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "92.3%" + "text": "93% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "93%" + "text": "93% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "91.6% (2019)" + "text": "92% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -416,11 +423,6 @@ "text": "1.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "widespread lack of access": { - "text": "due to unfavorable prospects for 2023 agricultural output and high prices of key food items - the 2023 cereal production is forecast below the five-year average, mostly reflecting constraints on farmers’ access to agricultural inputs; elevated prices of key food items are also constraining economic access to food for a large number of households (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "23.88 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -499,12 +501,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 provinces; Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "4 February 1948 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 4 February (1948)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, Jaffna Tamil customary law, and Muslim personal law" }, @@ -599,9 +595,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Crusaders for Democracy or CFD
Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front or EPRLF
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi or ITAK
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP
Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU
National People's Power or NPP (also known as Jathika Jana Balawegaya or JJB)
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam or PLOTE
Samagi Jana Balawegaya or SJB
Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance or SLPFA (includes SLPFP, SLPP, and several smaller parties)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka's People's Front) or SLPP
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization or TELO
Tamil National Alliance or TNA (includes ITAK, PLOTE, TELO)
Tamil National People's Front or TNPF
Tamil People's National Alliance or TPNA
United National Front for Good Governance or UNFGG (coalition includes JHU, UNP)
United National Party or UNP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Mahinda SAMARASINGHE (since 13 January 2022)" @@ -645,11 +638,23 @@ "text": "
colomboacs@state.gov

https://lk.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ABEDA, ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "4 February 1948 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 4 February (1948)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the larger panel has a yellow lion holding a sword on a maroon field, as well as a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the sword stands for national sovereignty, the lion for Sinhalese ethnicity, the strength of the nation, and bravery,  and the four bo leaves for Buddhism and the four virtues of kindness, friendliness, happiness, and equanimity; orange stands for Tamils, green for Moors, and maroon for the Sinhalese majority; yellow represents other ethnic groups; also referred to as the Lion Flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion, water lily; national colors: maroon, yellow" + "text": "lion, water lily" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "maroon, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1118,6 +1123,9 @@ "note": "note: the Civil Security Department, also known as the Civil Defense Force, is an auxiliary force administered by the Ministry of Defense" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1129,9 +1137,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 24523baa..e89d0c24 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ "text": "total: 4.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "4.5% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.72 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -369,21 +374,23 @@ "text": "2.6% (2021)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "14.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "74.4%" + "text": "82% (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "82.4%" + "text": "88% (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "65.8% (2018)" + "text": "75% (2023 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -531,12 +538,6 @@ "text": "28 states and 8 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir*, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh*, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal", "note": "note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "15 August 1947 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 26 January (1950)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts" }, @@ -660,9 +661,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Aam Aadmi Party or AAP
All India Trinamool Congress or AITC
Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP
Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP
Biju Janata Dal or BJD
Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M)
Dravida Munnetra Khazhagam
Indian National Congress or INC
Nationalist Congress Party or NCP
Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD
Samajwadi Party or SP
Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD
Shiv Sena or SS
Telegana Rashtra Samithi or TRS
Telugu Desam Party or TDP
YSR Congress or YSRCP or YCP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIMSTEC, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, CERN (observer), CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Vinay Mohan KWATRA (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -706,12 +704,24 @@ "text": "Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIMSTEC, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, CERN (observer), CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "15 August 1947 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Republic Day, 26 January (1950)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of saffron (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron stands for courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white for purity and truth; green for faith and fertility; the chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation", "note": "note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back mounted on a circular abacus, is the official emblem; Bengal tiger; lotus flower; national colors: saffron, white, green" + "text": "the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back-to-back and mounted on a circular abacus (official); Bengal tiger and lotus flower (traditional)" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "saffron, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 33d8cca9..f08ca3c2 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "10% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "18.2% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "2.24 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -344,21 +349,23 @@ "text": "2.2% (2017)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "10.7% national budget (2024 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "97.9%" + "text": "98.2% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "97.6%" + "text": "98.2% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "98.4% (2021)" + "text": "98.3% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -485,12 +492,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu); Addu (Addu City), Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll), Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll), Faadhippolhu, Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll), Fuvammulah, Hahdhunmathi, Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll), Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll), Kolhumadulu, Maale (Male), Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll), Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu), Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu), Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll), Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi), Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "26 July 1965 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1965)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters" }, @@ -585,9 +586,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party or DRP
Maldives Development Alliance or MDA
Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP
Maldives Third Way Democrats or MTD
People's National Congress or PNC
People's National Front
Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Abdul GHAFOOR Mohamed (since 15 June 2023)" @@ -619,11 +617,23 @@ "text": "
Homepage - U.S. Embassy in Maldives" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "26 July 1965 (from the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1965)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a large green rectangle in the center and a vertical white crescent moon; red stand for those who have sacrificed their lives to defend the country, the green represents peace and prosperity, and the white crescent is a symbol of Islam" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "coconut palm, yellowfin tuna; national colors: red, green, white" + "text": "coconut palm, yellowfin tuna" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 1cd9aa82..1a42c465 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ "text": "total: 5.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "8% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.01 physicians/1,000 population (2023)" @@ -351,21 +356,23 @@ "text": "7% (2022)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "12.8% national budget (2021 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "71.2%" + "text": "68.7% (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "81%" + "text": "79.7% (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "63.3% (2021)" + "text": "59.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -498,12 +505,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 provinces (pradesh, singular - pradesh); Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Sudurpashchim" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 20 September (2015); note - marks the promulgation of Nepal’s constitution in 2015 and replaces the previous 28 May Republic Day as the official national day in Nepal; the Gregorian day fluctuates based on Nepal’s Hindu calendar" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts" }, @@ -626,9 +627,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) or CPN-MC
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) or CPN-UML
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) or CPN-US
Janamat Party
Janata Samajbaadi Party or JSP
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party or LSP
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal
Nepali Congress or NC
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party (Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party) or NWPP
Rastriya Janamorcha (National People's Front)
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (National Democratic Party) or RPP
Rastriya Swatantra Party or RSP

" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CD, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sharad Raj ARAN (since 13 November 2024)" @@ -669,12 +667,24 @@ "text": "
usembktm@state.gov

