diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 8a22b2da..bd40fc8e 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 3.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Algeria is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, @@ -817,17 +814,6 @@ "text": "26.8% (1995)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.17% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.13% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$55.185 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1151,39 +1137,13 @@ "total": { "text": "67" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "27" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "82" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "36" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "28 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "4 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 1a19f6eb..597c95f3 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 27.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -841,17 +838,6 @@ "text": "44.7% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$17.899 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,39 +1160,13 @@ "total": { "text": "32" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "70" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "27" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "22 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index e9ac43fd..de751669 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ "text": "total: 14.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -830,17 +827,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.33% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.24% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.36% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.828 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1166,33 +1152,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "64" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "46" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 7f644cd2..6431335b 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 63.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -844,17 +841,6 @@ "text": "29% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.31% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.51% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.39% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.024 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,24 +1160,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "134 km gas" diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 6a22768c..1262ceb4 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 41.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -841,17 +838,6 @@ "text": "28% (2006)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.72% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.88% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.82% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$747 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1155,21 +1141,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "6" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 17f90b4c..b820eab1 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 82.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -855,17 +852,6 @@ "text": "30.8% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.29 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1165,39 +1151,13 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "50" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "582 km oil (2013)" @@ -1263,7 +1223,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "407,378 (Sudan), 125,433 (Central African Republic), 28,256 (Cameroon), 20,937 (Nigeria) (2023)" + "text": "433,372 (Sudan) (includes refugees since 15 April 2023), 125,433 (Central African Republic), 28,256 (Cameroon), 20,937 (Nigeria) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "381,289 (majority are in the east) (2023)" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 43dd1b0d..4df8b66d 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 45.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -873,17 +870,6 @@ "text": "37.1% (2005)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.21% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2016": { - "text": "0.08% of GDP (2016 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.399 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1200,30 +1186,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "19" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 172a2150..0064c080 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ "text": "total: 64.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -884,17 +881,6 @@ "text": "34.7% (2006)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.28% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.01% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "3.83% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5.419 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1217,36 +1203,13 @@ "total": { "text": "26" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "172" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "87" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "65 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1333,7 +1296,7 @@ "note": "note: in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, and in some cases government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security; while the FARDC is large on paper, with an estimated 18 operational infantry brigades, it struggles to provide security in large portions of the country; the FARDC is widely assessed to suffer from insufficient training, low equipment readiness, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline, and widespread corruption; it was created out of the armed factions of the Congo wars that ended in 2003, incorporating various militia, paramilitary, and rebel formations; the DRC’s most effective military force, the Republican Guard, is overseen by the office of the presidency rather than the FARDC and focuses largely on protecting the president and government institutions and enforcing internal security

the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which the DRC has accused Rwanda of backing; the FARDC has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R

the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of early 2023, MONUSCO had over 14,000 personnel assigned; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; 3 infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2023)" + "text": "

the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security; while the FARDC is large on paper, with an estimated 18 operational infantry brigades, it struggles to provide security in large portions of the country; the FARDC is widely assessed to suffer from insufficient training, low equipment readiness, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline, and widespread corruption; it was created out of the armed factions of the Congo wars that ended in 2003, incorporating various militia, paramilitary, and rebel formations; the DRC’s most effective military force, the Republican Guard, is overseen by the office of the presidency rather than the FARDC and focuses largely on protecting the president and government institutions and enforcing internal security

the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which the DRC has accused Rwanda of backing; the FARDC has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R; in 2023, the East Africa Community deployed a regional force to oversee the withdrawal of the M23 rebel group from the country; countries sending troops include Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan

the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of early 2023, MONUSCO had over 14,000 personnel assigned; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; 3 infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported one incident in the territorial waters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022, the same number of attacks as in 2021; the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea remain a very high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; past incidents have been reported where vessels were attacked and crews kidnapped; these incidents showed that the pirates / robbers in the area are well armed and violent; pirates have robbed vessels and kidnapped crews for ransom; in the past, product tankers were hijacked and cargo stolen; the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2023-001 - Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 3 January 2023, which states in part, \"Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom continue to serve as significant threats to US-flagged vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea\"" diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index ee1de787..41352c07 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Much of the area of present-day Cameroon was ruled by powerful chiefdoms before becoming a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA." + "text": "Much of the area of present-day Cameroon was ruled by powerful chiefdoms before becoming a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Nonetheless, since 2016, an Anglophone movement has emerged seeking greater autonomy and possible independence for the western part of the country. Movement toward democratic reform is slow and political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA." } }, "Geography": { @@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 40.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -659,7 +656,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development [Marcel YONDO]
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA]
Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA]
Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC [Maurice KAMTO]
Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA]
Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation or PCRN [Cabral LIBII]
Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon or FSNC [Issa Tchiroma BAKARY]
Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA]
Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO]
National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA]
Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI]
Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI]
Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau] [Cecil ODHIAMBO] 
Union of Socialist Movements" + "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development [Marcel YONDO]
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA]
Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA]
Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC [Maurice KAMTO]
Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA]
Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation or PCRN [Cabral LIBII]
Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon or FSNC [Issa Tchiroma BAKARY]
Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA]
Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO]
National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA]
Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI]
Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI]
Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau] [Cecil ODHIAMBO] 
Union of Socialist Movements NA" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, C, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, MNJTF, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -894,17 +891,6 @@ "text": "35.4% (2001)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.83% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$6.118 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1227,33 +1213,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "22" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "53 km gas, 5 km liquid petroleum gas, 1,107 km oil, 35 km water (2013)" @@ -1354,7 +1320,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "349,290 (Central African Republic), 127,919 (Nigeria) (2023)" + "text": "349,384 (Central African Republic), 127,009 (Nigeria) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.01 million (2023) (includes far north, northwest, and southwest)" diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 09ee051b..92c4e0b0 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ "text": "total: 51% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "7.8% (2016)" }, @@ -748,17 +745,6 @@ "text": "55.2% (2004)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "18.56% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "14.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "14.52% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$223 million (2018 est.)" @@ -1075,12 +1061,6 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 28cdb356..0913ffba 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ "text": "total: 70.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1135,27 +1132,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "37" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1220,7 +1203,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "6,381 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2023)" + "text": "6,381 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 6,328 (refugees since 15 April 2023) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "483,074 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2023)" diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 22ebac40..3691cd75 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ "text": "total: 14.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "11.8% (2016)" }, @@ -772,17 +769,6 @@ "text": "40.6% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "16.12% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "14.43% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "12.18% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$583 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1105,18 +1091,6 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 94934937..96c5044c 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 26.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -795,17 +792,6 @@ "text": "30.9% (2002)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.01% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.57% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.05% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$725 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1121,30 +1107,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "10" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 92a55e6d..7c2adadc 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -865,17 +862,6 @@ "text": "26.6% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "7.79% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "8.84% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$71.16 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1195,36 +1181,13 @@ "total": { "text": "72" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "36" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "11" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "7 (2021)" @@ -1332,7 +1295,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "70,021 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 145,157 (Syria), 52,446 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,970 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 21,105 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 15,585 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 10,025 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,815 (Iraq) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,802 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" + "text": "70,021 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 145,157 (Syria), 52,446 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,970 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 21,105 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 15,585 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 10,025 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,815 (Iraq) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,802 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022); 47,000 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "10 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 0b0c2105..dcf46383 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 23.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -761,17 +758,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2017 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.604 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1090,27 +1076,13 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "42 km condensate, 5 km condensate/gas, 79 km gas, 71 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 783548e6..329ae5d8 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 84.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1094,30 +1091,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 763c7ae0..0104085c 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ "text": "total: 82.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -905,17 +902,6 @@ "text": "25.6% (2005)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.38% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$11.308 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1240,36 +1226,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "40" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 5a3dc0c0..9c5f6b4c 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 40% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -832,17 +829,6 @@ "text": "36.9% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "26.84% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "22.98% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "15.21% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$252 million (2018 est.)" @@ -1161,9 +1147,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 67c3aa76..e398a66e 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 21.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -816,17 +813,6 @@ "text": "32.7% (2005)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.296 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1139,36 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "14" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "30" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9 (2013)" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "807 km gas, 1,639 km oil, 3 km water (2013)" diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index b3691228..fd88e75e 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 28.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -867,17 +864,6 @@ "text": "32.8% (2006)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "6.13% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.93% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.23% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$9.492 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1196,27 +1182,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "681.3 km gas, 11.4 km oil, 435 km refined products (2022)" diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index f2bd4f0d..5fa2333c 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ "text": "total: 42% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -842,17 +839,6 @@ "text": "30.3% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.14% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.16% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.18% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.949 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1160,27 +1146,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "12" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 1171fc43..a01708b1 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 42.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -874,17 +871,6 @@ "text": "31.8% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.54% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.56% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.57% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$8.804 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1204,30 +1190,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "20" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index f1883ca0..8fbceecf 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ "text": "total: 41.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -872,17 +869,6 @@ "text": "37.8% (2005)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.42% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.09% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.83% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$16.885 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1204,36 +1190,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "181" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "107" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "60 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "4 km oil, 1,432 km refined products (2018)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index b226f7c9..ca5fd3f3 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 52.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -813,17 +810,6 @@ "text": "30.1% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.97% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.43% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "13.44% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5 million (2019 est.)" @@ -875,7 +861,7 @@ "text": "Guyana 32%, Poland 10%, Switzerland 8%, Japan 7%, China 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "ships, iron, gold, rubber, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "gold, ships, iron, rubber, cocoa beans, palm oil (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2019": { @@ -1131,27 +1117,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "27" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "4 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index b538d9fe..cb955877 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 28.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -817,17 +814,6 @@ "text": "39.4% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "20.98% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "22.16% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.054 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -879,7 +865,7 @@ "text": "United States 29%, Belgium 26%, South Africa 25%, Switzerland 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "diamonds, clothing and apparel, low-voltage protection equipment, wheat products, footwear (2019)" + "text": "diamonds, clothing and apparel, wool, low-voltage protection equipment, wheat flours (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1135,27 +1121,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "21" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 67be385c..9e3f001e 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32.5% (2016)" }, @@ -573,7 +570,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Richard B. NORLAND (since 22 August 2019)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'affaires Leslie T. ORDEMAN (since 7 September 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "operations suspended" @@ -750,17 +747,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2017 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$28.005 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -812,7 +798,7 @@ "text": "Italy 18%, China 16%, Germany 15%, Spain 15%, United Arab Emirates 6%, France 6%, United States 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, gold, refined petroleum, scrap iron (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, scrap iron, gold (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1073,42 +1059,13 @@ "total": { "text": "68" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "30" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "78" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "20 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 3ad93631..e69be69e 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 67.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -827,17 +824,6 @@ "text": "34.7% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.89% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "3.09% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.51 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -889,7 +875,7 @@ "text": "United States 19%, France 18%, United Arab Emirates 7%, China 6%, Japan 6%, Germany 5%, India 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "vanilla, nickel, gold, clothing and apparel, gemstones (2019)" + "text": "vanilla, nickel, clothing and apparel, titanium, gold, cloves (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1159,36 +1145,13 @@ "total": { "text": "26" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "57" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "38" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index d52100ed..e59139a5 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 60% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "7.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -844,17 +841,6 @@ "text": "37.5% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.05% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.55% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.628 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -909,7 +895,7 @@ "text": "Belgium 16%, United States 8%, Egypt 7%, South Africa 6%, Germany 6%, Kenya 5%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "tobacco, tea, raw sugar, beans, soybean products, clothing and apparel (2019)" + "text": "tobacco, gold, soybeans, raw sugar, tea, dried legumes and nuts (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1179,30 +1165,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "25 (2013)" + "text": "25" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 72d66db7..e9686cb7 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 37.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -871,17 +868,6 @@ "text": "25.8% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.71% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.62% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.99% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.657 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -933,7 +919,7 @@ "text": "United Arab Emirates 66%, Switzerland 26% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, cotton, sesame seeds, lumber, vegetable oils/residues (2019)" + "text": "gold, cotton, sesame seeds, lumber, refined petroleum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1191,33 +1177,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "17" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 51184486..b061cb16 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ }, "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%", - "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "26.1% (2016)", "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" @@ -871,17 +867,6 @@ "text": "33.2% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "7.49% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "6.11% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$30.697 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -933,7 +918,7 @@ "text": "Spain 23%, France 19% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars, insulated wiring, fertilizers, phosphoric acid, clothing and apparel (2019)" + "text": "cars, fertilizers, insulated wiring, phosphoric acid, clothing and apparel (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1200,39 +1185,13 @@ "total": { "text": "36" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "26" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 8dfcf7c4..8d4d3174 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "10.8% (2016)" }, @@ -780,17 +777,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.36% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.21% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.461 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -845,7 +831,7 @@ "text": "France 10%, South Africa 10%, United States 10%, United Kingdom 8%, Zambia 7%, Madagascar 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish products, raw sugar, clothing and apparel, diamonds, refined petroleum (2019)" + "text": "clothing and apparel, skipjack and tuna, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1109,24 +1095,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 25469463..035a5d3c 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ "text": "total: 42.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -851,17 +848,6 @@ "text": "29.5% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.01% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.81% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.617 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -913,7 +899,7 @@ "text": "China 32%, Switzerland 13%, Spain 9%, Japan 9%, Italy 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron ore, fish products, gold, mollusks, processed crustaceans (2019)" + "text": "iron ore, gold, mollusks and shellfish, frozen fish, copper ore (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1180,30 +1166,13 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "21" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index f2170ce7..bfd48563 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 57.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -915,7 +912,7 @@ "text": "South Africa 16%, India 13%, China 12%, Italy 7%, United Arab Emirates 5%, Germany 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "coal, aluminum, natural gas, tobacco, electricity, gold, lumber (2019)" + "text": "coal, aluminum, gold, natural gas, electricity, titanium, coke (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1185,39 +1182,13 @@ "total": { "text": "21" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "77" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "38 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "972 km gas, 278 km refined products (2013)" @@ -1293,7 +1264,7 @@ "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 24-month service obligation (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and approximately 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while the EU and the US have provided training assistance

the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters

in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)" + "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and nearly 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while the EU and the US have provided training assistance

the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters

in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 1eb22772..f99ae3c7 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 75.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -912,7 +909,7 @@ "text": "United Arab Emirates 54%, China 25%, France 7%, Pakistan 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, sesame seeds, uranium, natural gas, refined petroleum (2019)" + "text": "gold, sesame seeds, uranium, refined petroleum, onions (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1173,30 +1170,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "20" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index e6f07650..d9148e2c 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 37.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -929,7 +926,7 @@ "text": "India 16%, Spain 10%, United States 7%, France 7%, Netherlands 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, scrap vessels, flexible metal tubing, cocoa beans (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, scrap vessels, cocoa beans, refined petroleum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1199,36 +1196,13 @@ "total": { "text": "40" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "14" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "5 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 23bf2291..979f95bf 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ "text": "total: 75.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1003,33 +1000,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "84" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "38" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "33 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index a6976f07..4ce3b375 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ "text": "total: 68.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1086,27 +1083,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "6" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 1129827a..7687aeeb 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 15.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1149,27 +1146,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 4b2529e1..9a89977b 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "14% (2016)" }, @@ -1078,27 +1075,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 04aa4b1a..55751870 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 6.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1185,39 +1182,13 @@ "total": { "text": "130" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "46" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "60" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "277" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "178" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "79 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "94 km condensate, 1,293 km gas, 992 km oil, 1,460 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 56f67a76..662857c7 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 25.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1180,30 +1177,13 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "11" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "43 km gas, 8 km refined products (2017)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index ef319f0a..daeaaff0 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -774,13 +771,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI)" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021) Saint Helena (HLE);" - }, - "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" + "note": "note 1: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)
note 2: Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI); Saint Helena (HLE)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 175b05c1..29b01c24 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 45.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1128,18 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index af773d2a..c436d94c 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ "text": "total: 43.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1085,33 +1082,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "44" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 378fdc63..f44d55a4 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 54.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1152,36 +1149,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "50" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "24" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "7 (2021)" @@ -1232,7 +1206,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Border Guards

Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, Central Reserve Police (2023)", - "note": "note 1: the RSF is a semi-autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also a member of the Sovereign Council); it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; as a result, the RSF was better funded and equipped than the regular armed forces; the RSF has since recruited from all parts of Sudan beyond its original Darfuri Arab groups but remains under the personal patronage and control of DAGALO; the RSF has been accused of committing human rights abuses against civilians; it is also reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in late 2019, Sovereign Council Chairman and SAF Commander-in-Chief General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN said the RSF would be fully integrated into the SAF, but did not give a timeline

note 2: the Central Reserve Police is a combat-trained paramilitary force that has been used against demonstrators and sanctioned by the US for human rights abuses" + "note": "note 1: the RSF is a semi-autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also a member of the Sovereign Council); it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; as a result, the RSF was better funded and equipped than the regular armed forces; the RSF has since recruited from all parts of Sudan beyond its original Darfuri Arab groups but remains under the personal patronage and control of DAGALO; the RSF has participated in combat operations in Yemen and in counterinsurgency operations in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile State; it has also been active along the borders with Libya and the Central African Republic and has been used to respond to anti-regime demonstrations; the RSF has been accused of committing human rights abuses against civilians and is reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining

note 2: the Central Reserve Police is a combat-trained paramilitary force that has been used against demonstrators and sanctioned by the US for human rights abuses" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1253,7 +1227,7 @@ "note": "note: many defense expenditures are probably off-budget" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimates vary widely; up to 200,000 SAF personnel; up to 100,000 Rapid Support Forces (2023)" + "text": "estimates vary widely; up to 200,000 SAF personnel; the strength of the RSF ranges from a low of about 30,000 members to as many as 100,000  (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, and domestically produced weapons systems; in recent years, Russia has been the leading arms provider; Sudan has one of the largest defense industries in Africa, which includes state-owned companies with military involvement; it mostly manufactures weapons systems under license from China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine (2022)" @@ -1281,7 +1255,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "802,748 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 136,466 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 93,477 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 71,658 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 24,369 (Central African Republic) (2023)" + "text": "808,336 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 136,466 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 93,477 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 71,658 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 24,369 (Central African Republic) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3.71 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 91a8cdc0..9d23bd20 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 54.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1173,21 +1170,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "6" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "62 km gas" diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index a2ae3042..6de38073 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ "text": "total: 46.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1103,12 +1100,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 9f858326..90f46c26 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "26.9% (2016)" }, @@ -512,7 +509,7 @@ }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "

history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker on 27 January 2014; note - in September 2021, President Kais SAIED issued a decree granting him certain executive, legislative, and judiciary powers, and the authority to rule by decree, but allowed continued implementation of the preamble and chapters one and two of the Constitution, which guarantee rights and freedoms; note - in a 25 July 2022 referendum, voters supported a new constitution proposed by the president

" + "text": "

history: several previous; latest draft submitted by government 1 July 2022, approved by referendum 25 July and adopted 27 July

" }, "amendments": { "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage" @@ -549,24 +546,25 @@ "text": "Prime Minister Najla BOUDEN Romdhane (since 11 October 2021)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "selected by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People; note - on 11 October 2021, SAIED and BOUDEN appointed a new cabinet without approval by the suspended parliament" + "text": "prime minister appointed by the president; other cabinet members appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister" }, "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); last held on 15 September 2019 with a runoff on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in 2024); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the majority party or majority coalition and appointed by the president" + "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 15 September 2019 with a runoff on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "

2019: percent vote in first round - Kais SAIED (independent) 18.4%, Nabil KAROUI (Heart of Tunisia) 15.6%, Abdelfattah MOUROU (Nahda Movement) 12.9%, Abdelkrim ZBIDI(independent) 10.7%,Youssef CHAHED (Long Live Tunisia) 7.4%, Safi SAID (independent) 7.1%, Lotfi MRAIHI (Republican People's Union) 6.6%, other 21.3%; percent of vote in second round - Kais SAIED elected president; Kais SAIED 72.7%, Nabil KAROUI 27.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

" - } + "text": "

2019: percent vote in first round - Kais SAIED (independent) 18.4%, Nabil KAROUI (Heart of Tunisia) 15.6%, Abdelfattah MOUROU (Nahda Movement) 12.9%, Abdelkrim ZBIDI (independent) 10.7%, Youssef CHAHED (Long Live Tunisia) 7.4%, Safi SAID (independent) 7.1%, Lotfi MRAIHI (Republican People's Union) 6.6%, other 21.3%; percent of vote in second round - Kais SAIED elected president; Kais SAIED 72.7%, Nabil KAROUI 27.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

" + }, + "note": "note: the president can dismiss any member of government on his own initiative or in consultation with the prime minister" }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "note: on 25 July 2021, President SAIED suspended indefinitely the Assembly, and on 30 March 2022 he dissolved the Assembly
unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People or Majlis Nuwwab ash-Sha'b (Assemblee des representants du peuple) (217 seats; 199 members directly elected in Tunisian multi-seat constituencies and 18 members in multi-seat constituencies living abroad by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral legislature (enacted by the 2022 constitution) consists of:
National Council of Regions and Districts (Le Conseil National des regions et des districts) -newly added; (NA seats; members appointed by municipal-level councils; members of each Regional Council elect 3 members among themselves to the National Council; each District Council elects 1 member among themselves to the National Council; members serve 5-year term)
Assembly of Representatives of the People (161 seats; 151 members in single seat constituencies and 10 members living abroad directly elected by majoritarian two-round voting system; all members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "initial election held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held on 17 December 2022)" + "text": "National Council of Regions and Districts - dates of first appointments and indirect elections NA
Assembly of Representatives of the People - last held on 17 December 2022 with a runoff on 29 January 2023 (next scheduled for late 2027)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Ennahda 19.6%, Heart of Tunisia 14.6%, Free Destourian Party 6.6%, Democratic Current 6.4%, Dignity Coalition 5.9%, People's Movement 4.5%, TahyaTounes 4.1%, other 35.4%, independent 2.9%; seats by party -  Ennahda 52, Heart of Tunisia 38, Free Destourian Party 17, Democratic Current 22, Dignity Coalition 21, People's Movement 16, Long Live Tunisia 14, other 25, independent 12; composition (as of October 2021) - men 160, women 57, percent of women 26.3%" + "text": "note: in 2022 President SAIED issued a new electoral law which required all legislative candidates run as independents
results NA; composition for 154 seats) - men 129, women 25, percent of women 15.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -574,15 +572,15 @@ "text": "Court of Cassation (consists of the first president, chamber presidents, and magistrates and organized into 27 civil and 11 criminal chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder legal specialists; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; Constitutional Court (established in the constitution but inception has been delayed; note - in mid-February 2022, President SAIED dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council and replaced it with an interim council in early March" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder legal specialists; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; Constitutional Court (established in the 2014 and2022 constitutions, but inception has been delayed; note - in mid-February 2022, President SAIED dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council and replaced it with an interim council in early March" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; administrative courts; Court of Audit; Housing Court; courts of first instance; lower district courts; military courts" }, - "note": "note: the new Tunisian constitution of January 2014 called for the creation of a constitutional court by the end of 2015, but as November 2021, the court had not been appointed; the court to consist of 12 members - 4 each to be appointed by the president, the Supreme Judicial Council (an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder are legal specialists), and the Chamber of the People's Deputies (parliament); members are to serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" + "note": "note: the Tunisian constitution of January 2014 called for the establishment of a constitutional court by the end of 2015, but the court was never formed; the new constitution of July 2022 calls for the establishment of a constitutional court consisting of 9 members appointed by presidential decree; members to include former senior judges of other courts" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Afek Tounes [Fadhel ABDELKEFI]
Al Badil Al-Tounisi (The Tunisian Alternative) [Mehdi JOMAA]
Amal Party [Ridha BELHAJ]
Call for Tunisia Party (Nidaa Tounes) [Ali HAFSI]
Current of Love [Hachemi HAMDI] (formerly the Popular Petition party)
Democratic Current [Ghazi CHAOUACHI]
Democratic Patriots' Unified Party [Zied LAKHDHAR]
Dignity Coalition or Al Karama Coalition [Seifeddine MAKHLOUF]
Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance) [Rached GHANNOUCHI]
Free Destourian Party or PDL [Abir MOUSSI]
Green Tunisia Party [Abdelkader ZITOUNI]
Heart of Tunisia (Qalb Tounes) [Nabil KAROUI]
Long Live Tunisia (Tahya Tounes) [Youssef CHAHED]
Machrou Tounes (Project Tunisia) [Mohsen MARZOUK]
Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI]
Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard [Kheireddine SOUABNI]
People's Movement [Zouheir MAGHZAOUI]
Republican Party (Al Joumhouri) [Issam CHEBBI]
The Movement Party (Hizb Harak) [Moncef MARZOUKI]
Third Republic Party [Olfa HAMDI]
Tunisian Ba'ath Movement [Othmen Bel Haj AMOR]
Workers' Party [Hamma HAMMAMI]" + "text": "note - President SAIED in 2022 issued a decree that forbids political parties' participation in legislative elections; although parties remain a facet of Tunisian political life, they have lost significant influence
Afek Tounes [Fadhel ABDELKEFI]
Al Badil Al-Tounisi (The Tunisian Alternative) [Mehdi JOMAA]
Al-Amal Party [Ridha BELHAJ]
Call for Tunisia Party (Nidaa Tounes) [Ali HAFSI]
Current of Love [Hachemi HAMDI] (formerly the Popular Petition party)
Democratic Current [Ghazi CHAOUACHI]
Democratic Patriots' Unified Party [Zied LAKHDHAR]
Dignity Coalition or Al Karama Coalition [Seifeddine MAKHLOUF]
Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance) [Rached GHANNOUCHI]
Free Destourian Party or PDL [Abir MOUSSI]
Green Tunisia Party [Abdelkader ZITOUNI]
Heart of Tunisia (Qalb Tounes) [Nabil KAROUI]
Long Live Tunisia (Tahya Tounes) [Youssef CHAHED]
Machrou Tounes (Project Tunisia) [Mohsen MARZOUK]
Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI]
Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard [Kheireddine SOUABNI]
People's Movement [Zouheir MAGHZAOUI]
Republican Party (Al Joumhouri) [Issam CHEBBI]
The Movement Party (Hizb Harak) [Moncef MARZOUKI]
Third Republic Party [Olfa HAMDI]
Tunisian Ba'ath Movement [Othmen Bel Haj AMOR]
Voice of the Republic [Ali HAFSI]
Workers' Party [Hamma HAMMAMI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -606,7 +604,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Natasha FRANCESCHI (since April 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador Joey HOOD (since 3 February 2023)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis" @@ -1129,33 +1127,13 @@ "total": { "text": "15" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "14" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "68 km condensate, 3,111 km gas, 1,381 km oil, 453 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 4d85f775..9d98239c 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -311,9 +311,6 @@ "text": "total: 49.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1201,36 +1198,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "156" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "24" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "98" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "33 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 9a054018..141c3afe 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 62.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.4% (2020 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1173,33 +1170,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "42" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { @@ -1280,7 +1257,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "867,391 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 487,044 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 70,020 (Somalia), 41,235 (Burundi), 31,424 (Eritrea), 23,299 (Rwanda), 6,689 (Ethiopia) (2023)" + "text": "868,930 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 487,044 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 69,992 (Somalia), 41,252 (Burundi), 31,424 (Eritrea), 23,299 (Rwanda), 6,689 (Ethiopia) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "67,000 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index b383594c..06597c1b 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ "text": "total: 46% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1166,27 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "21" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 659b237d..22a8d3fb 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 51.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "11.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -896,7 +893,7 @@ "text": "China 29%, South Africa 20%, Botswana 8%, Belgium 6%, Zambia 4% (2020)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copper, gold, diamonds, uranium, fish (2020)" + "text": "diamonds, uranium, copper, gold, fish products, aircraft, ships (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1166,33 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "19" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "93" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "52" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index f7006537..a4a0c7d4 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -281,9 +281,6 @@ "text": "total: 14.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1106,24 +1103,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "12" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 602f6487..9a58805f 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 48.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1174,36 +1171,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "80" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "771 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 97fdea35..831ec173 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 35.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "11.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1162,33 +1159,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "179" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "104" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "72 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "270 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/antarctica/ay.json b/antarctica/ay.json index ec18e114..d824cb94 100644 --- a/antarctica/ay.json +++ b/antarctica/ay.json @@ -231,21 +231,7 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as snow, grass, and packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "53 (2021)", diff --git a/antarctica/bv.json b/antarctica/bv.json index b5a4265f..56b1890b 100644 --- a/antarctica/bv.json +++ b/antarctica/bv.json @@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" } diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index daa1624c..3c8d1f63 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -219,10 +216,7 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2022)" - }, - "note": "Note: 1 - Europa Island, 1 - Glorioso Islands, 1 - Juan de Nova Island, 1 - Tromelin Island" + "note": "note 1: 1 - Europa Island, 1 - Glorioso Islands, 1 - Juan de Nova Island, 1 - Tromelin Island
note 2: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control
" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2022)", diff --git a/antarctica/hm.json b/antarctica/hm.json index b8ad9160..ab2fd99d 100644 --- a/antarctica/hm.json +++ b/antarctica/hm.json @@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index e8e9714c..0daec995 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -268,9 +268,6 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -823,15 +820,6 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 8ab6eb4e..527aa8d0 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "29% (2016)" }, @@ -842,17 +839,6 @@ "text": "25.4% (1994)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.06% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.09% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$479.33 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1173,36 +1159,13 @@ "total": { "text": "349" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "155" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "155" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "131" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "101" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index c7c546d6..49969f46 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index a27b68aa..08210c16 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ "text": "total: 59.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.5% (2016)" }, @@ -742,17 +739,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.13% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.79% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.57% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$514 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1077,24 +1063,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "35" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 77e506a0..1330fb6e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -449,9 +446,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index eba7b49c..4fbba252 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -631,7 +628,7 @@ "text": "South Korea 73%, Peru 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "scrap iron, scrap copper, scrap aluminum, computers, laboratory diagnostic equipment (2019)" + "text": "scrap iron, refined petroleum, scrap copper, hydraulic engines, integrated circuits, peas, scrap aluminum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2016": { @@ -776,24 +773,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cr.json b/australia-oceania/cr.json index 625e1a30..ffcc65b0 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cr.json @@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index d20708d5..64505d25 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" @@ -894,24 +891,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "10" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 91f7d96f..161cd23b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Austronesians settled Fiji around 1000 B.C., followed by successive waves of Melanesians starting around the first century A.D. Fijians traded with Polynesian groups in Samoa and Tonga, and by about 900, much of Fiji was in the Tu’i Tongan Empire’s sphere of influence. The Tongan influence declined significantly by 1200, while Melanesian seafarers continued to periodically arrive in Fiji, further mixing Melanesian and Polynesian cultural traditions. Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to spot Fiji in 1643, followed by British explorer James COOK in 1774. Captain William BLIGH plotted the islands in 1789. In the 1800s, merchants, traders, and whalers frequented the islands and the first missionaries arrived in 1835. Rival kings and chiefs competed for power, at times aided by Europeans and their weapons, and in 1865, Seru Epenisa CAKOBAU united many groups into the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Viti. The arrangement proved weak and in 1871 CAKOBAU formed the Kingdom of Fiji in an attempt to centralize power. Fearing a hostile takeover by a foreign power as the kingdom’s economy began to falter, CAKOBAU ceded Fiji to the UK in 1874.

