diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 34ab3d6f..074add8b 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ "text": "Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (Pygmy)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Kirundi only 29.7% (official); French only .3% (official); Swahili only .2%; English only .1% (official); Kirundi and French 8.4%; Kirundi, French, and English 2.4%, other language combinations 2%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)", + "Languages": { + "text": "Kirundi only 29.7% (official); French only .3% (official); Swahili only .2%; English only .1% (official); Kirundi and French 8.4%; Kirundi, French, and English 2.4%, other language combinations 2%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "
Igitabo Mpuzamakungu c'ibimenyetso bifatika, isoko ntabanduka ku nkuru z'urufatiro. (Kirundi)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + }, "note": "note: data represent languages read and written by people 10 years of age or older; spoken Kirundi is nearly universal" }, "Religions": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 2cf7827b..48564437 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mohamed Said DOUALEH (28 December 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Mohamed Siad DOUALEH (28 January 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1156 15th Street NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC 20005" @@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 331-0302" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@djiboutiembassyus.org

https://www.djiboutiembassyus.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 95432cd9..5139c23a 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -602,11 +602,14 @@ "text": "3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 895-5400" + "text": "[1] (202) 895-5400; [1] (202) 895-5408" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 244-5131" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
consulate@egyptembassy.net

https://www.egyptembassy.net/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York" } @@ -1163,6 +1166,9 @@ "note": "note: some tribal militias in the Sinai Peninsula cooperate with the Egyptian military against insurgent/terrorist groups such as the Islamic State" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1174,9 +1180,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "1.7% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 807617f6..e8d0f548 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 518-5252" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@egembassydc.com

https://www.egembassydc.com/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Houston" } diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 3728c357..ccf35e2e 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 319-1304" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embassyeritrea@embassyeritrea.org

https://us.embassyeritrea.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 52746a13..1abe8a1a 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ "text": "Oromo (official working language in the State of Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of the State of Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of the State of Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of the State of Afar) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (2007 est.)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "
የአለም እውነታ መጽሐፍ፣ ለመሠረታዊ መረጃ እጅግ አስፈላጊ የሆነ ምንጭ። (Amharic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "
Kitaaba Addunyaa Waan Qabataamaatiif - Kan Madda Odeeffannoo bu’uraawaatiif baay’ee barbaachisaa ta’e. (Oromo)

የአለም እውነታ መጽሐፍ፣ ለመሠረታዊ መረጃ እጅግ አስፈላጊ የሆነ ምንጭ። (Amharic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -624,11 +624,14 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 587-0195" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
ethiopia@ethiopianembassy.org

https://ethiopianembassy.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Los Angeles, Seattle" + "text": "Los Angeles" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Houston, New York" + "text": "New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { @@ -1185,7 +1188,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "each of the nine states has a regional and/or a \"special\" paramilitary security forces that report to regional civilian authorities; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP), and the Ethiopian military; the EFP reports to the Ministry of Peace, which was created in October of 2018

Ethiopia faces considerable ethnic violence in some regions, including Oromo, where the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has conducted numerous attacks targeting the Amhara ethnic group; the OLA, assessed to number in the low thousands, broke off from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), an opposition party that spent years in exile but was allowed to return to Ethiopia after ABIY took office in 2018

in November 2020, the Ethiopian Government launched military operations against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – an ethnically-based political entity that runs the Tigray regional government and had its own paramilitary security forces; the TPLF had increasingly challenged the authority of the Federal Government; the TPLF’s security forces date back to the 1980s when it led the guerrilla movement that brought the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition to power; during the fighting, the Ethiopian Government allowed ethnic Amhara and Afar militias to attack the TLPF (now merged into the Tigray Defense Forces, TDF); in addition, it invited Eritrean military forces to join in the fighting; Ethiopian and Eritrean military forces, as well as ethnic militias, have all been accused of committing atrocities against Tigrayan civilians during the fighting, which continued into 2021

" + "text": "each of the nine states has a regional and/or a \"special\" paramilitary security forces that report to regional civilian authorities; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP), and the Ethiopian military; the EFP reports to the Ministry of Peace, which was created in October of 2018

 

" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 1334ebc4..f9ea58e4 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -581,13 +581,13 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010)" + "text": "President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010)

note: on 5 September 2021, Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA led a military coup by a National Committee of Rally and Development that arrested President CONDE, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Ibrahima FOFANA (since 22 May 2018)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ibrahima FOFANA (since 22 May 2018)