https://np.usembassy.gov/" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CD, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Constitution Day, 20 September (2015); note - marks the promulgation of Nepal’s constitution in 2015 and replaces the previous 28 May Republic Day as the official national day in Nepal; the Gregorian day fluctuates based on Nepal’s Hindu calendar" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "crimson red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller upper triangle has a white stylized moon, and the larger, lower triangle displays a white 12-pointed sun; the color red represents the rhododendron (the national flower) and victory and bravery, and the blue border signifies peace and harmony; the two triangles are a combination of two pennants that originally symbolized the Himalaya Mountains, but today they refer to Hinduism and Buddhism, the country's two main religions; the moon stands for the serenity of the people and the Himalayan shade and cool weather, and the sun for the heat and higher temperatures of the rest of the country", "note": "note: Nepal is the only country in the world with a flag that is not rectangular or square" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "rhododendron blossom; national color: red" + "text": "rhododendron blossom" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1101,6 +1111,9 @@ "note": "note: the Nepal Police are responsible for enforcing law and order across the country; the Armed Police Force is responsible for combating terrorism, providing security during riots and public disturbances, assisting in natural disasters, and protecting vital infrastructure, public officials, and the borders; it also conducts counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations and would assist the Army in the event of an external invasion" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "1% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1112,9 +1125,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 56c59965..90e41663 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -287,8 +287,13 @@ "text": "total: 6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + "Health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2021)" + }, + "Health expenditure (as % of national budget)": { + "text": "5.6% of national budget (2022 est.)" + } }, "Physician density": { "text": "1.16 physicians/1,000 population (2021)" @@ -364,21 +369,23 @@ "text": "4.7% (2018)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "Education expenditure": { + "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)" + }, + "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { + "text": "8.3% national budget (2023 est.)" + } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { - "text": "58%" + "text": "58.9% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "69.3%" + "text": "69.1% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "46.5% (2019)" + "text": "48.5% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -436,11 +443,6 @@ "text": "2.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Food insecurity": { - "severe localized food insecurity": { - "text": "due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - according to the latest analysis, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and October 2023 is estimated at 10.5 million people, due to the devastating flood impacts in 2022; price of wheat flour, the country’s main staple, were at elevated levels in most markets in January 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023)" - } - }, "Air pollutants": { "particulate matter emissions": { "text": "50.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)" @@ -528,12 +530,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**; Azad Kashmir*, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "14 August 1947 (from British India)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system with Islamic law influence" }, @@ -658,9 +654,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Awami National Party or ANP
Awami Muslim League or AML
Balochistan Awami Party or BAP
Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A
Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M
Grand Democratic Alliance or GDA (alliance of several parties)
Hazara Democratic Party or HDP
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
Jamaat-e-Islami or JI
Jamhoori Wattan Party or JWP
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl or JUI-F
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan or MWM
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or MMA (alliance of several parties)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan or MQM-P
National Party or NP
Pakistan Muslim League or PML-Z
Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam or PML-Q
Pakistan Peoples Party or PPP
Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party or PRHP
Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI (Pakistan Movement for Justice)
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party or PMAP or PKMAP
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AIIB, ARF, ASEAN (sectoral dialogue partner), C, CERN (associate member), CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-11, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNSOS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Rizwan Saeed SHEIKH (since 18 September 2024)" @@ -704,11 +697,23 @@ "text": "Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ADB, AIIB, ARF, ASEAN (sectoral dialogue partner), C, CERN (associate member), CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-11, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNSOS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "14 August 1947 (from British India)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a vertical white band on the hoist side, symbolizing the role of religious minorities; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field, all of which are traditional Islamic symbols" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a waxing crescent moon, jasmine; national colors: green, white" + "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a waxing crescent moon, jasmine" + }, + "National colors": { + "text": "green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -1236,6 +1241,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Guard is a paramilitary force and one of the Army's reserve forces; other Army reserves include the Pakistan Army Reserve, the Frontier Corps, and the Pakistan Rangers" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2024": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, @@ -1247,9 +1255,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 7dcf3e91..f34486d9 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ }, "Geography": { "Geographic overview": { - "text": "

The surface of the Earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The former portion constitutes the World Ocean, the single largest feature of the planet and one that connects all places on the globe. The World Ocean is divided by the intervening continental landmasses into five major ocean basins, which are (in decreasing order of size) the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. The World Factbook describes each of these five as oceans. Given the significant differences in direction and temperature of major ocean currents, as well as the effects of the major air masses above them, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are generally divided at the equator into the North and South Pacific Oceans and the North and South Atlantic Oceans, thus creating seven major water bodies -- the so-called \"Seven Seas.\"

About 97.5% of the Earth's water is saltwater. Of the 2.5% that is fresh, about two-thirds is frozen, mostly locked up in the Antarctic ice sheets and mountain glaciers worldwide. If all the surface ice on earth fully melted, the sea level would rise about 70 m (230 ft).

In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about two weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere. Groundwater can take 50 years to just traverse 1 km (0.6 mi).

Earth's land portion is divided into several large, discrete landmasses called continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest) Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent, resulting in six continents. Alternately, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used).

North America is commonly understood to include Greenland and the Caribbean islands and to extend south to the Isthmus of Panama. The Ural Mountains and the Ural River are usually considered the easternmost part of Europe, the Caspian Sea is the limit to the southeast, and the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean to the south. Portions of five countries -- Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey -- fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries.

Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The Pacific islands are often lumped with Australia into a \"land mass\" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa.

Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some more heavily based on cultural spheres than physical geographic considerations.

Based on the seven-continent model, and grouping islands with adjacent continents, Africa has the most countries with 54. Europe contains 49 countries and Asia 48, but these two continents share five countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey. North America consists of 23 sovereign states, Oceania has 16, and South America 12. In total, the United States recognizes 197 countries.

countries by continent: Africa (54): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Europe (49): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia*, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan*, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia*, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*, Ukraine, United Kingdom (* indicates part of the country is also in Asia)

Asia (48): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan*, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey*, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (* indicates part of the country is also in Europe)

North America (23): Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Oceania (16): Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

South America (12): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Three of the states described above – France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom – consist of smaller political entities that are referred to as countries. France considers French Polynesia an overseas country; the Kingdom of the Netherlands refers to all four of its constituent parts (Netherlands [proper], and the islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten) as countries; and the United Kingdom is composed of the countries of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. While not recognized as sovereign states, The World Factbook does include descriptive entries for the French and Dutch island \"countries.\"

the World from space: Earth is the only planet in the solar system to have water in its three states of matter: liquid (oceans, lakes, and rivers), solid (ice), and gas (water vapor in clouds). From a distance, Earth would be the brightest of the eight planets in the solar system; this luminous effect would be because of the sunlight reflected by the planet's water.

Earth is also the only planet in the solar system known to be active with earthquakes and volcanoes due to plate tectonics; these events form the landscape, replenish carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and erase impact craters caused by meteors.

Earth has a slight equatorial bulge -- a difference between its equatorial and polar diameters -- because of the centrifugal force from the planet rotating on its axis. The equatorial diameter is 12,756 km, but the polar diameter is 12,714 km; this results in the Earth's circumference at the equator being 40,075 km, while the polar circumference is 40,008 km.

the physical World: the Earth is composed of three layers: the outer lithosphere (with its crust and uppermost solid mantle), the mantle (the thickest layer, with distinct upper and lower layers), and the core (with an outer liquid core and inner solid core). Researchers have discovered that a transition zone (at a depth of 410-660 km, or 255-410 mi) between the upper and lower mantle may well be hydrous (water-bearing). But this hydrous rock would neither feel wet nor drip water. At that depth, high temperatures and pressures structurally transform a mineral called olivine into another mineral, ringwoodite, which can incorporate water, but not in a liquid, solid, or gas form. The high temperatures and pressures cause: 1) water molecules to split, creating hydroxide ions (hydrogen and oxygen atoms bound together), and 2) create structural changes in ringwoodite so that it is able to contain hydroxide ions. Ringwoodite can hold 1 to 3% of its weight in hydroxide ions. Considering that the 250 km-transition zone is about 7% of the Earth's mass (the crust is only about 1%), it could include at least as much (if not several times more) water than all the Earth's oceans.

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The surface of the Earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The water portion is the World Ocean, the single largest feature of the planet and one that connects all places on the globe. The continental landmasses divide this ocean into five major ocean basins, which are (in decreasing order of size) the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. The World Factbook describes these five as oceans. Because of the major ocean currents and the effects of the major air masses above them, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are generally divided at the equator into the North and South Pacific Oceans and the North and South Atlantic Oceans, creating seven major water bodies -- the so-called \"Seven Seas.\"

About 97.5% of the Earth's water is saltwater. Of the 2.5% that is fresh, about two thirds is frozen, mostly locked up in mountain glaciers and the Antarctic ice sheets. If all the surface ice on earth fully melted, the sea level would rise about 70 m (230 ft).

Earth's land portion is divided into landmasses called continents. Different continental definitions are recognized in certain parts of the world, with some more heavily based on culture than physical geography.

Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest) Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent, and North and South America are sometimes grouped as the Americas, with either usage resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if both are used).

North America is commonly understood to include Greenland and the Caribbean islands and to extend south to the Isthmus of Panama. The Ural Mountains and the Ural River are usually considered the easternmost part of Europe, the Caspian Sea is the limit to the southeast, and the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean to the south. Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The Pacific islands are often lumped with Australia and designated as Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa.

In total, the United States recognizes 197 countries. Using the seven-continent model and grouping islands with adjacent continents, Africa has the most countries with 54. Europe has 49 countries and Asia 48, with five countries shared: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey. North America has 23, Oceania has 16, and South America has 12. 

countries by continent: Africa (54): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Europe (49): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia*, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan*, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia*, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*, Ukraine, United Kingdom (* indicates part of the country is also in Asia)

Asia (48): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan*, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey*, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (* indicates part of the country is also in Europe)

North America (23): Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Oceania (16): Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

South America (12): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Three of the states described above – France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom – consist of smaller political entities that are referred to as countries. France considers French Polynesia an overseas country; the Kingdom of the Netherlands refers to all four of its constituent parts (the Netherlands and the islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten) as countries; and the United Kingdom is composed of the countries of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. 

the World from space: Earth is the only planet in the solar system to have water in its three states of matter: liquid (oceans, lakes, and rivers), solid (ice), and gas (water vapor in clouds). From a distance, Earth would be the brightest of the eight planets in the solar system because of the planet's water reflecting sunlight.

Earth has a slight equatorial bulge -- a difference between its equatorial and polar diameters -- because of the centrifugal force from the planet rotating on its axis. The equatorial diameter is 12,756 km, but the polar diameter is 12,714 km; the circumference at the equator is 40,075 km, and the polar circumference is 40,008 km.

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land area about 16 times the size of the US

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top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,960 sq km; Brazil 8,515,770 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km

top ten largest water bodies: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2,834,000 sq km; Bering Sea 2,520,000 sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2,469,000 sq km

top ten largest landmasses: Asia 44,568,500 sq km; Africa 30,065,000 sq km; North America 24,473,000 sq km; South America 17,819,000 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Europe 9,948,000 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea 785,753 sq km; Borneo 751,929 sq km

top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km

top ten longest mountain ranges (land-based): Andes (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) 7,000 km; Rocky Mountains (Canada, US) 4,830 km; Great Dividing Range (Australia) 3,700 km; Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica) 3,500 km; Kunlun Mountains (China) 3,000 km; Ural Mountains (Russia, Kazakhstan) 2,640 km; Atlas Mountains (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) 2,500 km; Appalachian Mountains (Canada, US) 2,400 km; Himalayas (Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan) 2,300 km; Altai Mountains (Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia) 2,000 km; note - lengths are approximate; if oceans are included, the Mid-Ocean Ridge is by far the longest mountain range at 40,389 km

top ten largest forested countries (sq km and percent of land): Russia 8,149,310 (49.8%); Brazil 4,935,380 (58.9%); Canada 3,470,690 (38.2%); United States 3,103,700 (33.9%); China 2,098,640 (22.3%); Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,522,670 (67.2%); Australia 1,250,590 (16.3%); Indonesia 903,250 (49.9%); Peru 738,054 (57.7%); India 708,600 (23.8%) (2016 est.)

top ten most densely forested countries (percent of land): Suriname (98.3%), Federated States of Micronesia (91.9%), Gabon (90%), Seychelles (88.4%), Palau (87.6%), Guyana (83.9%), Laos (82.1%), Solomon Islands (77.9%), Papua New Guinea (74.1%), Finland (73.1%) (2016 est.)

top ten largest (non-polar) deserts: Sahara (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan, Tunisia) 9,200,000 sq km; Arabian (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) 2,330,000 sq km; Gobi (China, Mongolia) 1,295,000 sq km; Kalahari (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) 900,000 sq km; Patagonian (Argentina) 673,000 sq km; Syrian (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) 500,000 sq km; Chihuahuan (Mexico) 362,000 sq km; Kara-Kum (Turkmenistan) 350,000 sq km; Great Victoria (Australia) 348,750 sq km; Great Basin (United States) 343,169 sq km; note - if the two polar deserts are included, they would rank first and second: Antarctic Desert 14,200,000 sq km and Arctic Desert 13,900,000 sq km

ten smallest independent countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Cook Islands 236 sq km; Niue 260 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km

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top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,960 sq km; Brazil 8,515,770 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km

top ten largest water bodies: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2,834,000 sq km; Bering Sea 2,520,000 sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2,469,000 sq km

top ten largest landmasses: Asia 44,568,500 sq km; Africa 30,065,000 sq km; North America 24,473,000 sq km; South America 17,819,000 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Europe 9,948,000 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea 785,753 sq km; Borneo 751,929 sq km

top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km

top ten longest* mountain ranges (land-based): Andes (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) 7,000 km; Rocky Mountains (Canada, US) 4,830 km; Great Dividing Range (Australia) 3,700 km; Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica) 3,500 km; Kunlun Mountains (China) 3,000 km; Ural Mountains (Russia, Kazakhstan) 2,640 km; Atlas Mountains (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) 2,500 km; Appalachian Mountains (Canada, US) 2,400 km; Himalayas (Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan) 2,300 km; Altai Mountains (Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia) 2,000 km

*lengths are approximate; if oceans are included, the Mid-Ocean Ridge is by far the longest mountain range at 40,389 km

top ten largest forested countries (sq km and percent of land): Russia 8,149,310 (49.8%); Brazil 4,935,380 (58.9%); Canada 3,470,690 (38.2%); United States 3,103,700 (33.9%); China 2,098,640 (22.3%); Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,522,670 (67.2%); Australia 1,250,590 (16.3%); Indonesia 903,250 (49.9%); Peru 738,054 (57.7%); India 708,600 (23.8%) (2016 est.)

top ten most densely forested countries (percent of land): Suriname (98.3%), Federated States of Micronesia (91.9%), Gabon (90%), Seychelles (88.4%), Palau (87.6%), Guyana (83.9%), Laos (82.1%), Solomon Islands (77.9%), Papua New Guinea (74.1%), Finland (73.1%) (2016 est.)

top ten largest (non-polar*) deserts: Sahara (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan, Tunisia) 9,200,000 sq km; Arabian (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) 2,330,000 sq km; Gobi (China, Mongolia) 1,295,000 sq km; Kalahari (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) 900,000 sq km; Patagonian (Argentina) 673,000 sq km; Syrian (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) 500,000 sq km; Chihuahuan (Mexico) 362,000 sq km; Kara-Kum (Turkmenistan) 350,000 sq km; Great Victoria (Australia) 348,750 sq km; Great Basin (United States) 343,169 sq km

*if the two polar deserts were included, they would rank first and second: Antarctic Desert 14,200,000 sq km and Arctic Desert 13,900,000 sq km

ten smallest independent countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Cook Islands 236 sq km; Niue 260 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km

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the land boundaries in The World Factbook total 279,035.5 km (not counting shared boundaries twice); two nations, China and Russia, each border 14 other countries

note 1: the precision of the total is somewhat misleading, since one cannot accurately measure every river meander along a boundary; a number rounded slightly higher -- to 280,000 km -- has been coordinated with and approved by the US State Department

note 2: 46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czechia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked

note 3: worldwide, some one-quarter of interior (non-coastal) borders are rivers; South America with 43% leads the continents, followed by North America with 32%, Africa with 30%, Europe with 23%, and Asia with 18%; Australia has no interior national river borders