The first British governor set up a plantation-style economy and brought in more than 60,000 Indians as indentured laborers, most of whom chose to stay in Fiji rather than return to India when their contracts expired. In the early 1900s, society was divided along ethnic lines, with iTaukei (indigenous Fijians), Europeans, and Indo-Fijians living in separate areas and maintaining their own languages and traditions. ITaukei fears of an Indo-Fijian takeover of government delayed independence through the 1960s; Fiji achieved independence in 1970 with agreements in place to allocate parliamentary seats by ethnic groups. Long-serving Prime Minister Kamisese MARA largely balanced these ethnic divisions, but concerns about growing Indo-Fijian political influence led to two coups in 1987. A new constitution in 1990 cemented iTaukei control of politics, leading thousands of Indo-Fijians to leave. A reformed constitution in 1997 was more equitable and led to the election of an Indo-Fijian prime minister in 1999, who was ousted in a coup the following year. In 2005, the new prime minister put forward a bill that would grant pardons to the coup perpetrators, leading Commodore Josaia BAINIMARAMA to launch a coup in 2006. BAINIMARAMA  appointed himself prime minister in 2007 and continues to hold the position after elections in 2014 and 2018 that international observers deemed credible.

With well-developed infrastructure, Fiji has become a hub for the Pacific, hosting the secretariat for the Pacific Islands Forum and the main campus of the University of the South Pacific. In addition, Fiji is a center for Pacific tourism, and Nadi International Airport is by far the busiest airport in a Pacific island country.

" + "text": "

Austronesians settled Fiji around 1000 B.C., followed by successive waves of Melanesians starting around the first century A.D. Fijians traded with Polynesian groups in Samoa and Tonga, and by about 900, much of Fiji was in the Tu’i Tongan Empire’s sphere of influence. The Tongan influence declined significantly by 1200, while Melanesian seafarers continued to periodically arrive in Fiji, further mixing Melanesian and Polynesian cultural traditions. Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to spot Fiji in 1643, followed by British explorer James COOK in 1774. Captain William BLIGH plotted the islands in 1789. In the 1800s, merchants, traders, and whalers frequented the islands and the first missionaries arrived in 1835. Rival kings and chiefs competed for power, at times aided by Europeans and their weapons, and in 1865, Seru Epenisa CAKOBAU united many groups into the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Viti. The arrangement proved weak and in 1871 CAKOBAU formed the Kingdom of Fiji in an attempt to centralize power. Fearing a hostile takeover by a foreign power as the kingdom’s economy began to falter, CAKOBAU ceded Fiji to the UK in 1874.

The first British governor set up a plantation-style economy and brought in more than 60,000 Indians as indentured laborers, most of whom chose to stay in Fiji rather than return to India when their contracts expired. In the early 1900s, society was divided along ethnic lines, with iTaukei (indigenous Fijians), Europeans, and Indo-Fijians living in separate areas and maintaining their own languages and traditions. ITaukei fears of an Indo-Fijian takeover of government delayed independence through the 1960s; Fiji achieved independence in 1970 with agreements in place to allocate parliamentary seats by ethnic groups. Long-serving Prime Minister Kamisese MARA largely balanced these ethnic divisions, but concerns about growing Indo-Fijian political influence led to two coups in 1987. A new constitution in 1990 cemented iTaukei control of politics, leading thousands of Indo-Fijians to leave. A reformed constitution in 1997 was more equitable and led to the election of an Indo-Fijian prime minister in 1999, who was ousted in a coup the following year. In 2005, the new prime minister put forward a bill that would grant pardons to the coup perpetrators, leading Commodore Josaia BAINIMARAMA to launch a coup in 2006. BAINIMARAMA appointed himself prime minister in 2007 and retained the position after elections in 2014 and 2018 that international observers deemed credible. BAINIMARAMA's party lost control of the prime minister position following elections in December 2022 and former opposition leader Sitiveni Ligamamada RABUKA assumed the office with a slim, one-seat parliamentary margin.

With well-developed infrastructure, Fiji has become a hub for the Pacific, hosting the secretariat for the Pacific Islands Forum and the main campus of the University of the South Pacific. In addition, Fiji is a center for Pacific tourism, and Nadi International Airport is by far the busiest airport in a Pacific island country.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "30.2% (2016)" }, @@ -772,17 +769,6 @@ "text": "34.9% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "11.26% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "7.94% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.39% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$885 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1104,27 +1090,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "24" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "19 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 1f1be99e..f249042a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ "text": "total: 11.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "45.8% (2016)" }, @@ -714,17 +711,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.72% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.66% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.81% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$320 million (2018 est.)" @@ -770,7 +756,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 73%, Japan 10%, China 9% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish and fish products, coral/shells, scrap metals, mollusks, office machinery/parts (2019)" + "text": "skipjack, tuna, fish fillets, aircraft, scrap iron (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2015": { @@ -960,12 +946,6 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index bf70c856..44fdb425 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ "text": "total: 3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -643,17 +640,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.19% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "9.69% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "9.48% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.891 billion (2012)" @@ -930,30 +916,13 @@ "total": { "text": "45" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "9" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index ab51d17c..069d3777 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -268,9 +268,6 @@ "text": "total: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -880,24 +877,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index c00bc5ba..4c6a753f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Kiribati is made up of three distinct island groups - the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. The first Austronesian voyagers arrived in the Gilbert Islands as early as 3000 B.C., but these islands were not widely settled until about A.D. 200 by Micronesians. Around 1300, Samoans and Tongans invaded the southern Gilbert Islands, bringing Polynesian cultural elements with them. Later arrivals by Fijians brought Melanesian elements to the Gilbert Islands, and extensive intermarriage between the Micronesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian people led to the creation of what would become Gilbertese cultural traditions by the time Europeans spotted the islands in the 1600s. The Phoenix Islands and Line Islands were both visited by various Melanesian and Polynesian peoples, but their isolation and lack of natural resources meant that long-term settlements were not possible and both island groups were uninhabited by the time of European contact.
 
Kiribati experienced sustained European contact by the 1760s; all three island groups were named and charted by 1826. American whaling ships frequently passed through the islands, and the UK declared a protectorate over the Gilbert and nearby Ellice Islands in 1892 to block growing US influence. Phosphate-rich Banaba Island was annexed to the protectorate in 1900. In 1916, the protectorate became a colony, and some Line Islands were added in 1916 and 1919, with the final ones added in 1972. The Phoenix Islands were added to the colony in 1937, and the UK agreed to share jurisdiction of some of them with the US because of their strategic location for aviation. Japan occupied the northern Gilbert Islands in 1941; the islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The UK continued to rule the colony after World War II. The Ellice Islands became its own colony in 1974. The Gilbert Islands became fully self-governing in 1977 and independent in 1979 as Kiribati, the Gilbertese spelling of Gilberts. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Islands in a 1979 treaty of friendship.

In 1994, Kiribati adjusted the international date line to the east of the Line Islands, bringing all islands in the country to the same day and giving Kiribati the earliest time zone in the world. Kiribati is a leading climate change and marine protection advocate. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area was established in 2008; in 2010, it became the world's largest (and deepest) UNESCO World Heritage site. In 2012, Kiribati purchased a 22 sq km (8.5 sq mi) plot of land in Fiji for potential eventual resettlement of its population because of climate change." + "text": "Kiribati is made up of three distinct island groups - the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. The first Austronesian voyagers arrived in the Gilbert Islands as early as 3000 B.C., but these islands were not widely settled until about A.D. 200 by Micronesians. Around 1300, Samoans and Tongans invaded the southern Gilbert Islands, bringing Polynesian cultural elements with them. Later arrivals by Fijians brought Melanesian elements to the Gilbert Islands, and extensive intermarriage between the Micronesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian people led to the creation of what would become Gilbertese cultural traditions by the time Europeans spotted the islands in the 1600s. The Phoenix Islands and Line Islands were both visited by various Melanesian and Polynesian peoples, but their isolation and lack of natural resources meant that long-term settlements were not possible and both island groups were uninhabited by the time of European contact.
 
Kiribati experienced sustained European contact by the 1760s; all three island groups were named and charted by 1826. American whaling ships frequently passed through the islands, and the UK declared a protectorate over the Gilbert and nearby Ellice Islands in 1892 to block growing US influence. Phosphate-rich Banaba Island was annexed to the protectorate in 1900. In 1916, the protectorate became a colony, and some Line Islands were added in 1916 and 1919, with the final ones added in 1972. The Phoenix Islands were added to the colony in 1937, and the UK agreed to share jurisdiction of some of them with the US because of their strategic location for aviation. Japan occupied the northern Gilbert Islands in 1941; the islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The UK continued to rule the colony after World War II. The Ellice Islands became its own colony in 1974. The Gilbert Islands became fully self-governing in 1977 and independent in 1979 as Kiribati, the Gilbertese spelling of Gilberts. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Islands in a 1979 treaty of friendship.

In 1994, Kiribati adjusted the international date line to the east of the Line Islands, bringing all islands in the country to the same day and giving Kiribati the earliest time zone in the world. Kiribati is a leading climate change advocate. In 2012, Kiribati purchased a 22 sq km (8.5 sq mi) plot of land in Fiji for potential eventual resettlement of its population because of climate change." } }, "Geography": { @@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ "text": "total: 37.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "46% (2016)" }, @@ -728,17 +725,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.24% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "11.28% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "10.18% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$281 million (2017 est.)" @@ -1049,21 +1035,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "15" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index be25304c..2350a452 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -436,9 +433,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 5a896894..03ed7d4b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The first humans settled in New Caledonia around 1600 B.C. The Lapita were skilled navigators and evidence of their pottery around the Pacific has served as a guide for understanding human expansion in the region. Successive waves of migrants from other islands in Melanesia intermarried with the Lapita, giving rise to the Kanak ethnic group considered indigenous to New Caledonia. British explorer James COOK was the first European to visit New Caledonia in 1774, giving it the Latin name for Scotland. Missionaries first landed in New Caledonia in 1840. In 1853, France annexed New Caledonia to preclude any British attempt to claim the island. France declared it a penal colony in 1864 and sent more than 20,000 prisoners to New Caledonia in the ensuing three decades.

Nickel was discovered in 1864 and French prisoners were directed to mine it. France brought in indentured servants and enslaved labor from elsewhere in Southeast Asia to work the mines, blocking Kanaks from accessing the most profitable part of the local economy. In 1878, High Chief ATAI led a rebellion against French rule. The Kanaks were relegated to reservations, leading to periodic smaller uprisings and culminating in a large revolt in 1917 that was brutally suppressed by colonial authorities. During World War II, New Caledonia became an important base for Allied troops, and the US moved its South Pacific headquarters to the island in 1942. Following the war, New Caledonia was made an overseas territory and French citizenship was granted to all inhabitants in 1953, thereby permitting the Kanaks to move off the reservations.

The Kanak nationalist movement began in the 1950s, but most voters chose to remain a territory in an independence referendum in 1958. The European population of New Caledonia boomed in the 1970s with a renewed focus on nickel mining, reigniting Kanak nationalism. Key Kanak leaders were assassinated in the early 1980s, leading to escalating violence and dozens of fatalities. The Matignon Accords of 1988 provided for a 10-year transition period. The Noumea Accord of 1998 transferred increasing governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia over a 20-year period and provided for three independence referenda. In the first held in 2018, voters rejected independence by 57% to 43%; in the second held in 2020, voters rejected independence 53% to 47%. In the third referendum held in December 2021, voters rejected independence 96% to 4%; however, a boycott by key Kanak groups spurred challenges about the legitimacy of the vote. In February 2021, pro-independence parties gained a majority in the New Caledonian Government for the first time." + "text": "The first humans settled in New Caledonia around 1600 B.C. The Lapita were skilled navigators and evidence of their pottery around the Pacific has served as a guide for understanding human expansion in the region. Successive waves of migrants from other islands in Melanesia intermarried with the Lapita, giving rise to the Kanak ethnic group considered indigenous to New Caledonia. British explorer James COOK was the first European to visit New Caledonia in 1774, giving it the Latin name for Scotland. Missionaries first landed in New Caledonia in 1840. In 1853, France annexed New Caledonia to preclude any British attempt to claim the island. France declared it a penal colony in 1864 and sent more than 20,000 prisoners to New Caledonia in the ensuing three decades.