note: on 5 September 2021, Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA led a military coup by a National Committee of Rally and Development that arrested President CONDE, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the government" }, "cabinet": { - "text": " Council of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 9fd6ed81..184fe46d 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -1004,7 +1004,8 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has an estimated 200,000 active personnel, mostly ground forces with small contingents of air and riverine forces (2021)" + "text": "the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has an estimated 150-200,000 active personnel, mostly ground forces with small contingents of air and riverine forces (2021)", + "note": "note - some active SSPDF personnel may be militia" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SSPDF inventory is primarily of Soviet origin; from 2010 to 2015, Russia and the United Arab Emirates were the leading suppliers of arms and equipment; South Sudan has been under a UN arms embargo since 2018 (2020)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 46853319..eb862779 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ "text": "Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (Pygmy)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) <0.1, English (official) <0.1, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <0.1, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)" + "Languages": { + "text": "Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) <0.1, English (official) <0.1, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <0.1, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "
Inkoranya nzimbuzi y'isi, isoko fatizo y'amakuru y'ibanze. (Kinyarwanda)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant 49.5% (includes Adventist 11.8% and other Protestant 37.7%), Roman Catholic 43.7%, Muslim 2%, other 0.9% (includes Jehovah's Witness), none 2.5%, unspecified 1.3% (2012 est.)" @@ -1123,7 +1128,8 @@ "text": "the RDF's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and older Western - mostly French and South African - equipment; Rwanda has received a limited supply of imports since 2010 from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia, and Turkey (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1,370 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,125 Sudan (UNAMID); 2,750 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2021)" + "text": "1,370 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,125 Sudan (UNAMID); 2,750 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2021)", + "note": "note - in mid-2021, Rwanda sent about 1,000 combat troops to Mozambique to assist the Mozambique Government in combating an insurgency" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career (2019)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 13de29ab..bf72ed96 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Somali National Security Forces: Somali National Army (SNA), Somali National Police (SNP, includes a maritime unit), National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) (2021)", - "note": "note: Somalia has numerous militia formations operating throughout the country; these formations include ones that are clan- and warlord-based, semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (aka darwish), and externally-sponsored militias; estimates for the numbers of militia members run as high as 50,000; the SNA is attempting to incorporate some of these militia forces" + "note": "note: Somalia has numerous militia formations operating throughout the country; these formations include ones that are clan- and warlord-based, semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (aka darwish), and externally-sponsored militias; the SNA is attempting to incorporate some of these militia units" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2017": { @@ -1027,10 +1027,10 @@ }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "estimates for the size of the Somali National Army (SNA) vary widely, from a low of about 10,000 to a high of some 25,000 due to inconsistent internal reporting and the ongoing attempts to integrate various militias (2021)", - "note": "note(s): a significant portion of the SNA is comprised of local militia forces that lack the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; two effective SNA units are the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Brigade and the Turkish-trained Gorgor \"Eagle\" Special Division; in December of 2020, the Danab Brigade numbered about 1,150 personnel with plans for it to eventually have as many as 3,000 troops; the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops in early 2021; in 2017, the Government of Turkey said it intended to provide training for 10,000 Somalis

--in 2017, the Somali Government announced a plan for the SNA to eventually number about 18,000 troops; the same plan called for 32,000 federal and regional police" + "note": "note(s): in 2017, the Somali Government announced a plan for the SNA to eventually number about 18,000 troops; the same plan called for 32,000 federal and regional police; estimates for the number of militia forces operating in the country run as high as 50,000" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SNA is lightly armed with an inventory that includes a variety of older, second-hand equipment largely from Italy, Russia, South Africa, and the UK; since 2015, it has received small quantities of second-hand equipment from up to 10 different countries, usually as aid/donations (2020)" + "text": "the SNA is lightly armed with an inventory that includes a variety of older, second-hand equipment largely from Italy, Russia, South Africa, and the UK; since 2015, it has received small quantities of second-hand equipment from up to 10 different countries, usually as aid/donations (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2019)" @@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ "text": "

the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center (PRC) received zero incidents of piracy and armed robbery in 2020 for the Horn of Africa; while there were no recorded incidents, the IMB PRC warns that Somalia pirates continue to possess the capacity to carry out attacks in the Somali basin and wider Indian Ocean; in particular, the report warns that, \"Masters and crew must remain vigilant and cautious when transiting these waters.\"; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022; naval units from China, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, the US, and other countries also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa

" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the SNA is heavily engaged in operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist organization, including joint operations with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); the majority of SNA's offensive/counter-terrorism operations against al-Shabaab are reportedly conducted by the US-trained Danab Brigade

AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; AMISOM's peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of late 2020, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; in February 2021, the UN Security Council AMISOM renewed AMISOM's mandate until December 2021 (note - in 2017, the Somali Government drafted a Somalia Transition Plan that called for the gradual transfer of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces by 2021)

UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the Federal Government of Somalia to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international community

the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is responsible for providing logistical field support to AMISOM, UNSOM, the Somali National Army, and the Somali Police Force on joint operations with AMISOM

the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) has operated in the country since 2010; the EUTM provides advice and training to the Somali military; the US and Turkey maintain separate unilateral military training missions in Somalia" + "text": "

as of 2021, a significant portion of the SNA was comprised of militia forces that lacked the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; of the SNA’s approximately 13 brigades, the most effective were assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; in 2020, the Danab Brigade conducted most of the SNA’s offensive operations in Somalia and nearly all counterterrorism operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of early 2021, it numbered about 1,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops

AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; AMISOM's peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of late 2020, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; in February 2021, the UN Security Council AMISOM renewed AMISOM's mandate until December 2021 (note - in 2017, the Somali Government drafted a Somalia Transition Plan that called for the gradual transfer of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces by 2021)

UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the Federal Government of Somalia to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international community

the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is responsible for providing logistical field support to AMISOM, UNSOM, the Somali National Army, and the Somali Police Force on joint operations with AMISOM

the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) has operated in the country since 2010; the EUTM provides advice and training to the Somali military; the US and Turkey maintain separate unilateral military training missions in Somalia" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 0287b38a..93604021 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 862-1858" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
AT.Washington@Tunisiaembassy.org

https://www.tunisianembassy.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index d700bfe4..7c009119 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 726-1727" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
washington@mofa.go.ug; info@ugandaembassysus.org; ambauganda@aol.com

https://washington.mofa.go.ug/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index f50d3918..c6395a49 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 234-8254" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embassy@swaziland-usa.com; swaziland@compuserve.com" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 8f5dfbf0..d68d77c6 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly (167 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote in 2 rounds if needed, and up to 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); 11 are appointed" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 12 August 2021 (next to be held on 12 August 2026)" + "text": "last held on 12 August 2021 (next to be held 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - United Party for National Development 49%, Patriotic Front 37%, Party of National Unity and Progress .59%, independent 5.98% seats by party - UPND 82, PF 61, PNUP 1,  independent 11; composition - men 135, women 20, percent of women 13.5%
155 seats were filled, one seat vacant,  a by-election will be held." + "text": "percent of vote by party - UPND 53.9%, PF 38.1%, PNUP 0.6%, independent 7.4%; seats by party - UPND 82, PF 61, PNUP 1, independent 11; composition - men 135, women 20, percent of women 13.5%

note: 155 seats were filled with one seat left vacant; the election for Kaumbwe Constituency has yet to conducted." } }, "Executive branch": { @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 12 August 2021 (next to be held in 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) wins 57.9% of the vote and incumbent Edgar LUNGU (PF) 37.3%, other 4.8%" + "text": "2021: Hakainde HICHILEMA elected president; percent of the vote-Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) 57.9%,Edgar LUNGU (PF) 37.3%, other 4.8%

2016: Edgar LUNGU re-elected president; percent of vote- Edgar LUNGU (PF) 50.4%, Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) 47.6%, other 2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI]
Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]
Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Felix MUTATI]
National Democratic Congress or NDC [Chishimba KAMBWILI]
Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU]
United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]" + "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI]
Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]
Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Felix MUTATI]
National Democratic Congress or NDC [Chishimba KAMBWILI]
Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU]
United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]
Party of National Unity and Progress or PNUP [Highvie HAMUDUDU]" }, "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, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -586,10 +586,13 @@ "text": "2200 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719" + "text": "[1] (202) 234-4009" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 332-0826" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@zambiaembassy.org

https://www.zambiaembassy.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index d654baaa..bd412e33 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 483-9326" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
general@zimembassydc.org

https://zimembassydc.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 12a1457a..6e18b6b1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 797-3168" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
https://usa.embassy.gov.au/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index ec937142..a331267f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -566,13 +566,16 @@ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Akuila VUIRA" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2000 M Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036" + "text": "1707 L Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 466-8320" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 466-8325" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@FijiEmbassyDC.com

https://www.fijiembassydc.com/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index a6ffcc1e..4b2b5c2c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "none; the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the embassy; it is headed by Odo TEVI (since 8 September 2017); address: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400B, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 661-4303; FAX: [1] (212) 422-2437" + "text": "none; the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the embassy; it is headed by Odo TEVI (since 8 September 2017); address: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400B, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 661-4303; FAX: [1] (212) 422-3427; email: vanunmis@aol.com" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 530abdb0..f93a61bc 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ "text": "Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 est.)", + "Languages": { + "text": "Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 est.)" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "


Bok eo an Lalin kin Melele ko Rejimwe ej jikin ebōk melele ko raurōk. (Marshallese)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

" + }, "note": "note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language" }, "Religions": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index a6516aa7..96adc314 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "none; the Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the Embassy; it is headed by Samuelu LALONIU (since 21 July 2017); address: 685 Third Avenue, Suite 1104, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534; FAX: [1] (212) 808-4975" + "text": "none; the Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the Embassy; it is headed by Samuelu LALONIU (since 21 July 2017); address: 685 Third Avenue, Suite 1104, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534; FAX: [1] (212) 808-4975; email: tuvalumission.un@gmail.com" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index edce6419..6ed50352 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 364-6791" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embdomdc@aol.com
" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 37cc6f42..b1709794 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -602,13 +602,16 @@ "text": "1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 332-6280, [1] (202) 660-2263" + "text": "[1] (202) 332-6280" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-8057" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embassy@drembassyusa.org

