auto-update week 17

south-asia/af.json

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Ethnic groups": {
-      "text": "Current reliable statistical data on ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available; Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution cited Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, and Brahwui ethnicities; Afghanistan has dozens of other small ethnic groups"
+      "text": "Current, reliable statistical data on ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available; Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution cited Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, and Brahwui ethnicities; Afghanistan has dozens of other small ethnic groups"
     },
     "Languages": {
       "Languages": {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
     },
     "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 2 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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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"
+      "note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>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<strong><br><br>note 2:</strong> 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<br><br><br><br><br>"
     },
     "National symbol(s)": {
       "text": "lion; national colors: red, green, black"
@@ -1037,10 +1037,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "26,570 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "26,570 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "0 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "0.07 (2021)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "1 (2020)"
+      "text": "1 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "466 km gas (2013)"

south-asia/bg.json

@@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "9,521,970 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "10,052,819 Data through June 2021. (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "5.78 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "6.1 (2021)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "3 (2013)"
+      "text": "3 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "2950 km gas (2013)"
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@
       "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 (2021)"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "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 over 5,500 troops deployed, including: 1,325 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,625 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 175 police); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,100 Mali (MINUSMA; plus about 280 police); 1,625 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Oct 2021)"
+      "text": "Bangladesh is one of the leading contributors to UN peacekeeping missions since it joined the UN in 1974; as of mid-early 2022, it had approximately 6,400 personnel deployed, including about 5,800 troops, including: 1,375 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,625 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 175 police); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,100 Mali (MINUSMA; plus about 280 police); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "<p>as of 2021, the military’s chief areas of focus were border, economic exclusion zone, and domestic security; the Army maintained a large domestic security presence in the Chittagong Hills area where it conducted counterinsurgency operations against tribal guerrillas from the 1970s until the late 1990s; since 2009, the military has been in a force-wide expansion and modernization program known as Forces Goal 2030</p>"
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
     },
     "Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
       "refugees (country of origin)": {
-        "text": "923,179 (Burma) (2022) (includes an estimated 769,623 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017)"
+        "text": "926,561 (Burma) (2022) (includes an estimated 769,623 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017)"
       },
       "IDPs": {
         "text": "427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2020)"

south-asia/bt.json

@@ -938,10 +938,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "2,139 (2020)"
+        "text": "3,189 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "less than 1 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "0.41 less than 1 (2021)"
       }
     }
   },

south-asia/ce.json

@@ -1047,10 +1047,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "1,992,429 (2020)"
+        "text": "1,781,530 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "9.3 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "8.32 (2021)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "1 (2020)"
+      "text": "1 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "7 km refined products"
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@
       "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); no conscription (2021)"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (Sep 2021)"
+      "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (Feb 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "<p>Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; India participated in the counter-insurgency war against the LTTE from 1987-1991, losing over 1,000 soldiers in the conflict; as of 2021, the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries continued to conduct exercises together, and India trains over 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; however, since the end of the war with LTTE, Sri Lanka has also increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training</p>"