Nickel was discovered in 1864 and French prisoners were directed to mine it. France brought in indentured servants and enslaved labor from elsewhere in Southeast Asia to work the mines, blocking Kanaks from accessing the most profitable part of the local economy. In 1878, High Chief ATAI led a rebellion against French rule. The Kanaks were relegated to reservations, leading to periodic smaller uprisings and culminating in a large revolt in 1917 that was brutally suppressed by colonial authorities. During World War II, New Caledonia became an important base for Allied troops, and the US moved its South Pacific headquarters to the island in 1942. Following the war, France made New Caledonia an overseas territory and granted French citizenship to all inhabitants in 1953, thereby permitting the Kanaks to move off the reservations.

The Kanak nationalist movement began in the 1950s, but most voters chose to remain a territory in an independence referendum in 1958. The European population of New Caledonia boomed in the 1970s with a renewed focus on nickel mining, reigniting Kanak nationalism. Key Kanak leaders were assassinated in the early 1980s, leading to escalating violence and dozens of fatalities. The Matignon Accords of 1988 provided for a 10-year transition period. The Noumea Accord of 1998 transferred increasing governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia over a 20-year period and provided for three independence referenda. In the first held in 2018, voters rejected independence by 57% to 43%; in the second held in 2020, voters rejected independence 53% to 47%. In the third referendum held in December 2021, voters rejected independence 96% to 4%; however, a boycott by key Kanak groups spurred challenges about the legitimacy of the vote. In February 2021, pro-independence parties gained a majority in the New Caledonian Government for the first time. France and New Caledonia officials remain in talks about the status of the country." } }, "Geography": { @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -680,7 +677,7 @@ "text": "China 59%, South Korea 14%, Japan 11% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron alloys, nickel, cobalt, carbonates, essential oils (2019)" + "text": "iron alloys, nickel, essential oils, recreational boats, shrimp (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2015": { @@ -919,27 +916,13 @@ "total": { "text": "12" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "13" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "8 (2021)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index e371a044..405dc5e2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ "text": "total: 4.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "50% (2016)" }, @@ -413,7 +410,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly or Fono Ekepule (20 seats; 14 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 directly elected from the National Register or \"common roll\" by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 30 May 2020 (next to be held on 2023)" + "text": "last held on 29 April 2023 (next to be held on 2026)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 20; composition - men 17, women 3, percent of women 15%" @@ -553,7 +550,7 @@ "text": "Indonesia 92%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "tanker ships, fruit juice, thermostats, textiles, measurement devices/appliances (2019)" + "text": "tanker ships, collector's items, commemorative coins, fruits, nuts, juice, electrical resistors (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2004": { @@ -759,9 +756,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index 62e3e64e..c813b377 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ "text": "Philippines 29%, Singapore 21%, India 14%, Belgium 7%, Australia 5%, Canada 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "soybean meal, Norfolk Island pine seeds, Kentia palm seeds, activated carbon, centrifuges, pesticides, postage stamps (2019)" + "text": "pine seeds, lumber, cars and vehicle parts, soybeans, lactose syrup, cleaning products, scrap aluminum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "text": "

$NA

" @@ -527,9 +524,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index e9be2aa5..1b4d2987 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ "text": "total: 31.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.2% (2016)" }, @@ -1064,27 +1061,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "28" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index 27a2deb7..feb71b12 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: 3.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "61% (2016)" }, @@ -502,7 +499,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Nauru First (Naoero Amo) Party [David ADEANG]" + "text": "Nauru does not have formal political parties; alliances within the government are often formed based on extended family ties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICCt, IFAD, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO" @@ -720,7 +717,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 34%, Australia 16%, United States 13%, South Korea 10%, Philippines 9%, Japan 7%, France 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish, calcium phosphates, low-voltage protection equipment, air conditioners, leather apparel (2019)" + "text": "skipjack, calcium phosphates, tuna, cars, delivery trucks, low-voltage protection equipment (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2018": { @@ -973,9 +970,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index ec541d74..12269325 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "30.8% (2016)" }, @@ -579,7 +576,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "ACT New Zealand [David SEYMOUR]
Green Party [Marama DAVIDSON]
Mana Movement [Hone HARAWIRA] (formerly Mana Party)
Maori Party [Debbie NGAREWA-PACKER and Rawiri WAITITI]
New Zealand First Party or NZ First [Winston PETERS]
New Zealand Labor Party [Jacinda ARDERN]
New Zealand National Party [Christopher LUXON]" + "text": "ACT New Zealand [David SEYMOUR]
Green Party [Marama DAVIDSON and James SHAW]
Mana Movement [Hone HARAWIRA] (formerly Mana Party)
Maori Party [Debbie NGAREWA-PACKER and Rawiri WAITITI]
New Zealand First Party or NZ First [Winston PETERS]
New Zealand Labor Party [Chris HIPKINS]
New Zealand National Party [Christopher LUXON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -871,7 +868,7 @@ "text": "China 28%, Australia 14%, United States 9%, Japan 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "dairy products, sheep/goat meats, lumber, beef products, fresh fruits (2019)" + "text": "milk cream powders, lumber, beef, butter, mutton (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1135,36 +1132,13 @@ "total": { "text": "39" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "84" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "48 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "331 km condensate, 2,500 km gas, 172 km liquid petroleum gas, 288 km oil, 198 km refined products (2018)" @@ -1239,7 +1213,7 @@ "text": "up to 220 Antarctica (summer season only) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s 

New Zealand 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 (2023)" + "text": "the NZDF is a small and professional military with considerable overseas experience; it supports the country’s national security objectives by protecting New Zealand’s sovereignty, promoting its interests, safeguarding peace and security, and conducting peacekeeping, humanitarian, and other international missions; the Army’s primary combat units are an infantry brigade and a special forces regiment; the Navy has a small force of frigates and patrol vessels, while the Air Force has squadrons of maritime patrol, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare aircraft 

New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s; New Zealand has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index 660a0d37..6e848d73 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 223534e8..fb8716aa 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "55.3% (2016)" }, @@ -553,7 +550,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John HENNESSEY-NILAND (since 6 March 2020)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires James BOUGHNER (since September 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Omsangel/Beklelachieb, Airai 96940" @@ -916,18 +913,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index bb8d37ec..7aa57568 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: 10.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "52.9% (2016)" }, @@ -801,7 +798,7 @@ "text": "Poland 28%, Denmark 19%, South Korea 13%, Indonesia 10%, Cyprus 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "ships, fish, recreational boats, broadcasting equipment, coal tar oil (2019)" + "text": "ships, recreational boats, skipjack, tuna, refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -936,24 +933,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "11" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index 04d75225..b72f73f6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index e6e26e28..f68ae7a1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "48.2% (2016)" }, @@ -1069,24 +1066,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1144,7 +1130,7 @@ "text": "voluntary military service for men and women 18-25 (16 with parental approval for non-combat positions); no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014

Tonga has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tonga's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" + "text": "the HMAF’s primary missions are protecting the King and Tonga’s sovereignty; the HMAF has also contributed small numbers of personnel to multinational military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Solomon Islands; it is a small force comprised of a royal guard company, a marine battalion, and a few naval patrol boats 

Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014

Tonga has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tonga's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 920a85f8..ea344c43 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "text": "total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2021)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "51.6% (2016)" }, @@ -906,9 +903,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/um.json b/australia-oceania/um.json index 6a3bb7c5..d423d511 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/um.json +++ b/australia-oceania/um.json @@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 922e924d..5a3c3ecb 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -267,9 +267,6 @@ "text": "total: 7.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -659,12 +656,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Merchant marine": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index f3b5e021..8cdd11da 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -309,9 +306,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Ports and terminals": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 9d890a65..5739dc14 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The first Austronesian settlers arrived in Samoa around 1000 B.C., and early Samoans traded and intermarried with Fijian and Tongan nobility. The fa’amatai system of titles and nobility developed, which dominates Samoan politics to this day; all but two seats in the legislature are reserved for matai, or heads of families. Dutch explorer Jacob ROGGEVEEN was the first European to spot the islands in 1722. Christian missionaries arrived in the 1830s, converting most of the population. In the 1850s, Apia became a center for Pacific trading and hosted an American commercial agent and British and German consuls. In 1892, American traders convinced the Samoan king to align his country’s date with the US, moving to the east of the International Date Line.

Following the death of the Samoan king in 1841, rival families competed for his titles, devolving into civil war in 1886 with factions getting support from either Germany, the UK, or the US. All three countries sent warships to Apia in 1889, presaging a larger war, but a cyclone destroyed the ships and Malietoa LAUPEPA was installed as king. Upon LAUPEPA’s death in 1898, a second civil war over succession broke out. The war ended in 1899 and the Western powers abolished the monarchy, giving the western Samoan islands to Germany and the eastern Samoan islands to the US. The UK abandoned claims in Samoa and received former German territory in the Solomon Islands.

The Mau, a non-violent popular movement to advocate for Samoan independence, formed in 1908. New Zealand annexed Samoa in 1914 after the outbreak of World War I. Opposition to New Zealand’s rule quickly grew. In 1918, a New Zealand ship introduced the Spanish flu, infecting 90% of the population and killing more than 20%. In 1929, New Zealand police shot into a crowd of peaceful protestors, killing 11, in an event known as Black Sunday. In 1962, Samoa became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish its independence as Western Samoa but dropped the “Western” from its name in 1997. The Human Rights Protection Party has dominated politics since 1982, especially under Prime Minister Sailele TUILAEPA, who has been in power since 1998.

In the late 2000s, Samoa began making efforts to align more closely with Australia and New Zealand. In 2009, Samoa changed its driving orientation to the left side of the road, in line with other Commonwealth countries. In 2011, Samoa jumped forward one day - skipping December 30 - by moving to the west side of the International Date Line so that it was one hour ahead of New Zealand and three hours ahead of the east coast of Australia, rather than 23 and 21 hours behind, respectively." + "text": "The first Austronesian settlers arrived in Samoa around 1000 B.C., and early Samoans traded and intermarried with Fijian and Tongan nobility. The fa’amatai system of titles and nobility developed, which dominates Samoan politics to this day; all but two seats in the legislature are reserved for matai, or heads of families. Dutch explorer Jacob ROGGEVEEN was the first European to spot the islands in 1722. Christian missionaries arrived in the 1830s, converting most of the population. In the 1850s, Apia became a center for Pacific trading and hosted an American commercial agent and British and German consuls. In 1892, American traders convinced the Samoan king to align his country’s date with the US, moving to the east of the International Date Line.

Following the death of the Samoan king in 1841, rival families competed for his titles, devolving into civil war in 1886 with factions getting support from either Germany, the UK, or the US. All three countries sent warships to Apia in 1889, presaging a larger war, but a cyclone destroyed the ships and Malietoa LAUPEPA was installed as king. Upon LAUPEPA’s death in 1898, a second civil war over succession broke out. The war ended in 1899 and the Western powers abolished the monarchy, giving the western Samoan islands to Germany and the eastern Samoan islands to the US. The UK abandoned claims in Samoa and received former German territory in the Solomon Islands.

The Mau, a non-violent popular movement to advocate for Samoan independence, formed in 1908. New Zealand annexed Samoa in 1914 after the outbreak of World War I. Opposition to New Zealand’s rule quickly grew. In 1918, a New Zealand ship introduced the Spanish flu, infecting 90% of the population and killing more than 20%. In 1929, New Zealand police shot into a crowd of peaceful protestors, killing 11, in an event known as Black Sunday. In 1962, Samoa became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish its independence as Western Samoa but dropped the “Western” from its name in 1997. The Human Rights Protection Party dominated politics from 1982 until current Prime Minister FIAME Naomi Mata'afa's Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi or FAST party gained a majority in elections in 2021.