http://drembassyusa.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" + "text": "Boston, Chicago, Glendale (CA), Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" }, "consulate(s)": { "text": "San Francisco" @@ -1171,7 +1174,7 @@ "text": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens; women may volunteer (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military's primary focuses are countering illegal immigration and refugees along its 350km-long border with Haiti and interdicting air and maritime narcotics trafficking" + "text": "the military's primary focuses are countering illegal immigration and refugees along its 350km-long border with Haiti and interdicting air and maritime narcotics trafficking, as well as disaster relief" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index da90bbf1..2bb942c9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -597,7 +597,10 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 595-7500" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 232-1928" + "text": "[1] (202) 232-3763" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
correo@elsalvador.org" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Brentwood (NY), Chicago, Dallas, Doral (FL), Doraville (GA), Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), New York, Nogales (AZ), San Francisco, Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ), Washington, DC, Woodbridge (VA)" @@ -1130,8 +1133,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (La Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Army of El Salvador (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Navy of El Salvador (Fuerza Naval de El Salvador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS); Ministry of Justice and Public Security: National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil, PNC) (2021)", - "note": "note: supporting the National Police (Ministry of Interior) in countering gang violence and drug trafficking is a primary mission for the FAES" + "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (La Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Army of El Salvador (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Navy of El Salvador (Fuerza Naval de El Salvador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS); Ministry of Justice and Public Security: National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil, PNC) (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { @@ -1163,7 +1165,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2012)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "in recent years, about half of the Army was reportedly deployed on internal security duties in support of the National Civil Police to combat gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security (2021)" + "text": "in recent years, about half of the Army was reportedly deployed on internal security duties to support the National Police with combating gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index d1a7ebfa..8743740c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -1141,8 +1141,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Public Order Military Police (PMOP); Security Secretariat: Public Security Forces (includes Honduran National Police paramilitary units) (2021)

note - the PMOP reports to military authorities, but conducts operations sanction by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders ", - "note": "note - the PMOP reports to military authorities, but conducts operations sanction by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders " + "text": "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Public Order Military Police (PMOP); Security Secretariat: Public Security Forces (includes Honduran National Police paramilitary units) (2021)", + "note": "note - the PMOP reports to military authorities, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 7f74975d..b6c4da81 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ "text": "the Army of Nicaragua has approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Nicaraguan military's inventory includes mostly Russian/Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2020)" + "text": "the Nicaraguan military's inventory includes mostly second-hand Russian/Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2019)" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 01137bf7..a6e8666c 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ "text": "Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%" + "Languages": { + "text": "Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "
Dünýä Facebooky, esasy maglumat üçin aýrylmaz bir çeşme dir. (Turkmen)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 93%, Christian 6.4%, Buddhist <1%, folk religion <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified <1% (2020 est.)" @@ -553,7 +558,10 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 588-1500" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 588-0697" + "text": "[1] (202) 588-1500" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
turkmenembassyus@verizon.net

https://usa.tmembassy.gov.tm/en" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index c9680801..5bcbcab9 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Javlon VAHOBOV (since 29 November 2017)" + "text": "Ambassador Javlon VAKHABOV (since 29 November 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 293-6804" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info.washington@mfa.uz

https://www.uzbekistan.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 4b6ab002..caa63046 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ "note": "note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Burmese (official)", + "Languages": { + "text": "Burmese (official)" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "
ကမ္ဘာ့အချက်အလက်စာအုပ်- အခြေခံအချက်အလက်တွေအတွက် မရှိမဖြစ်တဲ့ အရင်းအမြစ် (Burmese)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + }, "note": "note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages" }, "Religions": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 8c6ca0e8..acd4fec8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei (33 seats; 20 members appointed by the sultan  from ex-officio cabinet ministers, titled people, and prominent citizens in public service and various professional fields and 13 members from 4 multi-seat constituencies, and 3 ex-officio members - the speaker and first and second secretaries" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei (33 seats; 20 members appointed by the sultan from ex-officio cabinet ministers, titled people, and prominent citizens in public service and various professional fields and 13 members from 4 multi-seat constituencies, and 3 ex-officio members - the speaker and first and second secretaries" }, "elections": { "text": "appointed by the sultan" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 3fb9d9e1..97b35e35 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; the number of attacks increased slightly from 25 incidents in 2019 to 26 in 2020 due to aggressive maritime patrolling by regional authorities; vessels continue to be boarded while anchored or berthed at Indonesian ports with two crew taken hostage and two threatened in 2020; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Indonesian military and police forces are engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Papua against the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, which has been fighting a low-level insurgency since the 1960s when Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony; since 2019, there has been an increase in militant activity in Papua and a larger Indonesian military presence; Papua was formally incorporated into Indonesia in 1969

in addition, the Indonesian military has been assisting police in countering the Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT; aka East Indonesia Mujahideen), a local Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated terrorist group

Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within China's  “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; since 2016, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on Great Natuna Island (aka Pulau Natuna Besar), the main island of the Middle Natuna Archipelago, which is part of the Riau Islands province, and held military exercises in surrounding waters" + "text": "Indonesian military and police forces are engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Papua against the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, which has been fighting a low-level insurgency since the 1960s when Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony; since 2019, there has been an increase in militant activity in Papua and a larger Indonesian military presence; Papua was formally incorporated into Indonesia in 1969

in addition, the Indonesian military has been assisting police in countering the Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT; aka East Indonesia Mujahideen), a local Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated terrorist group

Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within China's “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; since 2016, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on Great Natuna Island (aka Pulau Natuna Besar), the main island of the Middle Natuna Archipelago, which is part of the Riau Islands province, and held military exercises in surrounding waters" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index ddf03470..6ceba0b2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ "text": "

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; an emerging threat area lies in the Celebes and Sulu Seas between the Philippines and Malaysia where three ships were attacked in 2020; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen

" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of late 2020, the AFP's primary operational focus was on internal security duties, particularly in the south, where several insurgent and terrorist groups operated and up to 60% of the armed forces were deployed; the Philippines National Police (PNP) also has an active role in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations alongside the AFP, particularly the Special Action Force, a PNP commando unit that specializes in counter-terrorism operations." + "text": "as of late 2020, the AFP's primary operational focus was on internal security duties, particularly in the south, where several insurgent and terrorist groups operated and up to 60% of the armed forces were deployed; additional combat operations were being conducted against the Communist Peoples Party/New People’s Army, which is active mostly on Luzon, the Visayas, and areas of Mindanao

the Philippines National Police (PNP) also has an active role in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations alongside the AFP, particularly the Special Action Force, a PNP commando unit that specializes in counter-terrorism operations" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 55d45314..4247a47d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ "text": "21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males register at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation based on lottery (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has attempted nearly 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932

since 2004, the military has fought against separatist insurgents in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): since 2018, the Thai military has been negotiating with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, the fighting has claimed about 7,000 lives; as of mid-2020, an estimated 100,000 military and paramilitary forces were deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

 

" + "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has attempted nearly 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932

since 2004, the military has fought against separatist insurgents in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): since 2018, the Thai military has been negotiating with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, the fighting has claimed about 7,000 lives; as of late 2020, as many as 100,000 military and paramilitary forces were deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

 

" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 6ad28c4e..4b48b0b4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 861-0917" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
vanphong@vietnamembassy.us

http://vietnamembassy-usa.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Houston, San Francisco" }, diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index b80acf65..828852b4 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 July 2021 (snap election to be held in 2025)" + "text": "last held on 11 July 2021 (next election to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - ITN 23.8%, GERB-SDS 23.2%, BSP for Bulgaria 13.2%, DB 12.5%, DPS 10.6%, ISMV 5%, other 11.7%; seats by party/coalition ITN 65, GERB-SDS 63, BSP for Bulgaria 36, DB 34, DPS 29, ISMV 13" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 3cc60b5d..1a557847 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lone Dencker WISBORG (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lone Dencker WISBORG (since 8 April 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -568,8 +568,11 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 328-1470" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
wasamb@um.dk

https://usa.um.dk/en" + }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, Houston, New York, Palo Alto (CA)" + "text": "Chicago, Houston, New York, Silicon Valley (CA)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 5f498bb8..74abbb55 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -557,10 +557,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; election last held on 29-30 August 2016, but three rounds were inconclusive; two electoral college votes on 24 September 2016 were also indecisive, so the election passed back to Parliament; on 3 October the Parliament elected Kersti KALJULAID as president; prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament" + "text": "

president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; election last held on 30-31 August 2021; in a first round of voting on 30 August, parliament failed to elect a president; in a second round on 31 August, the sole candidate, Alar KARIS, received 72 votes of 101 votes (there were 8 blank votes and 21 electors not present); KARIS will be inaugurated on 11 October 2021; prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament

" }, "election results": { - "text": "Kersti KALJULAID elected president; Parliament vote - Kersti KALJULAID (independent) 81 of 98 votes; note - KALJULAID is Estonia's first female president; KALLAS is Estonia's first female prime minister" + "text": "

Alar KARIS elected president on 31 August 2021; parliament vote-Alar KARIS (independent) 72 of 101 votes; note – KARIS follows Kersti KALJULAID, who was Estonia's first female president; KALLAS is Estonia's first female prime minister

" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Kristjan PRIKK (since 7 July 2021)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2131 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 588-0101" @@ -593,8 +593,11 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 588-0108" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
Embassy.Washington@mfa.ee

https://washington.mfa.ee/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "New York" + "text": "New York, San Francisco" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index b4acb6f5..6f565640 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 298-6030" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
sanomat.was@formin.fi

https://finlandabroad.fi/web/usa/mission" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Los Angeles, New York" } diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index e5771dfb..ac662a43 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Philippe ETIENNE (since 8 July 2019)" + "text": "Ambassador Philippe Noel Marie Marc ETIENNE (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 944-6166" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@ambafrance-us.org

https://franceintheus.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC" } diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index dc96e3cb..ae53795a 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Woodward \"Clark\" PRICE (since 1 July 2021)" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin" + "text": "Pariser Platz 2, 10117 Berlin

Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin (administrative services)" }, "mailing address": { "text": "5090 Berlin Place, Washington DC  20521-5090" @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Baltic Sea - Rostock" + "text": "Baltic Sea - Kiel, Rostock
North Sea - Bremerhaven, Brunsbuttel, Emden, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven" }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Brunsbuttel Canal terminals" @@ -1131,9 +1131,8 @@ "text": "Hamburg" }, "river port(s)": { - "text": "Bremen (Weser)" - }, - "note": "North Sea - Wilhelmshaven Bremerhaven (Geeste) Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine) Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe) Lubeck (Wakenitz)" + "text": "Bremen (Weser); Bremerhaven (Geeste); Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine); Lubeck (Wakenitz); Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe)" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index c7b2503c..fb8314f8 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -573,6 +573,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 362-3430" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/united-states/about-us/embassy-in-washington-dc" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, New York, San Francisco" } diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 6f00916a..43b6e7b2 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 588-7870" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
britishembassyenquiries@gmail.com

https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-washington" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 903a3cf1..dd2e3c65 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -583,13 +583,16 @@ "text": "3350 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 349-2920" + "text": "[1] (202) 349-2963" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 333-0817" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
emb_us@mfa.gov.ua; consul_us@mfa.gov.ua

https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en" + }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" + "text": "Chicago, New York, San Francisco" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 17a6678c..59835764 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 243-2432" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
info@uaeembassy-usa.org

https://www.uae-embassy.org/" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Boston, Los Angeles, New York" } diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 36dd6d13..316d8b91 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 362-2192" }, "email address and website": { - "text": "
ambsecretary@bahrainembassy.org

Home (mofa.gov.bh)" + "text": "
ambsecretary@bahrainembassy.org

mofa.gov.bh" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" @@ -1042,6 +1042,9 @@ "note": "note: the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "3.7% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1053,9 +1056,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "4.7% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index e010f857..46cdc097 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -1123,6 +1123,9 @@ "note": "note: the PMF is a collection of approximately 50 paramilitary militias of different sizes and with varying political interests" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "3.9% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1134,9 +1137,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "3.5% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 360ce166..d766de6f 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -1109,6 +1109,9 @@ "text": "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Air Force, Royal Jordanian Coast Guard; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces, Public Security Directorate (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "4.7% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1120,9 +1123,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "4.6% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index eebfdeb5..46f10969 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -1089,6 +1089,9 @@ "note": "note(s) - the commander of the LAF is also the commander of the Army; the LAF patrols external borders, while official checkpoints are under the authority of Customs and Internal Security Forces" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "4.2% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1100,9 +1103,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "5.1% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 478fdf5a..267d0da3 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -1099,6 +1099,9 @@ "text": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "10.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "8.8% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1110,9 +1113,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "16% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "14.6% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 357e1b24..2d33a916 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe; around 2015, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases from European countries and Turkey (2021)" + "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe; in the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases from European countries, Turkey, and the US (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "conscription for males aged 18-35; compulsory service times range from 4 months to up to a year, depending on the cadets educational and professional circumstances; women are permitted to serve in the armed forces, including as uniformed officers and pilots (2019)" diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 50b265b5..1f22352e 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ "text": "est. 2,500-5,000 Yemen (varies depending on operations, which continued into 2021) (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; in 2018, women were allowed to serve as soldiers in the internal security services under certain requirements; in February 2021, the Saudi Government agreed to allow women to join the military and serve as soldiers up to the rank of non-commissioned officer (2021)" + "text": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; in 2018, women were allowed to serve as soldiers in the internal security services under certain requirements; in 2019, the Saudi Government agreed to allow women to join the armed forces and serve as soldiers up to the rank of non-commissioned officer (2021)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 8c886a45..a6dd99da 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -579,11 +579,14 @@ "text": "2525 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 612-6700" + "text": "[1] (202) 612-6700; [1] (202) 612-6701" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 612-6744" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embassy.washingtondc@mfa.gov.tr

http://washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/Mission" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York" } @@ -1164,7 +1167,7 @@ "text": "the Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems, although in recent years, Turkey has also acquired some Chinese, Russian, and South Korean equipment; since 2010, the US is the leading provider of armaments to Turkey, followed by Italy, South Korea, and Spain; Turkey has a robust defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, and unmanned aerial platforms, although it is heavily dependent on Western technology; Turkey's defense industry also partners with other countries for defense production (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "est. 200 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-35,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); est. 3-5,000 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia (training mission); est. 10-20,000 Syria (2021)", + "text": "est. 200 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-35,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); est. 1,500-2,000 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia (training mission); est. 10-20,000 Syria (2021)", "note": "note(s): between 2016 and 2020, Turkey conducted four major military campaigns in northern Syria; Turkey has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including large operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018; its most recent incursions were smaller-scale raids in April and February of 2021; in 2020, Turkey deployed an undetermined number of Turkish military troops and an estimated 3,500-5,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 0e11726c..5f68c16f 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 337-2017" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
Information@yemenembassy.org