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the land boundaries in The World Factbook total 279,035.5 km (not counting shared boundaries twice), but the number is only an estimate because of the difficulty in precisely measuring natural features such as rivers 

note 1: 46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czechia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked

note 2: worldwide, about one quarter of interior (non-coastal) borders are rivers; South America with 43% leads the continents, followed by North America with 32%, Africa with 30%, Europe with 23%, and Asia with 18%; Australia has no interior national river borders

note 3: two nations, China and Russia, each border 14 other countries

" }, "Coastline": { "text": "356,000 km", - "note": "note: 95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna" + "note": "note: 95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "

a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm

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most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm

" }, "Climate": { "Climate": { "text": "a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates" }, "ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation)": { - "text": "

McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)

" + "text": "McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)" }, "ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation)": { - "text": "

Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)

" + "text": "Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)" }, "ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature)": { - "text": "

Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February

" + "text": "Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February" }, "ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature)": { - "text": "

Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June

" + "text": "Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June" } }, "Terrain": { "Terrain": { - "text": "tremendous variation of terrain may be found on each of the continents, and a compilation of terrain extremes can be found in the World \"Elevation\" entry; the world's ocean floors also display extraordinary variation -- check the \"Bathymetry\" and \"Major surface currents\" entries under each of the five ocean entries (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern) for further information on oceanic environs" + "text": "a compilation of terrain extremes can be found in the World elevation entry; the world's ocean floors also display wide variation, as explained in the bathymetry and major ocean currents entries under each of the five ocean entries (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern)" }, "Top ten world caves": { - "text": "compiled from \"Geography - note(s)\" under various country entries where more details may be found

largest cave: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam, is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft); it connects to Thung cave, but not yet officially -- when recognized, it will add an additional 1.6 million cu m in volume

largest ice cave: the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, Austria, is the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi)

longest cave: Mammoth Cave in west-central Kentucky is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 mi) of surveyed passageways

longest salt cave: the Malham Cave in Mount Sodom in Israel is the world's longest salt cave at 10 km (6 mi); its survey is not complete, so its recorded length will eventually increase

longest underwater cave: the Sac Actun cave system in Mexico is the longest underwater cave in the world at 348 km (216 mi),  and the second longest cave worldwide

longest lava tube cave: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep

deepest cave: Veryovkina Cave in the country of Georgia is the world's deepest cave, plunging down 2,212 m (7,257 ft)

deepest underwater cave: the Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world's deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft); its survey is not complete, and it could be 800-1,200 m deep

largest cave chamber: the Miao Room in the Gebihe cave system in China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park has about 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume

largest bat cave: Bracken Cave outside San Antonio, Texas, is the world's largest bat cave; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October, making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals

bonus \"cave\" - the world's largest sinkhole: the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, China is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m" + "text": "compiled from Geography - note(s) under country entries

largest cave: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam, is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft); it connects to Thung cave, but not yet officially -- when recognized, it will add an additional 1.6 million cu m in volume

largest ice cave: the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, Austria, is the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi)

longest cave: Mammoth Cave in west-central Kentucky is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 mi) of surveyed passageways

longest salt cave: the Malham Cave in Mount Sodom in Israel is the world's longest salt cave at 10 km (6 mi); its survey is not complete, so its recorded length will eventually increase

longest underwater cave: the Sac Actun cave system in Mexico is the longest underwater cave in the world at 348 km (216 mi), and the second-longest cave worldwide

longest lava tube cave: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep

deepest cave: Veryovkina Cave in the country of Georgia is the world's deepest cave at 2,212 m (7,257 ft)

deepest underwater cave: the Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world's deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft); its survey is not complete, and it could be 800-1,200 m deep

largest cave chamber: the Miao Room in the Gebihe cave system in China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park has about 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume

largest bat cave: Bracken Cave outside San Antonio, Texas, is the world's largest bat cave; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October, making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals

bonus \"cave\" - the world's largest sinkhole: the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, China is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m" } }, "Elevation": { @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "840 m" }, - "note": "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (China-Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,586 m; Lhotse (China-Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,485 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,188 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,156 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Annapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m; note - Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m

top ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*; note - * indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry

highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Mount McKinley (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m

highest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m

lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15

lowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m" + "note": "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (China-Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,586 m; Lhotse (China-Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,485 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,188 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,156 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Annapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m;

note: Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m

top ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*

* indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry

highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Mount McKinley (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m

highest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m

lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15

lowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { @@ -103,28 +103,27 @@ "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,650 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Yangtze (Asia) 6,300 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,275 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,539 km; Huang He/Yellow (Asia) 5,464 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,410 km; Congo (Africa) 4,700 km; Amur (Asia) 4,444 km; Lena (Asia) 4,400 km

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

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

all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included, along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the world's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" + "text": "a watershed is a drainage basin on an area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water; oceans ultimately take in the drainage from 83% of all land area; the remaining 17% of the land drains into internal (endorheic) basins

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

all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included, along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the world's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" }, "Major aquifers": { - "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; they include alluvial formations such as unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers, sedimentary rock formations of sandstone and karst (carbonate rocks such as limestone) aquifers, as well as volcanic aquifers, and basement aquifers (igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie sedimentary and volcanic rock sequences); groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well

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

although aquifers can vary in size, the major aquifers listed in The Factbook contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; the fresh water held in these aquifers represents more than 30% of the world's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation, and globally, 70% of groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" + "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well

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

these aquifers contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; this represents more than 30% of the world's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation; globally, 70% of the groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "six of the world's seven continents are widely and permanently inhabited; Asia is the most populous continent with about 60% of the world's population (China and India together account for over 35%); Africa comes in second with over 15%, Europe has about 10%, North America 8%, South America almost 6%, and Oceania less than 1%; the harsh conditions on Antarctica prevent any permanent habitation" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "large areas of the world are subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones) and natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)

volcanism: volcanism is a fundamental driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior created a list of 16 \"Decade Volcanoes\" worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy); see second note under \"Geography - note\"", - "note": "Volcano statistics: 

countries with the most volcanoes (Holocene Epoch, the past 12,000 years): United States (162), Japan (122), Indonesia (120), Russia (117), Chile (91); note - roughly 1,350 volcanoes have erupted over this time period; about 40-50 eruptions are ongoing at any one time; the frequency of volcanoes has not increased

longest erupting volcano: Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala has been constantly erupting since 22 June 1922; note - Captain Cook observed the Yasur volcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu in 1774, and it has since been in constant activity but is not cited due to lack of a clear start date; research (tephra stratigraphy and radiocarbon dating) shows that activity may have begun on Yasur ca. A.D. 1270 and so has persisted for over 750 years

highest volcano (above sea level): Nevado Ojos del Salado (6,893 m; 22,615 ft) on the Chile-Argentina border is the world's highest volcano above sea level and the highest peak in Chile

highest volcano (from base): Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m" + "text": "large areas of the world are subject to severe weather and natural disasters (cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc.)

volcanism: this is a driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, mud flows, pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior created a list of 16 \"Decade Volcanoes\" with great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy)

volcano statistics: 

countries with the most volcanoes: (Holocene Epoch, the past 12,000 years*): United States (162), Japan (122), Indonesia (120), Russia (117), Chile (91);