In the late 2000s, Samoa began making efforts to align more closely with Australia and New Zealand. In 2009, Samoa changed its driving orientation to the left side of the road, in line with other Commonwealth countries. In 2011, Samoa jumped forward one day - skipping December 30 - by moving to the west side of the International Date Line so that it was one hour ahead of New Zealand and three hours ahead of the east coast of Australia, rather than 23 and 21 hours behind, respectively." } }, "Geography": { @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "47.3% (2016)" }, @@ -1068,18 +1065,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 1abdbfe2..f0a9e3c0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -630,17 +627,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.15% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.34% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.02% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$793 million (2019 est.)" @@ -954,9 +940,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 66666a90..760e5954 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ "text": "total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, @@ -496,13 +493,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general)
House of Representatives (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general)
House of Representatives (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms; in addition, 1 ex-officio seat is allocated for the attorney general and 1 seat for the speaker of the House - elected by the House membership following its first post-election session)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last appointed on 26 March 2018 (next NA)
House of Representatives - last held on 18 January 2023 (next to be held in March 2028)" + "text": "
Senate - last appointed on 17 February 2023 (next appointments in 2028)
House of Representatives - last held on 18 January 2023 (next to be held in March 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Senate -  composition - men 8, women 9, percent of women 52.9%
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - ABLP 47.1%, UPP 45.2%, BPM 1.5%, independents 5.2% ; seats by party - ABLP 9, UPP 6, BPM 1, independents 1; composition - men 16, women 2, percent of women 11.1%; note - total Parliament percent of women 31.4%" + "text": "
Senate - composition - men 10, women 7, percent of women 41.1%
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - ABLP 47.1%, UPP 45.2%, BPM 1.5%, independent 5.2%; seats by party - ABLP 9, UPP 6, BPM 1, independent 1; composition - men 16, women 1, percent of women 5.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 23.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -544,7 +541,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "embassy": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; [1] (246) 227-4000" + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados Linda S. TAGLIALATELA is accredited to Dominica" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -694,17 +691,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.41% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.65% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.19% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$278 million (2020 est.)" @@ -754,7 +740,7 @@ "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Poland 37%, Suriname 33%, United Arab Emirates 8% (2019)" + "text": "Suriname 20%, Barbados 17%, Poland 12%, United Kingdom 10%, France 7% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "refined petroleum, ships, gas turbines, aircraft parts, lobster, durum wheat (2021)" @@ -771,10 +757,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 39%, Poland 16%, China 7% (2019)" + "text": "United States 42%, Poland 25%, China 10%, Brazil 3%, Trinidad and Tobago 2% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, ships, cars, precious/semi-precious metals, recreational boats (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, ships, recreational boats, cars, poultry  (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1021,21 +1007,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index ca1adbb8..57a4f68c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -731,9 +728,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 12c708f0..cbe60e9e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, @@ -614,7 +611,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "import-driven economy; dependent on US trade; maintains a pegged exchange rate to the US dollar; high Human Development Index; heavy tourism; reducing government debt to improve fiscal health; launched major agricultural subsidy program to improve food security" + "text": "largest Eastern Caribbean economy; dependent on US imports and currency strength; high Human Development Index; key tourism and financial sectors; declining but still very high public debt; cost-of-living and cost competitiveness vulnerabilities" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -761,17 +758,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.32% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.03% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.12% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.271 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -803,8 +789,11 @@ } }, "Exports": { + "Exports 2021": { + "text": "$357 million (2021 est.)" + }, "Exports 2017": { - "text": "$2.228 billion (2017 est.)" + "text": "$550 million (2017 est.)" }, "Exports 2016": { "text": "$516.9 million (2016 est.)" @@ -812,12 +801,15 @@ "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 21%, Poland 14%, Jamaica 8%, Guyana 6%,Trinidad and Tobago 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 20%, Jamaica 12%, Guyana 8%, Trinidad and Tobago 7%, Italy 6% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rums and liquors, ships, packaged medicines, cement, paper labels (2021)" }, "Imports": { + "Imports 2021": { + "text": "$2.12 billion (2021 est.)" + }, "Imports 2017": { "text": "$2.213 billion (2017 est.)" }, @@ -826,10 +818,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 35%, Trinidad and Tobago 14%, China 9%, Netherlands 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 33%, Guyana 13%, China 11%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, United Kingdom 4% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, ships, cars, shipping containers, packaged medicines (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, crude petroleum, shipping containers, cars, ships, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1063,9 +1055,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Pipelines": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 82067767..60268c58 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "31.6% (2016)" }, @@ -565,7 +562,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income tourism and financial services economy; strong US bilateral relations; US supplies the vast majority of imports; struggling to recover from Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 disruptions; recently introduced special economic recovery zones" + "text": "high-income tourism and financial services economy; major income inequality; strong US bilateral relations; several tax relief programs; targeted investment in agriculture, energy, light manufacturing, and technology industries" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -767,7 +764,7 @@ "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Singapore 16%, US 16%, Poland 13%, Germany 12%, Ecuador 10% (2020)" + "text": "United States 26%, Germany 16%, Singapore 13%, Poland 13%, Thailand 9% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "refined petroleum, ships, aluminum, lobsters and crawfish, styrene polymers (2021)", @@ -785,10 +782,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 47%, Germany 11%, South Korea 8%, China 5%, Poland 4% (2020)" + "text": "United States 37%, South Korea 12%, Germany 9%, China 7%, Russia 6% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, ships, crude petroleum, cars, aircraft (2020)" + "text": "refined petroleum, ships, aircraft, crude petroleum, floating docks (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1035,33 +1032,13 @@ "total": { "text": "24" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "37" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "17 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 48913872..b6cbb744 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.1% (2016)" }, @@ -600,7 +597,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Leyla MOSES-ONES (since August 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Michelle KWAN (since 5 December 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Floral Park Road, Belmopan, Cayo" @@ -645,7 +642,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "tourism- and agriculture-driven economy initially hard hit by COVID-19; ongoing export recovery, especially fruits and sugar demand surges; investing towards a “blue economy”; central bank offering USD-denominated treasury notes; high mobility across borders" + "text": "tourism- and agriculture-driven economy; strong post-pandemic rebound; innovative and ecological bond restructuring that significantly lowered public debt and expanded marine protections; central bank offering USD-denominated treasury notes; high mobility across borders" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -793,17 +790,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "5.43% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.01% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$583 million (2019 est.)" @@ -853,7 +839,7 @@ "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United Kingdom 27%, United States 24%, Spain 6%, Jamaica 5%, Ireland 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 16%, United Kingdom 16%, Guatemala 7%, Italy 6%, Spain 6% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "raw sugar, bananas, fishing ships, lobsters and crawfish, beer (2021)" @@ -870,10 +856,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 36%, China 13%, Mexico 12%, Guatemala 10% (2019)" + "text": "United States 29%, China 14%, Seychelles 13%, Guatemala 10%, Mexico 9% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, cigarettes, recreational boats, natural gas, cars (2019)" + "text": "recreational boats, refined petroleum, cigarettes, ships, natural gas (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1126,30 +1112,13 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "41" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "29 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json index 7eb5e687..4a95ffc5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json @@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index 09041fd7..ff3792d5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ "text": "total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -620,17 +617,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.16% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.24% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.26% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$874.5 million (2017 est.)" @@ -925,21 +911,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2012)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 6e6287a6..9b2aa21c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -847,17 +844,6 @@ "text": "36.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.92% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.84% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.86% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$9.664 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,30 +1160,13 @@ "total": { "text": "47" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "27" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "114" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "96 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "662 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 124c051d..e1985a6f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the arrival of Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from Spain in 1898 and, following three-and-a-half years of subsequent US military rule, Cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his authoritarian rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He handed off the presidency in February 2008 to his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez, hand-picked by Raul CASTRO to succeed him, was approved as president by the National Assembly and took office on 19 April 2018. DIAZ-CANEL was appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party on 19 April 2021 following the retirement of Raul CASTRO, and continues to serve as both president and first secretary.

Cuba traditionally and consistently portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source of its difficulties. As a result of efforts begun in December 2014 to reestablish diplomatic relations with the Cuban Government, which were severed in January 1961, the US and Cuba reopened embassies in their respective countries in July 2015. The embargo remains in place, and the relationship between the US and Cuba remains tense. 

Illicit migration of Cuban nationals to the US via maritime and overland routes has been a longstanding challenge. On 12 January 2017, the US and Cuba signed a Joint Statement ending the so-called \"wet-foot, dry-foot\" policy – by which Cuban nationals who reached US soil were permitted to stay. Irregular Cuban maritime migration has dropped significantly since FY 2016, when migrant interdictions at sea topped 5,000, but land border crossings continue. In FY 2021, the US Coast Guard interdicted 838 Cuban nationals at sea. Also in FY 2021, 39,303 Cuban nationals presented themselves at various land border ports of entry throughout the US.

" + "text": "

The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the arrival of Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from Spain in 1898 and, following three-and-a-half years of subsequent US military rule, Cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his authoritarian rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He handed off the presidency in February 2008 to his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez, hand-picked by Raul CASTRO to succeed him, was approved as president by the National Assembly and took office on 19 April 2018. DIAZ-CANEL was appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party on 19 April 2021 following the retirement of Raul CASTRO, and continues to serve as both president and first secretary.

Cuba traditionally and consistently portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source of its difficulties. As a result of efforts begun in December 2014 to reestablish diplomatic relations with the Cuban Government, which were severed in January 1961, the US and Cuba reopened embassies in their respective countries in July 2015. The embargo remains in place, and the relationship between the US and Cuba remains tense. 

Illicit migration of Cuban nationals to the US via maritime and overland routes has been a longstanding challenge. On 12 January 2017, the US and Cuba signed a Joint Statement ending the so-called \"wet-foot, dry-foot\" policy – by which Cuban nationals who reached US soil were permitted to stay. Irregular Cuban maritime migration has dropped significantly since FY 2016, when migrant interdictions at sea topped 5,000, but land border crossings continue. In FY 2022, the US Coast Guard interdicted almost 10,000 Cuban nationals at sea. Also in FY 2022, 230,000 Cuban nationals presented themselves at various land border ports of entry throughout the US.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1133,33 +1130,13 @@ "total": { "text": "64" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "27 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "69" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "58 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "41 km gas, 230 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 94419ec7..d9df63d8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -245,9 +245,6 @@ "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2018 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.9% (2016)" }, @@ -508,7 +505,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "embassy": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Dominica" + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -537,7 +534,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "highly agrarian OECS island economy; ECCU-member state; large banana exporter; COVID-19- and Hurricane Maria-related public debt increases; improving government oversight of its very cheap citizenship-by-investment program" + "text": "highly agrarian OECS island economy; ECCU-member state; large banana exporter; improved oversight of its citizenship-by-investment program; emerging ecotourism, information and communications, and education industries" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -659,17 +656,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "10.38% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "13.48% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "7.77% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$180 million (2021 est.)" @@ -718,7 +704,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 47%, Qatar 5% (2019)" + "text": "Saudi Arabia 28%, France 6%, United States 5%, Grenada 5%, China 4% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "medical instruments, low-voltage protection equipment, sutures, soap, bandages (2021)" @@ -735,10 +721,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 57%, Nigeria 11%, China 6%, Italy 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 75%, China 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 4%, United Kingdom 2%, Italy 2% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, natural gas, crude petroleum, recreational boats, cars (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, natural gas, crude petroleum, recreational boats, cars (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -971,12 +957,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 0fdf51ac..6cc71924 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 3.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -623,7 +620,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Sonia GUZMAN (since 18 January 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Sonia GUZMÁN DE HERNÁNDEZ (since 18 January 2021)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -646,7 +643,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Robert W. THOMAS (since 20 January 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Alexander TITOLO" }, "embassy": { "text": "Av. Republica de Colombia #57, Santo Domingo" @@ -687,7 +684,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "tourism, construction, mining, and telecommunications OECS economy; COVID-19 disrupted economic growth; major foreign direct investment and free-trade zones; developing local financial markets; improving debt management; declining poverty" + "text": "surging middle-income tourism, construction, mining, and telecommunications OECS economy; major foreign US direct investment and free-trade zones; developing local financial markets; improving debt management; declining poverty" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -850,17 +847,6 @@ "text": "37.4% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.57% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "8.34% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$12.804 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -909,7 +895,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 54%, Switzerland 8%, Canada 5%, India 5%, China 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 51%, Haiti 7%, Switzerland 7%, India 5%, Netherlands 3% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, medical instruments, cigars, low-voltage protection equipment, iron alloys, clothing (2021)" @@ -926,10 +912,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 50%, China 13% (2019)" + "text": "United States 42%, China 19%, Spain 3%, Brazil 3%, Mexico 3% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, cars, jewelry, natural gas, broadcasting equipment (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, cars, natural gas, jewelry, vaccines and cultures (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1170,36 +1156,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "20" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1257,8 +1220,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army of the Dominican Republic (Ejercito de la Republica Dominicana, ERD), Navy (Armada de República Dominicana or ARD; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2023)", - "note": "note: in addition to the military, the Ministry of Armed Forces directs the Airport Security Authority and Civil Aviation (CESAC), Port Security Authority (CESEP), the Tourist Security Corps (CESTUR), and Border Security Corps (CESFRONT); the National Police (Policia Nacional) are under the Ministry of Interior" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army of the Dominican Republic (Ejercito de la Republica Dominicana, ERD), Navy (Armada de República Dominicana or ARD; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD); Ministry of Interior: National Police (Policia Nacional) (2023)", + "note": "note: in addition to the military, the Ministry of Armed Forces directs the Airport Security Authority and Civil Aviation (CESAC), Port Security Authority (CESEP), the Tourist Security Corps (CESTUR), and Border Security Corps (CESFRONT); these specialized corps are made up of military and civilian personnel and assist the National Police " }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 6d010941..53d78465 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -831,17 +828,6 @@ "text": "32.3% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "26.06% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "24.15% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "21.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$6.448 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1167,33 +1153,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "63" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "51 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1239,7 +1205,7 @@ }, "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) (2022)", + "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) (2023)", "note": "note: in 2016, El Salvador created a combined Army commando and National Civil Police unit to combat criminal gang violence" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1266,7 +1232,7 @@ "text": "the FAES is dependent on a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US; in recent years, the FAES has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Chile, Israel, Spain, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "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 non-commissioned officers (2023)", + "text": "18-30 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 non-commissioned officers (2023)", "note": "note: as of 2016, women made up about 6% of the active duty military" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 058152ec..61e391e6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 20 February 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Dickon MITCHELL (since 24 June 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister" @@ -488,10 +488,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (13 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 10 on the advice of the prime minister and 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms)
House of Representatives (15 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last appointments on 27 April 2018 (next no later than 2023)
House of Representatives - last held on 13 March 2018 (next no later than 2023)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 3 August 2022 (next no later than 2027)
House of Representatives - last held on 23 June 2022 (next no later than 2027)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 11, women 2 percent of women 15.4%
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 58.9%, NDC 40.5%; other 0.6% seats by party - NNP 15; composition - men 8, women 7, percent of women 46.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 32.1%" + "text": "Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NDC 7, NNP 3, independents 3
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NDC 51.8%; NNP 47.8%; other 0.4%; seats by party - NDC 9; NNP 6" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "small OECS service-based economy; large tourism, construction, transportation, and education sectors; major spice exporter; shrinking but still high public debt; vulnerable to hurricanes; declining remittances" + "text": "small OECS service-based economy; large tourism, construction, transportation, and education sectors; major spice exporter; shrinking but still high public debt; vulnerable to hurricanes; emerging blue economy incentives" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -699,17 +699,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "6.59% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "6.75% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.22% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$323 million (2019 est.)" @@ -758,7 +747,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 40%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7%, Saint Lucia 7%, France 6%, Netherlands 5%, Germany 5%, Ireland 5%, Antigua and Barbuda 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 30%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12%, France 7%, Germany 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 5% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "nutmeg, tuna, cocoa beans, fruits, nuts, toilet paper, acrylic paints, beer (2021)" @@ -775,10 +764,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 35%, Canada 24%, China 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 35%, Trinidad and Tobago 17%, Cayman Islands 8%, China 5%, United Kingdom 4% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "aircraft, poultry meat, cars, refined petroleum, food preparation materials (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, poultry, cars, food preparation materials, delivery trucks (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1011,15 +1000,6 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { @@ -1049,10 +1029,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2022)" + "text": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index e0a724ca..a326ad1a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 21.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -843,17 +840,6 @@ "text": "38.4% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "17.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "14.69% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "13.81% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$8.647 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1178,36 +1164,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "275" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "77" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "195 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1254,23 +1217,23 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Army of Guatemala (Ejercito de Guatemala): Land Forces (Fuerzas de Tierra), Naval Forces (Fuerzas de Mar), and Air Force (Fuerza de Aire); Ministry of Government (Interior): National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil; includes paramilitary units) (2022)" + "text": "Army of Guatemala (Ejercito de Guatemala; aka Armed Forces of Guatemala or Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala): Land Forces (Fuerzas de Tierra), Naval Forces (Fuerzas de Mar), and Air Force (Fuerza de Aire); Ministry of Government (Interior): National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil or PNC) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2021)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2018)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 875ead81..8f3ef627 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 34.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -633,7 +630,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Nicole D. THERIOT" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Eric William STROMAYER (since 3 July 2022)
" }, "embassy": { "text": "Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince" @@ -677,7 +674,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "small Caribbean island economy and OECS-member state; extreme poverty; enormous income inequalities; destabilization due to recent presidential assassination; US preferential market access; deteriorating human capital and infrastructure investments" + "text": "small Caribbean island economy and OECS-member state; extreme poverty and inflation; enormous income inequality; ongoing civil unrest due to recent presidential assassination; US preferential market access; very open to foreign direct investment" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -823,17 +820,6 @@ "text": "47.7% (2001)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "20.04% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "23.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "20.47% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.179 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -882,7 +868,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 81%, Canada 7% (2019)" + "text": "United States 83%, Canada 4%, Mexico 3%, India 1%, Hong Kong 1% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing and apparel, essential oils, eels, mangoes, scrap iron (2021)" @@ -899,10 +885,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 39%, China 22%, Turkey 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 26%, Dominican Republic 23%, China 19%, Turkey 3%, Indonesia 3% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, rice, clothing and apparel, palm oil, poultry meats (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, rice, clothing and apparel, poultry, palm oil (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1149,24 +1135,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "10" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1195,14 +1170,11 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017 to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; it established an Army command in 2018 (2022)", - "note": "note: the Haitian National Police (under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security) has a number of specialized units, including a coast guard, a presidential guard, and a paramilitary rapid-response Motorized Intervention Unit or BIM