https://www.yemenembassy.org/" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 028a8196..d1cb501d 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service for males (selection for service determined by lottery); conscript service obligation is 12 months; conscripts remain in reserve status until the age of 40; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Mexican military under President LOPEZ OBRADOR has expanded its role in public security duties and other tasks; as of early 2021, Mexican military operations were focused primarily on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; in addition, the military has been placed in charge of some infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast; in mid-2020, the armed forces were directed to administer the country’s land and sea ports and customs services in order to fight crime and corruption; the military also runs some 2,700 branches of a state-owned bank" + "text": "the Mexican military under President LOPEZ OBRADOR has expanded its role in public security duties and other tasks; as of 2021, Mexican military operations were focused primarily on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; in addition, the military has been placed in charge of some infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast; in mid-2020, the armed forces were directed to administer the country’s land and sea ports and customs services in order to fight crime and corruption; the military also runs some 2,700 branches of a state-owned bank" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 8f742dd7..6c33e730 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ "text": "the US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically-produced weapons systems (some assembled with foreign components) along with a smaller mix of imported equipment from a variety of Western countries; since 2010, Germany and the UK are the leading suppliers of military hardware; the US defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems; the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "approximately 1,000 Afghanistan (NATO); 5,000 Africa (mostly in Djibouti, with approximately 700-1,000 in other countries of East Africa and about 700 in West Africa); 1,000 Australia; 1,150 Belgium; 150 Bulgaria; 250 Diego Garcia; 150 Canada; 750 Cuba; 270 Egypt (MFO); 34,000 Germany; 400 Greece; 150 Greenland; 6,000 Guam; 380 Honduras; 12,000 Italy; 54,000 Japan; 630 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); approximately 10-15,000 assigned with an additional estimated 20-30,000 deployed in the Middle East (Bahrain/Iraq/Israel/Jordan/Kuwait/Oman/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Syria/United Arab Emirates); 400 Netherlands; 700 Norway; 200 Philippines; 4,500 Poland; 250 Portugal; 26,500 Republic of Korea; 1,100 Romania; 200 Singapore; 3,200 Spain; 100 Thailand; 1,700 Turkey; 9,300 United Kingdom (2021)", + "text": "5,000 Africa (mostly in Djibouti, with approximately 700-1,000 in other countries of East Africa and about 700 in West Africa); 1,000 Australia; 1,150 Belgium; 150 Bulgaria; 250 Diego Garcia; 150 Canada; 750 Cuba; 270 Egypt (MFO); 34,000 Germany; 400 Greece; 150 Greenland; 6,000 Guam; 380 Honduras; 12,000 Italy; 54,000 Japan; 630 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); approximately 10-15,000 assigned with an additional estimated 20-30,000 deployed in the Middle East (Bahrain/Iraq/Israel/Jordan/Kuwait/Oman/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Syria/United Arab Emirates); 400 Netherlands; 700 Norway; 200 Philippines; 4,500 Poland; 250 Portugal; 26,500 Republic of Korea; 1,100 Romania; 200 Singapore; 3,200 Spain; 100 Thailand; 1,700 Turkey; 9,300 United Kingdom (2021)", "note": "US military rotational policies affect deployed numbers; for example, the US deploys ground and air units to select countries for 6-12 month rotational assignments on a continuous basis; in South Korea, for example, the US continuously rotates combat brigades (3,000-4,000 personnel) for 9 months at a time; contingencies also affect US troop deployments; for example, in 2019, the US deployed more than 15,000 additional military personnel to the Middle East for an extended period of time; in addition, some overseas US naval bases, such as the headquarters of US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) in Manama, Bahrain, are frequented by the crews of US ships on 6-9 month deployments; a US carrier strike group with an air wing and supporting ships typically includes over 6-7,000 personnel" }, "Military service age and obligation": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 537b3021..97f37de4 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are \"long-service\" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s, when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military's primary role is enforcing border security, particularly in the Amazon states; it also assists with internal security operations with a focus on organized crime

Brazilian police forces are divided into Federal Police (around 15,000 personnel), Military Police (approximately 400,000 personnel), and Civil Police (approximately 125,000 personnel); the Federal Police serve under the Ministry of Justice, while the Military and Civil police are subordinate to the state governments; the National Public Security Force (Forca Nacional de Seguranca Publica or SENASP) is a national police force made up of Military Police from various states; article 144 of the Brazilian constitution states that all state Military Police are classified as reserve troops and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army" + "text": "the military's primary role is enforcing border security, particularly in the Amazon states; it also assists with internal security operations with a focus on organized crime