*roughly 1,350 volcanoes have erupted over this time period; about 40-50 eruptions are ongoing at any one time; the frequency of volcanoes has not increased

longest erupting volcano: Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala has been constantly erupting since 22 June 1922; the Yasur volcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu has been in constant activity since Captain Cook observed it in 1774, but it is not cited due to lack of a clear start date; tephra stratigraphy and radiocarbon dating show that the Yasur activity may have begun ca. A.D. 1270

highest volcano (above sea level): Nevado Ojos del Salado (6,893 m; 22,615 ft) on the Chile-Argentina border is the world's highest volcano above sea level and the highest peak in Chile

highest volcano (from base): Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m


earthquakes: the vast majority of earthquakes occur in three large zones; the Circum-Pacific Belt (known as the Ring of Fire) borders the Pacific and is the largest zone of volcanic and seismic activity, with about 90% of earthquakes (81% of the largest) and about 75% of active volcanoes; the belt extends northward from Chile along the South American coast, then through Central America, Mexico, the western US, southern Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands, to Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the southwestern Pacific, and New Zealand; the Alpide Belt extends from Java to Sumatra, northward along the mountains of Burma, eastward through the Himalayas and the Mediterranean, and into the Atlantic Ocean, accounting for about 17% of the largest earthquakes; the third belt follows the long Mid-Atlantic Ridge" }, "Wonders of the World": { "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World": { - "text": "

The conquests of Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 B.C.) in the fourth century B.C. fostered the spread of Greek culture to the lands bordering the eastern Mediterranean and through much of the Middle East, ushering in what is today referred to as the Hellenistic Period (323-31 B.C.). Hellenistic sightseers compiled guidebooks focused on outstanding monuments in those parts of the world, including Persia, Egypt, and Babylon. Generally, seven sites were emphasized since that number was considered magical, perfect, and complete. Not all Wonders lists from ancient times agreed, but six sites consistently appeared (the massive Walls of Babylon sometimes substituted for the Lighthouse of Alexandria). The seven described below represent the “classic” Seven Wonders most often cited.

1. The Great Pyramid of Egypt
The oldest of the Seven Wonders, the Great Pyramid, is the only one that remains largely intact. Commissioned by the Pharaoh Khufu (r. ca. 2589-2566 B.C.), it is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza. It served as the ruler’s tomb and was built over a period of about 20 years, concluding around 2560 B.C. The pyramid is estimated to have been 146.5 m tall when completed and was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years (until the 14th century A.D.). Most of the original limestone casing stones that formed the outer smooth surface of the pyramid are gone. Today, the pyramid’s height is about 139 m.

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This is the only one of the ancient Seven Wonders for which a definitive location has never been established. No surviving Babylonian texts mention the Gardens, nor have any archeological remains been discovered in today’s Iraq. According to tradition, the Gardens were a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of mud-brick-tiered gardens containing a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines that, when viewed from below, resembled a leafy green mountain. The Gardens are frequently attributed to the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605-562 B.C.), who may have had them built for his Median wife Queen Amytis because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

3. The Temple of Artemis (Artemision) at Ephesus
This Greek temple at Ephesus (3 km southwest of Selcuk in present-day western Turkey) was dedicated to the goddess Artemis and was completely rebuilt twice: once after a 7th century B.C. flood and then after a 356 B.C. act of arson. In its final form, it was judged to be one of the Seven Wonders and survived for 600 years. The magnificent building was composed entirely of marble, with massive dimensions reported to be 130 m by 69 m, and included 127 columns, each some 18 m tall. The Temple was damaged in a Gothic raid in A.D. 268, and Christians finally closed it in the early-to-mid 5th century. The structure was dismantled in succeeding centuries, and today almost nothing of the temple remains.

4. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Constructed in about 350 B.C., the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was located on the site of the present-day city of Bodrum in southwestern Turkey. It was the tomb of Mausolus, a Persian ruler, and his wife -- the term \"mausoleum\" is derived from his name. The structure stood about 45 m high and took some 20 years to complete. A series of earthquakes between the 12th and 15th centuries A.D. devastated the structure, which was the last of the original Seven Wonders to be destroyed.

5. The Colossus of Rhodes
This statue of the Greek sun god Helios, constructed to celebrate Rhodes’ successful repulse of a siege, was made of iron tie bars to which brass or bronze plates were attached to form a skin. Contemporary descriptions list its height at about 70 cubits or some 33 m – approximately the same height as the Statue of Liberty from heel to top of head (34 m) – thus making it the tallest statue in the ancient world. Completed in about 280 B.C. at the entrance to the Rhodes harbor, the monument stood for only about 54 years until it toppled in an earthquake in 226 B.C. The impressive remains lay on the ground for over 800 years before finally being sold for scrap.

6. The Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria
Completed around 275 B.C., the lighthouse stood on Pharos Island at the entrance to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria for some 1,600 years. Three earthquakes severely damaged it between A.D. 956 and 1323, when it was deactivated. The shape of the structure appeared on a number of ancient coins: a solid square base, which made up about half of the height, supported an octagonal middle section and a cylindrical top. The height of the structure is thought to have been at least 100 m and perhaps as high as 140 m. (The tallest lighthouse in the world today is the Jeddah Light in Saudi Arabia, which stands at 133 m.) At its apex stood a mirror that reflected sunlight during the day; a fire burned at night. 

7. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece
The giant seated statue of the king of the Greek gods in the sanctuary of Olympia was completed by the Greek sculptor Phidias in approximately 435 B.C. Roughly 13 m tall, it was constructed of ivory plates and gold panels on a wooden framework, and the god’s throne was ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold, and precious stones. With the rise of Christianity, the sanctuary at Olympia fell into disuse; the details of the statue’s final destruction are unknown.

note: The Lighthouse of Alexandria may have been the last of the Wonders to be completed (ca. 275 B.C.), and the Colossus of Rhodes was the first to be destroyed in about 226 B.C., so the Seven Wonders existed at the same time for only about 50 years in the middle of the third century B.C.

" + "text": "

The conquests of Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 B.C.) in the fourth century B.C. fostered the spread of Greek culture to the lands around the eastern Mediterranean and much of the Middle East, ushering in what is today referred to as the Hellenistic Period (323-31 B.C.). Hellenistic sightseers compiled guidebooks with outstanding monuments in those parts of the world, including Persia, Egypt, and Babylon. Seven sites were usually emphasized since that number was considered magical, perfect, and complete. Not all wonders lists from ancient times agreed, but six sites consistently appeared (the Walls of Babylon sometimes substituted for the Lighthouse of Alexandria). The “classic” Seven Wonders most often cited are listed below.

1. The Great Pyramid of Egypt
The oldest of the Seven Wonders, the Great Pyramid, is the only one that remains largely intact. Commissioned by the Pharaoh Khufu (r. ca. 2589-2566 B.C.), it is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza. It served as the ruler’s tomb and was built over a period of about 20 years, concluding around 2560 B.C. The pyramid is estimated to have been 146.5 m tall when completed and was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years (until the 14th century A.D.). Most of the original limestone casing stones that formed the outer smooth surface of the pyramid are gone. Today, the pyramid’s height is about 139 m.

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This is the only one of the ancient Seven Wonders for which a definitive location has never been established. No surviving Babylonian texts mention the Gardens, nor have any archeological remains been discovered in today’s Iraq. According to tradition, the gardens were a remarkable feat of engineering, with an ascending series of mud-brick-tiered gardens containing a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines that, when viewed from below, resembled a leafy green mountain. The Gardens are frequently attributed to the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605-562 B.C.), who may have had them built for his Median wife, Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

3. The Temple of Artemis (Artemision) at Ephesus
This Greek temple at Ephesus (3 km southwest of Selcuk in present-day western Turkey) was dedicated to the goddess Artemis and was completely rebuilt twice: once after a 7th century B.C. flood and then after a 356 B.C. act of arson. In its final form, it was judged to be one of the Seven Wonders and survived for 600 years. The building was composed entirely of marble, with massive dimensions reported to be 130 m by 69 m, and included 127 columns, each about 18 m tall. The temple was damaged in a Gothic raid in A.D. 268, and Christians finally closed it in the early-to-mid 5th century. The structure was dismantled in succeeding centuries, and today almost nothing of the temple remains.

4. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Constructed in about 350 B.C., the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was located on the site of the present-day city of Bodrum in southwestern Turkey. It was the tomb of Mausolus, a Persian ruler, and his wife -- the term \"mausoleum\" is derived from his name. The structure stood about 45 m high and took about 20 years to complete. A series of earthquakes between the 12th and 15th centuries A.D. devastated the structure, which was the last of the original Seven Wonders to be destroyed.

5. The Colossus of Rhodes
This statue of the Greek sun god Helios, constructed at the entrance to Rhodes' harbor to celebrate the city's successful repulse of a siege, was made of iron tie bars to which brass or bronze plates were attached to form a skin. Contemporary descriptions list its height at about 70 cubits, or 33 m – approximately the same height as the Statue of Liberty (34 m) – which would make it the tallest statue in the ancient world. Completed in about 280 B.C., the monument stood for only about 54 years until it toppled in an earthquake in 226 B.C. The remains lay on the ground for over 800 years before finally being sold for scrap.

6. The Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria
Completed around 275 B.C., the lighthouse stood on Pharos Island at the entrance to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria for about 1,600 years. Three earthquakes severely damaged it between A.D. 956 and 1323, when it was deactivated. The shape of the structure appeared on a number of ancient coins: a solid square base, which made up about half the height, supported an octagonal middle section and a cylindrical top. The height of the structure is thought to have been between 100 m (328 ft) and 140 m (459 ft). A mirror at its apex reflected sunlight during the day, and a fire burned at night. 

7. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece
The giant seated statue of the king of the Greek gods in the sanctuary of Olympia was completed by the Greek sculptor Phidias in about 435 B.C. Roughly 13 m (43 ft) tall, it was constructed of ivory plates and gold panels on a wooden framework, and the god’s throne was ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold, and precious stones. With the rise of Christianity, the sanctuary at Olympia fell into disuse; the details of the statue’s final destruction are unknown.

note: The Lighthouse of Alexandria may have been the last of the wonders to be completed (ca. 275 B.C.), and the Colossus of Rhodes was the first to be destroyed in about 226 B.C., so the Seven Wonders existed at the same time for only about 50 years in the middle of the third century B.C.

" }, "The New Seven Wonders of the World": { - "text": "

A private initiative to come up with a new list for seven of the world’s wonders sprang up early in the new Millennium. Worldwide balloting – via internet or telephone – took place, covering a list of 200 existing monuments. Over 100 million votes were reportedly cast over a period of several years and the final list was announced on 7-7-2007. Even though the polling was unscientific, the seven “winners” were a worthy compilation of extraordinary Wonders to be found around the world. All seven of the New Wonders are inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and are frequently cited in the literature. 

1. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
This archeological site includes the impressive remains of a large pre-Columbian Mayan city that flourished from ca. A.D. 600-1100. Among the outstanding structures at the site are the massive Temple of the Warriors complex, an Observatory (El Caracol), the Great Ball Court, and the Sacred Cenote (sinkhole) where offerings were made. The most famous building, however, is the step-pyramid known as the Temple of Kukulcan that dominates the center of the site and serves as the symbol of Chichen Itza. The pyramidal structure is 24 m high; the crowning temple adds another 6 m. Although located in the dense jungles of Yucatan, it remains one of the most visited tourist sites in Mexico.

2. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
The Roman Emperor Vespasian began construction on the Colosseum in A.D. 72, and his son Titus completed it in A.D. 80. Further modifications were made by Domitian (A.D. 81-96). The three emperors make up the Flavian Dynasty, thus providing the structure's alternate name, the Flavian Amphitheater. The massive structure is estimated to have seated, on average, about 65 thousand spectators and was most famously used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. Earthquakes and thieves destroyed much of the original structure, but it nonetheless remains an iconic symbol of Rome. The Colosseum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the World.

3. Christ the Redeemer Statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Built between 1922 and 1931, the 30-meter-tall sculpture is reputed to be the largest Art Deco statue in the World. Its pedestal provides another 8 m in height and the arms stretch out to 28 m. Constructed of reinforced concrete and soapstone, the statue has become the cultural icon not only of Rio, but also of Brazil.

4. Great Wall, China
The name refers to a remarkable series of fortification systems that stretched across China's northern historical borders and served as protection against various nomadic peoples. An archeological survey revealed that the Wall and all its associated branches measures 21,196 km. The earliest of these walls date to the 7th century B.C.; certain stretches began to be linked in the 3rd century B.C., and successive dynasties added to or maintained various sections of the walls. The best-known and best-preserved portions of the wall are those built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Winding through amazingly varied terrain, the Great Wall is acknowledged as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.

5. Machu Picchu, Cuzco Region, Peru
Perhaps the most spectacular archeological site in the Americas, the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, situated on a 2,430 m Andean mountain ridge, is now thought to have been erected as an estate for the Inca Emperor Pachacuti (r. 1438-1471) and may have also served as a religious sanctuary. Built between about 1450 and 1460, it was abandoned approximately a century later, at the time of the Spanish conquest. Construction was carried out in the classic Inca style of polished, fitted, dry-stone walls. Some 750 people lived at this royal estate, most of them support staff to the nobility. The site is roughly divided into an agricultural sector (with myriad terraces for raising crops) and an urban sector. The latter is composed of an upper town (with temples) and a lower town (with warehouses). Some of the religious monuments include: the Intiwatana (a carved, ritual stone that served as a type of sundial and that is referred to as “The Hitching Post of the Sun”); the Torreon or Temple of the Sun, a small tower that likely served as a type of observatory; and the Intimachay, a sacred cave with a masonry entrance.

6. Petra, Ma’an, Jordan
Petra is believed to have been established in the 4th century B.C. as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom, an entity that grew fabulously wealthy as the nexus of trade routes in the southern Levant. The kingdom retained its independence until the Roman Empire annexed it in A.D. 106. The city is famous for its stunning rock-cut architecture and its water conduit system, which allowed the Nabataeans to control and store the water supply in this desert region and create an artificial oasis. At its peak in the 1st century A.D., the city may have had a population of 20,000.

7. Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
This gorgeous ivory-white mausoleum – described as “one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage” – was commissioned in 1632 by Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) as the final resting place for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The building also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Taj Mahal is the centerpiece of an entire 17-hectare complex that also includes a guest house, a mosque, and formal gardens. The entire project was not completed until about 1653. The Taj Mahal remains one of the most visited tourist sites in the world.

note: The Great Pyramid of Egypt, the only surviving Wonder of the ancient Seven, received an honorary status among the New Seven Wonders. Its inclusion enabled a Wonder to be listed for five of the six habitable continents (all but Australia).

" + "text": "

A private initiative to come up with a new list of seven of the world’s wonders sprang up early in the new millennium. Worldwide balloting -- via internet or telephone -- included a list of 200 existing monuments. Over 100 million votes were reportedly cast over a period of several years, and the final list below was announced on 7 July 2007 (7-7-2007). The seven are inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 

1. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
This archeological site includes the impressive remains of a large pre-Columbian Mayan city that flourished around A.D. 600-1100. Among the structures at the site are the massive Temple of the Warriors complex, an observatory (El Caracol), the Great Ball Court, and the Sacred Cenote (sinkhole) where offerings were made. The most famous building is the step-pyramid known as the Temple of Kukulcan that dominates the center of the site and serves as the symbol of Chichen Itza. The pyramidal structure is 24 m (79 ft) high; the crowning temple adds another 6 m (20 ft). Located in the dense jungles of Yucatan, it is one of the most visited tourist sites in Mexico.

2. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
The Roman Emperor Vespasian began construction on the Colosseum in A.D. 72, and his son Titus completed it in A.D. 80, with Domitian (A.D. 81-96) making further modifications. The three emperors make up the Flavian Dynasty, and the structure is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater. It is estimated to have seated about 65 thousand spectators and was most famously used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. Earthquakes and thieves destroyed much of the original structure, but it remains an iconic symbol of Rome. The Colosseum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.

3. Christ the Redeemer Statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Built between 1922 and 1931, the 30-m (98-ft) sculpture is reputed to be the largest Art Deco statue in the world. Its pedestal provides another 8 m (26 ft) in height, and the arms stretch out to 28 m (92 ft). Built of reinforced concrete and soapstone, the statue has become a cultural icon of both Rio and Brazil.

4. Great Wall, China
The name refers to a series of fortification systems that stretched across China's northern historical borders and served as protection against nomadic peoples. An archeological survey revealed that the wall and its associated branches measure 21,196 km (13,171 mi). The earliest of the walls date to the 7th century B.C.; stretches began to be linked in the 3rd century B.C., and successive dynasties added to or maintained sections of the walls. The best-known and best-preserved parts of the wall were built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Great Wall is acknowledged as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.

5. Machu Picchu, Cuzco Region, Peru
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, situated on a 2,430 m (7,972 ft) Andean mountain ridge, is now thought to have been erected as an estate for the Inca Emperor Pachacuti (r. 1438-1471) and may have also served as a religious sanctuary. Built between about 1450 and 1460, it was abandoned a century later, at the time of the Spanish conquest. It was built in the classic Inca style, using polished, fitted, dry-stone walls, and was home to about 750 people, mostly support staff to the nobility. The religious monuments include the Intiwatana, a carved ritual stone that was a kind of sundial and is referred to as “The Hitching Post of the Sun,” the Torreon or Temple of the Sun, and the Intimachay, a sacred cave.

6. Petra, Ma’an, Jordan
Petra is believed to have been established in the 4th century B.C. as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom, an entity that grew wealthy as the nexus of trade routes in the southern Levant. The Roman Empire annexed it in A.D. 106. The city is famous for its carved-rock architecture and water conduit system, which allowed the Nabataeans to create an artificial oasis. The city may have had a population of 20,000 at its peak in the first century A.D.

7. Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
This ivory-white mausoleum was commissioned in 1632 by Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) as the final resting place for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The building also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Taj Mahal is the centerpiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex that includes a guest house, a mosque, and formal gardens. The project was completed in 1653. 

note: The Great Pyramid of Egypt, the only surviving wonder of the ancient seven, received honorary status on the New Seven Wonders list. 

" } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "

note 1: the World is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, about one-third of the 13.8-billion-year age estimated for the universe; the earliest widely accepted date for life appearing on Earth is 3.48 billion years ago

note 2: the vast majority of earthquakes occur in three large zones; the Circum-Pacific Belt (known as the Ring of Fire) borders the Pacific and is the largest zone of volcanic and seismic activity, with about 90% of earthquakes (81% of the largest) and about 75% of active volcanoes; the belt extends northward from Chile along the South American coast, then through Central America, Mexico, the western US, southern Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands, to Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the southwestern Pacific, and New Zealand; the Alpide Belt extends from Java to Sumatra, northward along the mountains of Burma, eastward through the Himalayas and the Mediterranean, and into the Atlantic Ocean, accounting for about 17% of the largest earthquakes; the third belt follows the long Mid-Atlantic Ridge

" + "text": "

note: the Earth is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, about one-third of the 13.8-billion-year age estimated for the universe; the earliest widely accepted date for life appearing on Earth is 3.48 billion years ago

" } }, "People and Society": { @@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ "text": "total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "Current health expenditure": { + "Health expenditure": { "text": "10.4% of GDP (2021)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { @@ -308,9 +307,6 @@ } }, "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, "total population": { "text": "86.7%" }, @@ -339,17 +335,17 @@ "text": "large areas of the world are subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of biodiversity; soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; ozone layer depletion; waste disposal; temperature change" }, "World biomes": { - "Types of Biomes": { - "text": "

A biome is a biogeographical designation describing a biological community of plants and animals that has formed in response to a physical environment and a shared regional climate. Biomes can extend over more than one continent. Different classification systems define different numbers of biomes. The World Factbook recognizes the following seven biomes used by NASA: tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, rainforest, grassland, shrubland, and desert.

" + "Types of biomes": { + "text": "A biome is a biogeographical designation describing a biological community of plants and animals that has formed in response to a physical environment and a shared regional climate. Biomes can extend over more than one continent. Different classification systems define different numbers of biomes. The World Factbook recognizes the following seven biomes used by NASA: tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, rainforest, grassland, shrubland, and desert." }, "Tundra biome": { "text": "The tundra is the coldest of the biomes. It also receives low amounts of precipitation, making the tundra similar to a desert. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning \"treeless plain.\" Tundra is found in the regions just below the ice caps of the Arctic, extending across North America to Europe and to Siberia in Asia. Temperatures usually range between -40°C (-40 °F) and 18°C (64°F). The temperatures are so cold that there is a layer of permanently frozen ground below the surface, called permafrost. This permafrost is a defining characteristic of the tundra biome. In the tundra summers, the top layer of soil thaws only a few inches down, providing a growing surface for the roots of vegetation. This biome sees 150 to 250 mm (6 to 10 in) of rain per year. Vegetation in the tundra has adapted to the cold and the short growing season and consists of lichens, mosses, grasses, sedges, and shrubs, but almost no trees." }, - "Coniferous Forest biome": { + "Coniferous forest biome": { "text": "The coniferous forest is sandwiched between the tundra to the north and the deciduous forest to the south. Coniferous forest regions have long, cold, snowy winters; warm, humid summers; well-defined seasons; and at least four to six frost-free months. The average temperature in winter ranges from -40°C (-40°F) to 20°C (68°F). The average summer temperatures are usually around 10°C (50°F). 300 to 900 mm (12 to 35 in) of rain per year can be expected in this biome. Vegetation consists of trees that produce cones and needles, which are called coniferous-evergreen trees. Some needles remain on the trees all year long. Some of the more common conifers are spruces, pines, and firs." }, - "Temperate Deciduous Forest biome": { - "text": "Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas, which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have four seasons. Hot summers and cold winters are typical. The average daily temperatures range between -30°C (-22°F) and 30°C (86°F), with a yearly average of 10°C (50°F). On average, this biome receives 750 to 1,500 mm (30 to 59 in) of rain per year. Vegetation includes broadleaf trees (oaks, maples, beeches), shrubs, perennial herbs, and mosses. " + "Temperate deciduous forest biome": { + "text": "Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas, which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have four seasons. Hot summers and cold winters are typical. The average daily temperatures range between -30°C (-22°F) and 30°C (86°F), with a yearly average of 10°C (50°F). On average, this biome receives 750 to 1,500 mm (30 to 59 in) of rain per year. Vegetation includes broadleaf trees (oaks, maples, beeches), shrubs, perennial herbs, and mosses." }, "Rainforest biome": { "text": "The rainforest biome remains warm all year and stay frost-free. The average daily temperatures range from 20°C (68°F) to 25°C (77°F). Rainforests receive the most yearly rainfall of all of the biomes, and a typical year sees 2,000 to 10,000 mm (79 to 394 in) of rain. Vegetation typically includes vines, palm trees, orchids, and ferns. There are two types of rainforests: tropical rainforests are found closer to the equator, and temperate rainforests are found farther north near coastal areas. The majority of common houseplants come from the rainforest." @@ -369,16 +365,16 @@ "text": "a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates" }, "ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation)": { - "text": "

McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)

" + "text": "McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)" }, "ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation)": { - "text": "

Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)

" + "text": "Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)" }, "ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature)": { - "text": "

Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February

" + "text": "Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February" }, "ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature)": { - "text": "

Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June

" + "text": "Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June" } }, "Land use": { @@ -416,10 +412,10 @@ "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,650 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Yangtze (Asia) 6,300 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,275 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,539 km; Huang He/Yellow (Asia) 5,464 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,410 km; Congo (Africa) 4,700 km; Amur (Asia) 4,444 km; Lena (Asia) 4,400 km

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

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

all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included, along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the world's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" + "text": "a watershed is a drainage basin on an area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water; oceans ultimately take in the drainage from 83% of all land area; the remaining 17% of the land drains into internal (endorheic) basins

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

all watersheds with an area of at least 500,000 sq km have been included, along with a number of smaller, regionally significant watersheds; together, these represent the surface hydrology water flows that are the world's primary sources of fresh water for individual consumption, industry, and agriculture" }, "Major aquifers": { - "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; they include alluvial formations such as unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers, sedimentary rock formations of sandstone and karst (carbonate rocks such as limestone) aquifers, as well as volcanic aquifers, and basement aquifers (igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie sedimentary and volcanic rock sequences); groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well

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

although aquifers can vary in size, the major aquifers listed in The Factbook contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; the fresh water held in these aquifers represents more than 30% of the world's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation, and globally, 70% of groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" + "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well

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

these aquifers contain the bulk of the stored volume of groundwater; this represents more than 30% of the world's fresh water; in the US, groundwater is primarily used for irrigation; globally, 70% of the groundwater withdrawn is used for agriculture; groundwater also supplies almost half of all drinking water worldwide" }, "Total renewable water resources": { "text": "54 trillion cubic meters (2011 est.)" @@ -444,16 +440,16 @@ "text": "the legal systems of nearly all countries are modeled on elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law), common law (including English and US law), customary law, mixed or pluralistic law, and religious law (including Islamic sharia law); an additional type of legal system -- international law -- governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court; as of May 2019, a total of 122 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see the reference guide on International Organizations and Groups for clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)" + "text": "all UN members are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; as of June 2025, 125 countries have also ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt), the treaty that established the ICCt (see the reference guide on International Organizations and Groups for differences between the ICJ and ICCt mandates)" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { "text": "there are 27 countries with royal families in the world: most are in Asia (13) and Europe (10), three are in Africa, and one in Oceania; monarchies by continent are as follows: Asia (Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates); Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom); Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, Morocco); Oceania (Tonga)" }, - "note": "note 1: Andorra and the Holy See (Vatican) are also monarchies of a sort, but they are not ruled by royal houses; Andorra has two co-princes (the president of France and the bishop of Urgell) and the Holy See is ruled by an elected pope

note 2: the sovereign of Great Britain is also the monarch for 14 of the countries (including Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand) that make up the Commonwealth; that brings to 43 the total number of countries with some type of monarchies" + "note": "note 1: Andorra and the Holy See (Vatican) are also monarchies of a sort, but they are not ruled by royal houses; Andorra has two co-princes (the president of France and the bishop of Urgell) and the Holy See is ruled by an elected pope

note 2: the UK sovereign is also the monarch for the 14 Commonwealth countries (including Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand)" }, "Legislative branch": { - "text": "note: there are 230 political entities with legislative bodies; of these 144 are unicameral (a single “house”) and 86 are bicameral (both upper and lower houses); 33 territories, possessions, or other special administrative units have their own governing bodies" + "text": "230 political entities have legislative bodies; of these, 144 are unicameral (a single “house”) and 86 are bicameral (both upper and lower houses); 33 territories, possessions, or other special administrative units have their own governing bodies" }, "Flag description": { "text": "a \"World\" flag does not exist, but the United Nations (UN) flag -- adopted on 7 December 1946 -- has sometimes been used to represent the entire planet; the flag displays the official emblem of the UN in white on a blue background; the emblem design shows a world map in an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the North Pole, with the image flanked by two olive branches; blue was chosen to represent peace, in contrast to the red usually associated with war; the map projection includes all the continents except Antarctica", @@ -461,15 +457,15 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "virtually every country has a national anthem; most (but not all) anthems have lyrics, which are usually in the national or most common language of the country; states with more than one national language may offer several versions of their anthem" + "text": "almost every country has a national anthem (and Denmark and New Zealand have two); most anthems have lyrics, which are usually in the national or most common language of the country; states with more than one national language may offer several versions" }, - "note": "note: the world's oldest national anthem is the \"Het Wilhelmus\" (The William) of the Netherlands, which dates to the 17th century; the first national anthem to be officially adopted (1795) was \"La Marseillaise\" (The Song of Marseille) of France; Japan claims to have the world's shortest national anthem, entitled \"Kimigayo\" (The Emperor's Reign), it consists of 11 measures of music (the lyrics are also the world's oldest, dating to the 10th century or earlier); the world's longest national anthem in terms of lyrics is that of Greece, \"Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian\" (Hymn to Liberty) with 158 stanzas -- only two of which are used; the world's longest national anthem in terms of music is that of Uruguay, \"Himno Nacional\" (National Anthem of Uruguay) with 105 bars (almost five minutes) -- generally only the first verse and chorus are sung; both Denmark and New Zealand have two official national anthems" + "note": "note: the oldest national anthem is the \"Het Wilhelmus\" (The William) of the Netherlands, which dates to the 17th century; the first anthem to be officially adopted (1795) was \"La Marseillaise\" (The Song of Marseille) of France; Japan claims to have the shortest anthem, \"Kimigayo\" (The Emperor's Reign), that consists of 11 measures; Japan's anthem has the world's oldest lyrics, dating to the 10th century or earlier; Greece has the anthem with the longest lyrics, \"Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian\" (Hymn to Liberty), with 158 stanzas; Uruguay has the anthem with the longest musical score, \"Himno Nacional\" (National Anthem of Uruguay), with 105 bars (almost five minutes)" }, "National heritage": { "total World Heritage Sites": { "text": "1,223 (952 cultural, 231 natural, 40 mixed) (2024)" }, - "note": "note: a summary of every country's UNESCO World Heritage Sites (i.e., country-specific \"Wonders\") may be found in individual country \"National heritage\" entries; a Wonders of the World field may be found under World > Geography > \"Wonders of the World\"" + "note": "note: a summary of each country's UNESCO World Heritage sites can be found in the national heritage data field, under the Government category for the country" } }, "Economy": { @@ -812,11 +808,12 @@ }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { "total": { - "text": "1,495,600,000 (2023 est.) note - the number of fixed broadband subscriptions has been higher than that of fixed telephony since 2017" + "text": "1,495,600,000 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "18 (2022 est.)" - } + }, + "note": "note: the worldwide total of fixed broadband subscriptions has been higher than fixed telephony subscriptions since 2017" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -875,7 +872,7 @@ }, "Space launch site(s)": { "text": "more than 30 countries have existing or planned commercial or government space launch sites (2024)", - "note": "note: there were approximately 220 attempted space launches worldwide in 2023; as of December 2023, there were over 11,000 satellites in orbit, of which about 9,000 were still active" + "note": "note: there were approximately 220 attempted space launches worldwide in 2023; as of December 2023, over 11,000 satellites were in orbit, of which about 9,000 were still active" } }, "Transnational Issues": {