south-asia/in.json

@@ -1069,21 +1069,21 @@
     },
     "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
       "total subscriptions": {
-        "text": "1,153,709,832 (2020)"
+        "text": "1.14 billion (2022)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "83.6 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "81.3 (2022 est.)"
       }
     },
     "Telecommunication systems": {
       "general assessment": {
-        "text": "supported by deregulation, India is one of the fastest-growing telecom markets in the world; implementation of 4G/LTE; fixed-line/broadband underdeveloped; government investment in national infrastructure; project aims to connect 600,000 villages to broadband networks; expansive foreign investment; imports of integrated circuits and broadcast equipment from China; steps taken towards a 5G auction and tests; submarine cable linking mainland to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; smart cities mission to promote 100 model cities in providing core infrastructure, sustainable environment, and quality of life through economic growth and competition, including focus on social, economic, and institutional pillars (2020)"
+        "text": "<p>supported by deregulation, India is one of the fastest-growing telecom markets in the world; implementation of 4G/LTE; fixed-line/broadband underdeveloped; government investment in national infrastructure; project aims to connect 600,000 villages to broadband networks; expansive foreign investment; imports of integrated circuits and broadcast equipment from China; steps taken towards a 5G auction and tests; submarine cable linking mainland to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; smart cities mission to promote 100 model cities in providing core infrastructure, sustainable environment, and quality of life through economic growth and competition, including focus on social, economic, and institutional pillars</p> (2022)"
       },
       "domestic": {
-        "text": "fixed-line subscriptions stands at roughly 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular at nearly 84 per 100; mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles, each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 (very small aperture terminals) VSAT (2020)"
+        "text": "fixed-line subscriptions stands at roughly 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular at nearly 84 per 100; mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles, each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 (very small aperture terminals) VSAT (2022)"
       },
       "international": {
-        "text": "country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including SEA-ME-WE-3 &amp; 4, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FALCON,&nbsp;FEA, GBICS, MENA, IMEWE, SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia, SAFE, WARF, Bharat Lanka Cable System, IOX, Chennai-Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island Cable, SAEx2, Tata TGN-Tata Indicom and i2icn&nbsp;that provide connectivity&nbsp;to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South East Asia, numerous Indian Ocean islands&nbsp;including&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region (2019)"
+        "text": "country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including SEA-ME-WE-3 &amp; 4, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FALCON, FEA, GBICS, MENA, IMEWE, SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia, SAFE, WARF, Bharat Lanka Cable System, IOX, Chennai-Andaman &amp; Nicobar Island Cable, SAEx2, Tata TGN-Tata Indicom and i2icn that provide connectivity to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South East Asia, numerous Indian Ocean islands including Australia ; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; Indian Ocean region (2022)"
       },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments"
     },
@@ -1095,18 +1095,18 @@
     },
     "Internet users": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "624 million (2021 est.)"
+        "text": "658 million (2022)"
       },
       "percent of population": {
-        "text": "34.45% (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "47% (2022)"
       }
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "22.29 million (2020)"
+        "text": "22.95 million (2020)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "1.62 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "1.66 (2020)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "45 (2013)"
+      "text": "45 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "17,389 km natural gas, 10, 419 km crude oil, 3544 liquid petroleum gas, 14,729 km refined products (2020) 9 km condensate/gas, 20 km oil/gas/water (2013)&nbsp; (2013)"
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
       "text": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as Air Force pilots, and under consideration for Army and Navy combat roles (currently can fly naval reconnaissance aircraft) (2021)"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "text": "1,850 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 850 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,350 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Oct 2021)"
+      "text": "1,900 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,400 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "<p>as of 2021, the Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan; the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the world’s longest disputed international borders, resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; meanwhile, India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (the First Kashmir War of 1947 and the 1999 Kargil Conflict); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and revised in 2018, although the border, known as the Line of Control, remained contested as of 2021, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area at least three times between 1985 and 1995; a cease-fire went into effect in 2003, but as of 2021, both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness</p>"

south-asia/mv.json

@@ -962,10 +962,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "63,685 (2020)"
+        "text": "63,685 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "11.78 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "11.78 (2021 est.)"
       }
     }
   },

south-asia/np.json

@@ -1037,10 +1037,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "791,961 (2018)"
+        "text": "1.27 million (2021 est.)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "1.82 (2019 est.)"
+        "text": "4.36 (2021 est.)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1150,10 +1150,10 @@
       "note": "note - as of 2020, women comprised about 5% of the active duty military"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "text": "Nepal has about 5,500 total troops deployed on UN peacekeeping missions, including: 615 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 900 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 400 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 870 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 230 Liberia (UNSMIL); 200 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,750 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Sep 2021)"
+      "text": "750 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,140 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 400 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 230 Liberia (UNSMIL); 175 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,625 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Feb 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "<p>Nepal became a member of the UN in 1955 and has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping operations since, sending its first military observers to a UN peacekeeping mission in 1958 and its first peacekeeping military contingent to Egypt in 1974<br><br></p> the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas until merged to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2021)"
+      "text": "<p>Nepal became a member of the UN in 1955 and has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping operations since, sending its first military observers to a UN peacekeeping mission in 1958 and its first peacekeeping military contingent to Egypt in 1974<br><br></p> the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas until merged to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2022)"
     }
   },
   "Terrorism": {

south-asia/pk.json

@@ -1096,10 +1096,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "2,423,057 (2020)"
+        "text": "2,523,027 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "1.1 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "1.14 (2021 est.)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "23 (2013)"
+      "text": "23 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "12,984 km gas, 3,470 km oil, 1,170 km refined products (2019)"
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
       "text": "16 (or 17 depending on service)-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2021)"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,975 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 215 Mali (MINUSMA) (Oct 2021)"
+      "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,950 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 220 Mali (MINUSMA); 280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Feb 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "<p>the military has carried out three coups since Pakistan's independence in 1947 and as of 2021 remained a dominant force in the country’s political arena; in 2021, its chief focus was on the perceived threat from India, but over the past 15 years, the military also has increased its role in internal counterinsurgency and counterterrorism missions</p> <p>Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and revised in 2018, although the border, known as the Line of Control, remained contested as of 2021, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; a cease-fire went into effect in 2003, but as of 2021 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness<br><br>Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments</p>"