 

" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "not available" + "text": "the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017; it established an Army command in 2018; Ministry of Justice and Public Security: Haitian National Police (Police Nationale d'Haïti or PNH) (2023)", + "note": "note: the PNH is responsible for maintaining public security; it includes police, corrections, fire, emergency response, airport security, port security, and coast guard functions; its units include a presidential guard and a paramilitary rapid-response Motorized Intervention Unit or BIM 

 

" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 1,200 active military troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); approximately 16,000 National Police (2022)" + "text": "up to 2,000 military troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "not available" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 039b1b7d..1a98f457 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -834,17 +831,6 @@ "text": "38.4% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "25.29% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "23.45% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "21.53% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$6.476 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1166,33 +1152,13 @@ "total": { "text": "13" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "90" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "73 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { @@ -1234,12 +1200,15 @@ }, "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 Military Police of Public Order (PMOP); Security Secretariat: Public Security Forces (includes Honduran National Police paramilitary units) (2022)", - "note": "note: the PMOP was created in 2013 to support the Honduran National Police (HNP) against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; as of 2022, the PMOP had approximately 5,000 troops; it reported to military authorities but conducted operations sanctioned by both civilian security officials and 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 Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP); Secretariat of Security: Honduran National Police (HNP) (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the HNP is responsible for internal security; some larger cities have police forces that operate independently of the national police and report to municipal authorities 

note 2: the PMOP supports the HNP against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; it is subordinate to the Secretariat of Defense/FFAA, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders 

note 3: the National Interinstitutional Security Force is an interagency command that coordinates the overlapping responsibilities of the HNP, PMOP, and other security organizations such as the National Intelligence Directorate and the Public Ministry (public prosecutor), but exercises coordination, command, and control responsibilities only during interagency operations involving those forces" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" @@ -1249,9 +1218,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1263,9 +1229,6 @@ "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary 2- to 3-year military service (men and women); no conscription (2022)", "note": "note: as of 2017, women made up over 4% of the active duty military" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "the armed forces, including the PMOP, are subordinate to the Secretariat of Defense, while the HNP reports to the Secretariat of Security; the National Interinstitutional Security Force is an interagency command that coordinates the overlapping responsibilities of the HNP, PMOP, National Intelligence Directorate, and Public Ministry (public prosecutor) but exercises coordination, command, and control responsibilities only during interagency operations involving those forces (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index ce4cacea..01fb2ab1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.7% (2016)" }, @@ -632,7 +629,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; prior to COVID-19 disruption, declining public debt and unemployment; environmentally fragile economy due to hurricanes and rising sea levels; persistently high crime, youth unemployment, and poverty" + "text": "upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; ongoing debt restructuring; hurricane-vulnerable economy; high crime, youth unemployment, and poverty; susceptible to commodity shocks from ongoing Russia invasion of Ukraine" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -787,17 +784,6 @@ "text": "29.3% (2015)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "25.29% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "22.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "16.19% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.029 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -849,7 +835,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 32%, Netherlands 11%, Germany 9%, Canada 7%, Iceland 7% (2019)" + "text": "United States 46%, Netherlands 9%, Canada 6%, United Kingdom 4&, Russia 3% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "aluminum oxide, refined petroleum, aluminum, rums, fruits, nuts, natural gas, sauces and seasonings (2021)" @@ -866,10 +852,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 43%, China 11% (2019)" + "text": "United States 35%, China 13%, Turkey 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 3%, Japan 3% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, cars, crude petroleum, natural gas, packaged medicines (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, natural gas, cars, crude petroleum, iron bars, steel bars (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1113,27 +1099,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "17" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1169,9 +1141,12 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Jamaica Defense Force (JDF): Jamaica Regiment (Ground Forces), Maritime-Air-Cyber Command (includes Coast Guard, Air Wing, Military Intelligence Unit, Special Activities Regiment, and Military Cyber Corps), Support Brigade (logistics, engineers, health service, and military police); Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC); Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) (2023)", - "note": "note: the JNSC is a third category of service that military recruits can join as a preparatory phase for future careers; JNSC soldiers receive basic military, vocational, and life skills training; upon completion of 12 months of service, soldiers can continue on with the JDF or the JDF reserves or seek  opportunities in other public sector entities such as the JCF, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the Jamaica Customs Agency, or the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency" + "note": "note 1: the JCF is the country’s police force; it has primary responsibility for internal security and has units for community policing, special response, intelligence gathering, and internal affairs; both it and the JDF are under the Ministry of National Security 

note 2: the JNSC is a third category of service that military recruits can join as a preparatory phase for future careers; JNSC soldiers receive basic military, vocational, and life skills training; upon completion of 12 months of service, soldiers can continue on with the JDF or the JDF reserves or seek  opportunities in other public sector entities such as the JCF, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the Jamaica Customs Agency, or the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1183,13 +1158,10 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 4,000 active duty personnel (2022)" + "text": "approximately 4,000 personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the JDF is lightly armed with a limited inventory featuring equipment mostly from Europe and the US (2022)" @@ -1198,7 +1170,7 @@ "text": "no conscription; 18-23 for voluntary military service (17 with parental consent); 18-28 for the reserves; since 2017, the JDF's standard mode of recruitment is to enroll recruits ages 18-23 through the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC); in the JNSC, soldiers receive basic military, vocational, and life skills training; upon completion of 12 months of service, soldiers can continue on with the JDF or seek other opportunities with other government agencies (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the JDF’s primary missions are maritime/border and internal security, including support to police operations in combating crime and violence (2023)" + "text": "the JDF’s primary missions are border, internal, and maritime security, including support to police operations in combating crime and violence (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 6d36806b..2c64d8d6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -269,9 +269,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -400,7 +397,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Andrew PEARCE (since 1 February 2018)" + "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Sarah TUCKER (since 6 April 2023)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Premier Easton TAYLOR-FARRELL (since 19 November 2019); note - effective with the Constitution Order 2010, October 2010, the office of premier replaced the office of chief minister" @@ -599,6 +596,9 @@ } }, "Exports": { + "Exports 2021": { + "text": "$11.9 million (2021 est.)" + }, "Exports 2017": { "text": "$4.4 million (2017 est.)" }, @@ -607,12 +607,15 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Antigua and Barbuda 19%, United States 18%, France 17%, Singapore 14%, Belgium 9%, Netherlands 5% (2019)" + "text": "Canada 48%, United States 14%, Belgium 14%, France 11%, Cost Rica 3% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "sand, iron products, seats, medical instruments, fish (2019)" + "text": "iron products, needles and catheters, sand, dental filling pharmaceuticals, gravel (2021)" }, "Imports": { + "Imports 2021": { + "text": "$15.3 million (2021 est.)" + }, "Imports 2017": { "text": "$39.44 million (2017 est.)" }, @@ -621,10 +624,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 70%, United Kingdom 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 47%, Trinidad and Tobago 19%, United Kingdom 9%, Barbados 3%, Japan 2% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, cars, oranges, electric motors, broadcasting equipment (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, food preparations, cars, broadcasting equipment, poultry (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017": { @@ -854,9 +857,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index cdfeb794..611e806a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -233,9 +233,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.2% of population (2017)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -614,9 +611,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 784c0d6b..355c7969 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 19.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -860,7 +857,7 @@ "text": "United States 60%, El Salvador 5%, Mexico 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "clothing and apparel, gold, insulated wiring, coffee, beef (2019)" + "text": "clothing and apparel, gold, insulated wiring, coffee, beef, cigars (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1124,33 +1121,13 @@ "total": { "text": "12" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "135" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "119 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "54 km oil (2013)" @@ -1189,6 +1166,9 @@ "note": "note: both the military and the police report directly to the president" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1196,13 +1176,10 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 6f781ba6..fce1808d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 12.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1159,36 +1156,13 @@ "total": { "text": "57" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "30 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "60" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "51 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 3cf1ec6e..950312b2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -501,9 +498,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Transportation - note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 4c4da7b1..43050fae 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -942,36 +939,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "12" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 4ea88ee0..efa02061 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ "text": "total: 12.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.9% (2016)" }, @@ -490,7 +487,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Marcella LIBURD (since 4 February 2023)" + "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Marcella LIBURD (since 1 February 2023)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Dr. Terrance DREW (since 6 August 2022); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Geoffrey HANLEY (since 13 August 2022)" @@ -581,7 +578,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; better debt balancing; CARICOM member; growing offshore financial hub; environmentally fragile; unique citizenship-driven growth model; increased telecommunications focus" + "text": "high-income, tourism-based Caribbean OECS economy; better debt balancing; CARICOM and ECCU member; growing offshore financial and telecommunications hub; environmentally fragile; unique citizenship-driven growth model" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -739,10 +736,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 69%, Germany 8%, Italy 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 56%, Italy 19%, Canada 4%, Germany 3%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "low-voltage protection equipment, broadcasting equipment, measuring instruments, electric motor parts, electrical transformers (2019)" + "text": "broadcasting equipment, recreational boats, electrical plugs and sockets, measuring instruments, electrical transformers (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -756,10 +753,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 59%, Peru 6%, Germany 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 50%, Trinidad and Tobago 10%, China 5%, Jamaica 4%, Germany 4% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, jewelry, ships, cars, poultry meats, cement (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, ships, cars, poultry, valves, jewelry (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -992,12 +989,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 10f5cf8a..ce9af7d7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ "text": "total: 6.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, @@ -592,7 +589,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; environmentally fragile; energy import-dependent; OECS host; major banana producer; well-educated labor force; key infrastructure improvements; investing in communications and IT" + "text": "upper middle-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; environmentally fragile; energy import-dependent; major banana producer; well-educated labor force; key infrastructure, IT, and communications investments" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -783,10 +780,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 29%, Uruguay 16%, Barbados 8%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.5%, United Kingdom 6%, Dominica 6%, Guyana 5%, France 5% (2019)" + "text": "Brazil 98% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, beer, jewelry, bananas, refined petroleum, rum (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, fertilizers, refined petroleum, polymers, aluminum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -800,10 +797,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Colombia 46%, United States 30%, Trinidad and Tobago 5% (2019)" + "text": "Brazil 64%, United States 14%, Russia 8%, Colombia 7%, Trinidad and Tobago 2% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, refined petroleum, cars, poultry meats, natural gas (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, poultry, sugar, refined petroleum, soybeans, beef, corn, wheat (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1042,12 +1039,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index dd970690..08ee84e3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -220,9 +220,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -444,9 +441,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 55cbfe0c..ca598cb9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.6% (2016)" }, @@ -599,7 +596,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income Caribbean island economy; predominantly driven by oil and gas (80% of exports); growing Venezuelan relations threaten US support; growing tourism; key regional finance hub; rising drug-related crime; high public debt; systemic corruption" + "text": "high-income Caribbean economy; major hydrocarbon exporter; key tourism and finance sectors; high inflation and growing public debt; long foreign currency access delays; large foreign reserves and sovereign wealth fund" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -794,10 +791,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 33%, Guyana 9%, Spain 6%, China 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 37%, Guyana 6%, China 5%, Mexico 4%, Belgium 4% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, industrial alcohols, crude petroleum, ammonia, iron products, refined petroleum (2019)" + "text": "ammonia, industrial alcohols, natural gas, crude petroleum, iron products, fertilizers, refined petroleum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -811,10 +808,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 40%, Guyana 19%, China 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 37%, China 9%, Mexico 6%, Brazil 5%, Canada 4% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, excavation machinery, shipping containers, iron, cars (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, iron, excavation machinery, ships, cars (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1056,24 +1053,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "257 km condensate, 11 km condensate/gas, 1,567 km gas, 587 km oil (2013)" @@ -1104,6 +1090,9 @@ "note": "note: the Ministry of National Security oversees defense, immigration, and the police" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1115,9 +1104,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 8855928d..89150ec5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ "text": "total: 12% of population (2017)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -831,27 +828,13 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index ab0ff026..a2c5f264 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2017)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -774,9 +771,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 052138fe..0de059bc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -271,9 +271,6 @@ "text": "total: 9.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.7% (2016)" }, @@ -571,7 +568,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; key agriculture and tourism sectors; environmentally fragile; major banana and arrowroot exporter; CARICOM member and US Caribbean Basin Initiative beneficiary" + "text": "upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; key agriculture and tourism sectors; environmentally fragile; diversifying economy across services, science and knowledge, and creative industries; CARICOM member and US Caribbean Basin Initiative beneficiary" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -763,10 +760,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Jordan 39%, Singapore 14% (2019)" + "text": "Netherlands 45%, India 9%, United States 6%, Barbados 5%, Greece 5% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, drilling platforms and ships, recreational boats, collector's items, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch (2019)" + "text": "recreational boats, drilling platforms, cargo ships, wheat flours, animal food, collector's items (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -780,10 +777,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 30%, Trinidad and Tobago 12%, China 8%, United Kingdom 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 29%, Netherlands 15%, Trinidad and Tobago 10%, China 8%, France 5% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, ships, poultry meats, tug boats, recreational boats (2019)" + "text": "dredger ships, refined petroleum, floating docks, aircraft, poultry, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1024,24 +1021,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 6e5d0637..568ea08e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -832,21 +829,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index b2be041d..56af65dc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -834,12 +831,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 4c69aa35..030c6060 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, @@ -819,17 +816,6 @@ "text": "22.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "32.69% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "31.14% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "27.17% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.878 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -884,7 +870,7 @@ "text": "United Kingdom 56%, Kazakhstan 13%, Russia 13%, Uzbekistan 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, precious metals, various beans, refined petroleum, scrap copper (2019)" + "text": "gold, float glass, precious metals, kidney beans, refined petroleum, scrap copper, dried fruits (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1145,33 +1131,13 @@ "total": { "text": "18" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "10" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "4,195 km gas (2022), 16 km oil (2022) (2022)" diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 083fefe8..3d1e647c 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21% (2016)" }, @@ -844,17 +841,6 @@ "text": "23.3% (2016)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.16% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.22% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.28% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$29.955 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1173,42 +1159,13 @@ "total": { "text": "63" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "33" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 87ff2a09..78fada3e 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ "text": "total: 10.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -568,7 +565,7 @@ }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