Brazilian police forces are divided into Federal Police (around 15,000 personnel), Military Police (approximately 400,000 personnel), and Civil Police (approximately 125,000 personnel); the Federal Police serve under the Ministry of Justice, while the Military and Civil police are subordinate to the state governments; the National Public Security Force (Forca Nacional de Seguranca Publica or SENASP) is a national police force made up of Military Police from various states; all state Military Police are classified as reserve troops and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 72407bfa..a3474c03 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ "text": "Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC; includes Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC); Colombian National Police (civilian force that is part of the Ministry of Defense) (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "3.2% of GDP (2019)" }, @@ -1190,16 +1193,13 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "3.1% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2015)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the Military Forces of Colombia (FMC) have approximately 295,000 total active troops (235,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including about 22,000 marines; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 185,000 Colombian National Police (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Colombian military inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Canada, Europe, Israel, South Korea, and the US; Germany, Israel, and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware since 2010; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2019 est.)" + "text": "the Colombian military inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Canada, Europe, Israel, South Korea, and the US; Germany, Israel, and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware since 2010; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2021)" @@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Colombian Armed Forces are primarily focused on internal security, particularly counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and counterinsurgency operations against drug traffickers, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist/guerrilla organizations, and other illegal armed groups; the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, but some former members (known as dissidents) have returned to fighting; the Colombian military resumed operations against FARC dissidents and their successor paramilitary groups in late 2019; in 2017, the Colombian Government initiated formal peace talks with the ELN, but in January 2019, the government ended the peace talks shortly after the ELN exploded a car bomb at the National Police Academy in Bogotá and resumed counter-terrorism/counterinsurgency operations against the group; operations against both the FARC and ELN continued into 2021; the military is also focused on the security challenges posed by its neighbor, Venezuela" + "text": "the Colombian Armed Forces are primarily focused on internal security, particularly counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and counterinsurgency operations against drug traffickers, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist/guerrilla organizations, and other illegal armed groups; the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, but some former members (known as dissidents) have returned to fighting; the Colombian military resumed operations against FARC dissidents and their successor paramilitary groups in late 2019; in 2017, the Colombian Government initiated formal peace talks with the ELN, but in January 2019, the government ended the peace talks shortly after the ELN exploded a car bomb at the National Police Academy in Bogotá and resumed counter-terrorism/counterinsurgency operations against the group; operations against both the FARC and ELN continued into 2021 (see Appendix T); the military is also focused on the security challenges posed by its neighbor, Venezuela, where instability has attracted narcotics traffickers and both the ELN and FARC dissidents operate openly" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index ae51a293..a2dc1e0b 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Francisco Benjamin Esteban CARRION Mena (since 24 January 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador Ivonne Leila Juez De A-BAKI (since 6 February 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -603,7 +603,10 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 234-7200" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 667-3482" + "text": "[1] (202) 333-2893" + }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
embassy@ecuador.org

http://www.ecuador.org/" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Haven (CT), New Orleans, New York, Newark (NJ), Phoenix, San Francisco" diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index ba3a18e1..defd351c 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 331-8142" }, + "email address and website": { + "text": "
urueeuu@mrree.gub.uy" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York" } diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index f839db70..3a58a0ce 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Carlos Lissett M. HERNANDEZ Marquez (since May 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador Carlos Alfredo VECCHIO (since 8 April 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 342-6820" }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" + "email address and website": { + "text": "
despacho.embveus@mppre.gob.ve" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 1c9ae1ec..0c77cfd4 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ "text": "not available; prior to August 2021, the ANDSF had approximately 300,000 personnel (180,000 Ministry of Defense; 120,000 Ministry of Interior)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Afghan military inventory was mostly a mix of Soviet-era and more modern US and other foreign equipment; since 2010, the US was the leading supplier of arms to Afghanistan, followed by Russia (2021)" + "text": "prior to August 2021, the Afghan military inventory was mostly a mix of Soviet-era and more modern US and other foreign equipment; since 2010, the US was the leading supplier of arms to Afghanistan, followed by Russia (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "not available" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 07291243..94256ba2 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ "text": "the Bangladesh Defense Force inventory is comprised of mostly Chinese and Russian equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to Bangladesh; Bangladesh is currently undertaking a significant defense modernization program, with a focus on naval acquisitions (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,675 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 115 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,350 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,550 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "Bangladesh is one of the leading contributors to UN peacekeeping missions since it joined the UN in 1974; as of mid-2021, it had about 5,300 troops deployed, including: 1,225 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 115 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,330 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,450 South Sudan (UNMISS) ( mid-2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "16-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi nationality and 10th grade education required; officers: 17-21 years of age, Bangladeshi nationality, and 12th grade education required (2018)" diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 63e0f104..f940c3a1 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ "text": "Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%" + "Languages": { + "text": "Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%" + }, + "major-language sample(s)": { + "text": "
ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੀ ਤੱਥ ਕਿਤਾਬ, ਆਧਾਰੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸਰੋਤ ਹੈ (Punjabi)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official) 96.5% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.5% (2020 est.)"