note 2: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"; it similarly does not recognize the annexation of the Ukrainian oblasts Dontetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhiya, and Kherson" + "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

note 2: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"; it similarly does not recognize the annexation of the Ukrainian oblasts Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson" }, "Independence": { "text": "25 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union; Russian SFSR renamed Russian Federation); notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" @@ -1207,42 +1204,13 @@ "total": { "text": "594" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "54" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "197" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "123" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "95" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "125 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "624" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "69" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "81" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "457 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "49 (2021)" diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 6ccead62..811c35ed 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1130,36 +1127,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "549 km gas, 38 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index ceb080fa..926eab91 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.6% (2016)" }, @@ -1120,30 +1117,13 @@ "total": { "text": "21" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 66129183..d10a4496 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ "major-language sample(s)": { "text": "
Jahon faktlari kitobi, asosiy ma'lumotlar uchun zaruriy manba. (Uzbek)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." }, - "note": "note: in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status" + "note": "note: in the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%" @@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, @@ -1137,33 +1134,13 @@ "total": { "text": "33" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "20" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "13,700 km gas, 944 km oil (2016)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 5735c84e..74a0ac2e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ "text": "total: 14.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -867,17 +864,6 @@ "text": "32.4% (1998)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.85% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.72% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "3.98% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$13.361 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1202,36 +1188,13 @@ "total": { "text": "36" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "28" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "11 (2021)" @@ -1301,7 +1264,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimates vary widely, from approximately 300,000 to as many as 400,000 active duty personnel (2022)" + "text": "estimates vary widely, from approximately 250,000 to as many as 400,000 personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Burmese military inventory is comprised mostly of older Chinese and Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a smaller mix of more modern acquisitions; in recent years, China and Russia have been the leading suppliers of military hardware; Burma has a limited defense industry, including a growing shipbuilding capability and some production of ground force equipment that is largely based on Chinese and Russian designs (2022)" @@ -1310,7 +1273,7 @@ "text": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary military service; no conscription (a 2010 law reintroducing conscription has not yet entered into force); 2-year service obligation; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be stretched to 5 years in an officially declared emergency (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "since the country’s founding, the Tatmadaw has been heavily involved in domestic politics and the national economy; it ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; prior to the most recent coup in 2021, the military already controlled three key security ministries (Defense, Border, and Home Affairs), one of two vice presidential appointments, 25% of the parliamentary seats, and had a proxy political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); it owns and operates two business conglomerates that have over 100 subsidiaries; the business activities of these conglomerates include banking and insurance, hotels, tourism, jade and ruby mining, timber, construction, real estate, and the production of palm oil, sugar, soap, cement, beverages, drinking water, coal, and gas; some of the companies supply goods and services to the military, such as food, clothing, insurance, and cellphone service; the military also manages a film industry, publishing houses, and television stations

the Tatmadaw's primary operational focus is internal security, and it is conducting widespread counterinsurgency operations against anti-regime forces that launched an armed rebellion following the 2021 coup and an array of ethnically-based separatist groups, some of which have considerable military capabilities; it has been accused of  committing atrocities in the conduct of its campaign against the insurgency

the Army is the dominant service and largely configured for counterinsurgency operations, although it has some conventional warfare capabilities; its principal combat forces are organized into 10 centrally-commanded light infantry/rapid reaction divisions, approximately 20 regionally-based, divisional-sized “military operations commands,” and several brigade-sized “regional operations commands”; the Army’s insurgency operations are supported by the National Police, which has dozens of paramilitary combat police battalions; the Air Force also has a large counterinsurgency role with more than 100 combat-capable aircraft and helicopters, mostly ground attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, complemented by some multipurpose fighters; the Navy has traditionally been a coastal defense force, and the majority of the combat fleet consists of fast attack and patrol vessels; however, in recent years the Navy has expanded its blue water capabilities and has a small force of frigates and corvettes, as well as a landing platform docking (LPD) amphibious assault ship and 2 attack submarines acquired since 2020

the military is supported by hundreds of pro-government militias; some are integrated within the Tatmadaw’s command structure as Border Guard Forces, which are organized as battalions with a mix of militia forces, ethnic armed groups, and government soldiers that are armed, supplied, and paid by the Tatmadaw; other pro-military government militias are not integrated within the Tatmadaw command structure but receive direction and some support from the military and are recognized as government militias; a third type of pro-government militias are small community-based units that are armed, coordinated, and trained by local Tatmadaw forces and activated as needed; the military junta has raised new militia units to help combat the popular uprising

ethnic-based armed groups have been fighting for self-rule against the Burmese Government since 1948; there are approximately 20 such groups operating in Burma with strengths of a few hundred up to more than 25,000 estimated fighters; some are organized along military lines with \"brigades\" and \"divisions\" and armed with heavy weaponry, including artillery; they control large tracts of the country’s territory, primarily in the border regions; key groups include the United Wa State Army, Karen National Union, Kachin Independence Army, Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army

the rebel National Unity Government claims its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has more than 60,000 fighters loosely organized into battalions; in addition, several armed ethnic groups have added their support to anti-junta resistance groups or joined forces with local units of the PDF (2023)" + "text": "since the country’s founding, the Tatmadaw has been heavily involved in domestic politics and the national economy; it ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; prior to the most recent coup in 2021, the military already controlled three key security ministries (Defense, Border, and Home Affairs), one of two vice presidential appointments, 25% of the parliamentary seats, and had a proxy political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); it owns and operates two business conglomerates that have over 100 subsidiaries; the business activities of these conglomerates include banking and insurance, hotels, tourism, jade and ruby mining, timber, construction, real estate, and the production of palm oil, sugar, soap, cement, beverages, drinking water, coal, and gas; some of the companies supply goods and services to the military, such as food, clothing, insurance, and cellphone service; the military also manages a film industry, publishing houses, and television stations

the Tatmadaw's primary operational focus is internal security, and it is conducting widespread counterinsurgency operations against anti-regime forces that launched an armed rebellion following the 2021 coup and an array of ethnically-based separatist groups, some of which have considerable military capabilities; it has been accused of  committing atrocities in the conduct of its campaign against the insurgency

the Army is the dominant service and largely configured for counterinsurgency operations, although it has some conventional warfare capabilities; its principal combat forces are organized into 10 centrally-commanded light infantry/rapid reaction divisions, which have a key role in fighting against insurgents; the light infantry divisions are supported by approximately 20 regionally-based, divisional-sized “military operations commands,” and several brigade-sized “regional operations commands”; the Army’s insurgency operations are supported by the National Police, which has dozens of paramilitary combat police battalions; the Air Force also has a large counterinsurgency role with more than 100 combat-capable aircraft and helicopters, mostly ground attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, complemented by some multipurpose fighters; the Navy has traditionally been a coastal defense force, and the majority of the combat fleet consists of fast attack and patrol vessels; however, in recent years the Navy has expanded its blue water capabilities and has a small force of frigates and corvettes, as well as a landing platform docking (LPD) amphibious assault ship and 2 attack submarines acquired since 2020

the military is supported by hundreds of pro-government militias; some are integrated within the Tatmadaw’s command structure as Border Guard Forces, which are organized as battalions with a mix of militia forces, ethnic armed groups, and government soldiers that are armed, supplied, and paid by the Tatmadaw; other pro-military government militias are not integrated within the Tatmadaw command structure but receive direction and some support from the military and are recognized as government militias; a third type of pro-government militias are small community-based units that are armed, coordinated, and trained by local Tatmadaw forces and activated as needed; the military junta has raised new militia units to help combat the popular uprising

ethnic-based armed groups have been fighting for self-rule against the Burmese Government since 1948; there are approximately 20 such groups operating in Burma with strengths of a few hundred up to more than 25,000 estimated fighters; some are organized along military lines with \"brigades\" and \"divisions\" and armed with heavy weaponry, including artillery; they control large tracts of the country’s territory, primarily in the border regions; key groups include the United Wa State Army, Karen National Union, Kachin Independence Army, Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army

the rebel National Unity Government claims its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has more than 60,000 fighters loosely organized into battalions; in addition, several armed ethnic groups have added their support to anti-junta resistance groups or joined forces with local units of the PDF (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 6bb6ff5f..e6295269 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "14.1% (2016)" }, @@ -758,14 +755,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2020 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.058 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1083,9 +1072,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index d9349cd8..e6f935ca 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "total: 23.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -840,17 +837,6 @@ "text": "28% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.28% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "4.92% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.63% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$7.254 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,30 +1160,13 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "10" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 658ebf16..2b14edb7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -315,9 +315,6 @@ "text": "total: 5.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -892,17 +889,6 @@ }, "note": "note: data are for urban households only" }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.983 trillion (2019 est.)" @@ -1220,42 +1206,13 @@ "total": { "text": "510" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "87" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "187" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "109" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "43" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "84 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "23" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "0" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "39 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index c41d07e9..557a1867 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ "text": "total: 3.6% of population (2017)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -700,17 +697,6 @@ "text": "38.1% (2016) NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$70.124 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1026,12 +1012,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index a649f8bd..b506cc67 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 7.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -877,17 +874,6 @@ "text": "28.2% (2010)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.79% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.91% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$130.872 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1212,36 +1198,13 @@ "total": { "text": "186" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "51" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "72" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "37 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "487" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "460 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "76 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 176266c6..f54850a2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing. In November 2019, ABE became Japan's longest-serving post-war prime minister; he resigned in September 2020 and was succeeded by Yoshihide SUGA. Fumio KISHIDA became prime minister in October 2021.

" + "text": "

In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. Prime Minister ABE Shinzo was reelected to office in December 2012, and embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing. In November 2019, ABE became Japan's longest-serving post-war prime minister; he resigned in September 2020 and was succeeded by SUGA Yoshihide. KISHIDA Fumio became prime minister in October 2021.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.3% (2016)" }, @@ -822,17 +819,6 @@ "text": "24.8% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.09% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.756 trillion (2019 est.)" @@ -1152,33 +1138,13 @@ "total": { "text": "142" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "45" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "38" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "28" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "25 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "33" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "28 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "16 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 0861eaf7..d5a3cd9f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: 14.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.8% (2016)" }, @@ -1003,39 +1000,13 @@ "total": { "text": "39" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "43" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "23 (2021)" @@ -1100,7 +1071,7 @@ "note": "note: the bulk of the KPA is made up of conscripts; as many as 20% of North Korean males between the ages of 16 and 54 are in the military at a given time and possibly up to 30 percent of males between the ages of 18 and 27, not counting the reserves or paramilitary units; women comprise about 20% of the military by some estimates" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement

the KPA was founded in 1948; Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

North Korea’s growing ballistic missile program includes close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received its first ballistic missiles, short-range FROGs (free rocket over ground), from the Soviet Union in the 1960s, but its modern ballistic missile program is generally thought to date back to the mid-1970s when it received a Soviet Scud-class missile, likely from Egypt; the North reverse-engineered the missile and developed an indigenously built version in 1984; it flight-tested its first Scud-based medium-range Nodong missile in 1990, and probably began development of the multi-stage Taepodong missiles around this time as well; the North revealed its first road-mobile ICBM in 2012 and conducted the first test of an ICBM-class system in 2017; it conducted additional ICBM tests in 2022 (2023)" + "text": "North Korea is one of the most militarized countries in the World, and the KPA is one of the World’s largest military forces; the KPA’s primary responsibilities are national defense and protection of the Kim regime; it also provides considerable support to domestic economic projects such as agriculture production and infrastructure construction; North Korea views the US as its primary external security threat while South Korea and Japan are treated as extensions of perceived US aggression; the North also sees South Korea’s different economic and political systems as a threat to the regime’s legitimacy; the Kim regime is driven by fears of threats to its power from internal sources as well 

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement

the KPA was founded in 1948; Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

North Korea’s growing ballistic missile program includes close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received its first ballistic missiles, short-range FROGs (free rocket over ground), from the Soviet Union in the 1960s, but its modern ballistic missile program is generally thought to date back to the mid-1970s when it received a Soviet Scud-class missile, likely from Egypt; the North reverse-engineered the missile and developed an indigenously built version in 1984; it flight-tested its first Scud-based medium-range Nodong missile in 1990, and probably began development of the multi-stage Taepodong missiles around this time as well; the North revealed its first road-mobile ICBM in 2012 and conducted the first test of an ICBM-class system in 2017; it conducted additional ICBM tests in 2022 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 760f6532..16080f9c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.7% (2016)" }, @@ -818,17 +815,6 @@ "text": "48.5% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.43% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.45% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.43% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$378.552 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1144,33 +1130,13 @@ "total": { "text": "71" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "23 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "40" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "38 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "466 (2021)" @@ -1259,7 +1225,7 @@ "text": "250 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 280 South Sudan (UNMISS); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, South Korea has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters off of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa

South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the Cheonan, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement (2023)" + "text": "the South Korean military is a professional and well-equipped force that trains regularly, including bilateral and multinational exercises; the military is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea but also deploys abroad for multinational missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations

South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country and conducts bilateral exercises with the South Korean military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa

South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the Cheonan, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index bb0ae2b7..efa033a9 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century, when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013.

In the 2010s, the country benefited from direct foreign investment, particularly in the natural resource and industry sectors. Construction of a number of large hydropower dams and expanding mining activities have also boosted the economy. Laos has retained its official commitment to communism and maintains close ties with its two communist neighbors, Vietnam and China, both of which continue to exert substantial political and economic influence on the country. China, for example, provided 70% of the funding for a $5.9 billion, 400-km railway line between the Chinese border and the capital Vientiane, which opened for operations in December 2021. Laos financed the remaining 30% with loans from China. At the same time, Laos has expanded its economic reliance on the West and other Asian countries, such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand." + "text": "Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century, when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013.

In the 2010s, the country benefited from direct foreign investment, particularly in the natural resource and industry sectors. Construction of a number of large hydropower dams and expanding mining activities have also boosted the economy. Laos has retained its official commitment to communism and maintains close ties with its two communist neighbors, Vietnam and China, both of which continue to exert substantial political and economic influence on the country. China, for example, provided 70% of the funding for a $5.9 billion, 400-km railway line between the Chinese border and the capital Vientiane, which opened for operations in December 2021. Laos financed the remaining 30% with loans from China. At the same time, Laos has expanded its economic reliance on the West and other Asian countries, such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. In 2023, Lao households faced the highest inflation in almost a quarter century, with year-on-year inflation reaching 40% early in the year." } }, "Geography": { @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 17.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -501,7 +498,7 @@ "text": "Lao People's Democratic Republic" }, "conventional short form": { - "text": "Laos or Lao PDR" + "text": "Laos " }, "local long form": { "text": "Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao" @@ -509,6 +506,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Mueang Lao (unofficial)" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "Lao PDR" + }, "etymology": { "text": "name means \"Land of the Lao [people]\"" } @@ -842,17 +842,6 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.22% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.58% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.32% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.896 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -904,7 +893,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 36%, China 28%, Vietnam 16% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "electricity, copper, rubber, gold, flavored water (2019)" + "text": "electricity, gold, paper, copper, rubber, flavored water (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1174,30 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "33" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "22 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "540 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 7d723b33..305e611f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its \"one country, two systems\" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a \"high degree of autonomy\" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years." + "text": "Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its \"one country, two systems\" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a \"high degree of autonomy\" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years. However, following a multi-year crackdown by China against a pro-democracy movement in nearby Hong Kong, the governments of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region similarly worked to limit Macao's political autonomy by suppressing opposition activity in the 2021 legislative elections." } }, "Geography": { @@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ "Physicians density": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -623,17 +620,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.08% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$18.119 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -686,7 +672,7 @@ "text": "Hong Kong 66%, China 9% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "broadcasting equipment, jewelry, watches, trunks/cases, telephones (2019)" + "text": "jewelry, broadcasting equipment, watches, telephones, clothing and apparel (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -951,9 +937,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 2e1d5cfa..e09d583c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 11.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.6% (2016)" }, @@ -832,17 +829,6 @@ "text": "5.7% (2017)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "4.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.95% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "3.34% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.699 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -897,7 +883,7 @@ "text": "China 81%, Switzerland 9% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "coal, copper, gold, iron, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "copper, coal, gold, iron, animal hair, crude petroleum, zinc (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1164,33 +1150,13 @@ "total": { "text": "15" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "29" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "24" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1263,7 +1229,7 @@ "note": "note: from 2003 to July 2021, some 3,300 Mongolian troops served in Afghanistan, including about 1,300 under the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (2015 to 2021); since 2002, Mongolia has deployed more than 19,000 peacekeepers and observers to UN operations in more than a dozen countries" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Mongolia has been engaged in dialogue and cooperation with NATO since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; Mongolia supported the NATO-led Kosovo Force from 2005-2007 and contributed troops to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 2009-2014, as well as to the follow-on Resolute Support Mission that provided training, advice, and other assistance to the Afghan security forces (2015-2021) (2022)" + "text": "the MAF does not face any significant external military threats and focuses instead on counterterrorism, disaster response, and international peacekeeping; the Ground Force is the military’s primary service and is centered on a motorized infantry brigade equipped largely with Soviet-era equipment; it also has a battalion devoted to peacekeeping duties and hosts an annual international peacekeeping exercise known as “Khaan Quest”; Mongolia’s primary military partner is Russia, and in addition to receiving Russian military equipment, the MAF participates in Russia’s large “Vostok” exercise, which is conducted every four years 

Mongolia has been engaged in dialogue and cooperation with NATO since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; Mongolia supported the NATO-led Kosovo Force from 2005-2007 and contributed troops to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 2009-2014, as well as to the follow-on Resolute Support Mission that provided training, advice, and other assistance to the Afghan security forces (2015-2021) (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index be2e771e..3ef26d6e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Malaysia’s location has long made it an important cultural, economic, historical, social, and trade link between the islands of Southeast Asia and the mainland. Through the Strait of Malacca, which separates the Malay Peninsula from the archipelago, flowed maritime trade and with it influences from China, India, the Middle East, and the east coast of Africa. Prior to the 14th century, several powerful maritime empires existed in what is modern-day Malaysia, including the Srivijayan, which controlled much of the southern part of the peninsula between the 7th and 13th centuries, and the Majapahit Empire, which took control over most of the peninsula and the Malay Archipelago between the 13th and 14th centuries. The adoption of Islam between the 13th and 17th centuries also saw the rise of a number of powerful maritime states and sultanates on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo, such as the port city of Malacca (Melaka), which at its height in the 15th century had a navy and hosted thousands of Chinese, Arab, Persian, and Indian merchants.

The Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century were the first European colonial powers to establish themselves on the Malay Peninsula and Southeast Asia. However, it was the British who ultimately secured their hegemony across the territory and during the late 18th and 19th centuries established colonies and protectorates in the area that is now Malaysia. These holdings were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's expulsion in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister MAHATHIR and a newly formed coalition of opposition parties defeated Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in May 2018, ending over 60 years of uninterrupted rule by UMNO. Since 2018, Malaysia has undergone considerable political upheaval with a succession of coalition governments holding power.

" + "text": "

Malaysia’s location has long made it an important cultural, economic, historical, social, and trade link between the islands of Southeast Asia and the mainland. Through the Strait of Malacca, which separates the Malay Peninsula from the archipelago, flowed maritime trade and with it influences from China, India, the Middle East, and the east coast of Africa. Prior to the 14th century, several powerful maritime empires existed in what is modern-day Malaysia, including the Srivijayan, which controlled much of the southern part of the peninsula between the 7th and 13th centuries, and the Majapahit Empire, which took control over most of the peninsula and the Malay Archipelago between the 13th and 14th centuries. The adoption of Islam between the 13th and 17th centuries also saw the rise of a number of powerful maritime states and sultanates on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo, such as the port city of Malacca (Melaka), which at its height in the 15th century had a navy and hosted thousands of Chinese, Arab, Persian, and Indian merchants.

The Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century were the first European colonial powers to establish themselves on the Malay Peninsula and Southeast Asia. However, it was the British who ultimately secured their hegemony across the territory and during the late 18th and 19th centuries established colonies and protectorates in the area that is now Malaysia. These holdings were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's expulsion in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister MAHATHIR and a newly formed coalition of opposition parties defeated Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in May 2018, ending over 60 years of uninterrupted rule by UMNO. Since 2018, Malaysia has undergone considerable political upheaval with a succession of coalition governments holding power. However, following legislative elections in 2022, Anwar IBRAHIM was appointed prime minister after more than 20 years in opposition. His ruling coalition holds a two-thirds majority in the Malaysian parliament.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -896,7 +893,7 @@ "text": "Singapore 13%, China 13%, United States 11%, Hong Kong 6%, Japan 6%, Thailand 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "integrated circuits, refined petroleum, natural gas, semiconductors, palm oil (2019)" + "text": "integrated circuits, refined petroleum, palm oil, rubber apparel, natural gas, semiconductors (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1160,33 +1157,13 @@ "total": { "text": "39" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "75" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "69 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "4 (2021)" @@ -1278,7 +1255,7 @@ "text": "830 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "maritime security has long been a top priority for the Malaysian Armed Forces, but it has received even greater emphasis in the 2000s, particularly anti-piracy operations in the Strait of Malacca and countering Chinese naval incursions in Malaysia’s Economic Exclusion Zone, as well as addressing identified shortfalls in maritime capabilities; as such, it has undertaken modest efforts to procure more modern ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, restructure naval command and control, and increase naval cooperation with regional and international partners; as of 2023, for example, the Navy had 5 frigates on order, which would increase the number of operational frigates from 2 to 7; in addition, it began tri-lateral air and naval patrols with Indonesia and the Philippines in 2017; Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military, including on maritime surveillance and participating regularly in bilateral and multilateral training exercises

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2023)" + "text": "the MAF is a professional force primarily focused on internal and maritime security and responding to natural disasters; maritime security has received increased emphasis in recent years, particularly anti-piracy operations in the Strait of Malacca and countering Chinese incursions in Malaysia’s Economic Exclusion Zone, as well as addressing identified shortfalls in maritime capabilities; as such, Malaysia has undertaken efforts to procure more modern ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, restructure naval command and control, and increase naval cooperation with regional and international partners; as of 2023, for example, the Navy had 5 frigates on order, which would increase the number of operational frigates from 2 to 7, and complement its small inventory of littoral combat ships (comparable to light frigates in capabilities) and offshore patrol vessels, as well as its 2 attack-type submarines; in addition, the Navy conducts air and naval patrols with Indonesia and the Philippines; it also cooperates with the US military, including on maritime surveillance and training; the Army’s force structure reflects its traditional focus on counterinsurgency operations and terrorist threats; its 4 divisional commands are comprised largely of infantry brigades; it also has 2 security brigades, an airborne brigade that serves as a rapid-reaction force, and a special operations brigade; Malaysia does not have a marine corps, but places considerable emphasis on amphibious capabilities for some of its Army ground units; the Air Force has a mix of about 50 combat aircraft and helicopters 

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "

the International Maritime Bureau reported four attacks in the territorial and offshore waters of Malaysia in 2022; the South China Sea remains a high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the Singapore Straits saw 38 attacks against commercial vessels in 2022, a slight increase over 2021 and the highest number of incidents reported since 1992; vessels were boarded in all of the 38 attacks while underway, four crew were taken hostage during these incidents

" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json index bd0ac95d..abc36dce 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json @@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -191,10 +188,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, - "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" + "note": "note 1: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)
note 2: controlled by China" }, "Ports and terminals": { "text": "small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island" @@ -202,7 +196,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { - "text": "occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woody, and Yagong islands; South Sand and West Sand; Observation Bank); the outposts range in size from one or two buildings to bases with significant military infrastructure; Woody Island is the main base in the Paracels and includes an airstrip with fighter aircraft hangers, naval facilities, surveillance radars, and defenses such as surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles; fighter aircraft have deployed to the island (2022)" + "text": "occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woody, and Yagong islands; South Sand and West Sand; Observation Bank); the outposts range in size from one or two buildings to bases with significant military infrastructure; Woody Island is the main base in the Paracels and includes an airstrip with fighter aircraft hangers, naval facilities, surveillance radars, and defenses such as surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles; fighter aircraft have deployed to the island (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json index 96df8ac3..b260566c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json @@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -178,16 +175,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" + "text": "7" }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, @@ -195,9 +183,7 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "5 (2021)" @@ -208,7 +194,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { - "text": "the Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam

China: occupies 7 outposts (Fiery Cross, Mischief, Subi, Cuarteron, Gavin, Hughes, and Johnson reefs); the outposts on Fiery Cross, Mischief, and Subi include air bases with helipads and aircraft hangers, naval port facilities, surveillance radars, air defense and anti-ship missile sites, and other military infrastructure such as communications, barracks, maintenance facilities, and ammunition and fuel bunkers

Malaysia:  occupies 5 outposts in the southern portion of the archipelago, closest to the Malaysian state of Sabah (Ardasier Reef, Eric Reef, Mariveles Reef, Shallow Reef, and Investigator Shoal); all the outposts have helicopter landing pads, while Shallow Reef also has an airstrip

Philippines: occupies 9 features (Commodore Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Flat Island, Loaita Cay, Loaita Island, Nanshan Island, Northeast Cay, Thitu Island, and West York Island); Thitu Island has the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys

Taiwan: maintains a coast guard outpost with an airstrip on Itu Aba Island

Vietnam: occupies about 50 outposts spread across 27 features, including facilities on 21 rocks and reefs in the Spratlys, plus 14 platforms known as “economic, scientific, and technological service stations,” or Dịch vụ-Khoa (DK1), on six underwater banks to the southeast that Vietnam does not consider part of the disputed island chain, although China and Taiwan disagree; Spratly Islands outposts are on Alison Reef, Amboyna Cay, Barque Canada Reef, Central Reef, Collins Reef, Cornwallis South Reef, Discovery Great Reef, East Reef, Grierson Reef, Ladd Reef, Landsdowne Reef, Namyit Island, Pearson Reef, Petley Reef, Sand Cay, Sin Cowe Island, South Reef, Southwest Cay, Spratly Island, Tennent Reef, West Reef; Spratly Island includes an airstrip with aircraft hangers; the six underwater banks with outposts include Vanguard, Rifleman, Prince of Wales, Prince Consort, Grainger, and Alexandra; over the past few years, Vietnam has continued to make modest improvements to its outposts, including defensive positions and infrastructure (2022)" + "text": "the Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam

China: occupies 7 outposts (Fiery Cross, Mischief, Subi, Cuarteron, Gavin, Hughes, and Johnson reefs); the outposts on Fiery Cross, Mischief, and Subi include air bases with helipads and aircraft hangers, naval port facilities, surveillance radars, air defense and anti-ship missile sites, and other military infrastructure such as communications, barracks, maintenance facilities, and ammunition and fuel bunkers

Malaysia:  occupies 5 outposts in the southern portion of the archipelago, closest to the Malaysian state of Sabah (Ardasier Reef, Eric Reef, Mariveles Reef, Shallow Reef, and Investigator Shoal); all the outposts have helicopter landing pads, while Shallow Reef also has an airstrip

Philippines: occupies 9 features (Commodore Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Flat Island, Loaita Cay, Loaita Island, Nanshan Island, Northeast Cay, Thitu Island, and West York Island); Thitu Island has the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys

Taiwan: maintains a coast guard outpost with an airstrip on Itu Aba Island

Vietnam: occupies about 50 outposts spread across 27 features, including facilities on 21 rocks and reefs in the Spratlys, plus 14 platforms known as “economic, scientific, and technological service stations,” or Dịch vụ-Khoa (DK1), on six underwater banks to the southeast that Vietnam does not consider part of the disputed island chain, although China and Taiwan disagree; Spratly Islands outposts are on Alison Reef, Amboyna Cay, Barque Canada Reef, Central Reef, Collins Reef, Cornwallis South Reef, Discovery Great Reef, East Reef, Grierson Reef, Ladd Reef, Landsdowne Reef, Namyit Island, Pearson Reef, Petley Reef, Sand Cay, Sin Cowe Island, South Reef, Southwest Cay, Spratly Island, Tennent Reef, West Reef; Spratly Island includes an airstrip with aircraft hangers; the six underwater banks with outposts include Vanguard, Rifleman, Prince of Wales, Prince Consort, Grainger, and Alexandra; over the past few years, Vietnam has continued to make modest improvements to its outposts, including defensive positions and infrastructure (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index f55442f0..577f924f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Papua New Guinea (PNG) was first settled between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. PNG’s harsh geography consisting of mountains, jungles, and numerous river valleys, kept many of the arriving groups isolated, giving rise to PNG’s incredible ethnic and linguistic diversity. Agriculture was independently developed by some of these groups. Around 500 B.C., Austronesian voyagers settled along the coast. Spanish and Portuguese explorers periodically visited the island starting in the 1500s, but none made it into the country’s interior. American and British whaling ships frequented the islands off the coast of New Guinea in the mid-1800s. In 1884, Germany declared a protectorate - and eventually a colony - over the northern part of what would become PNG and named it German New Guinea; days later the UK followed suit on the southern part and nearby islands and called it Papua. Most of their focus was on the coastal regions, leaving the highlands largely unexplored.

The UK put its colony under Australian administration in 1902 and formalized the act in 1906. At the outbreak of World War I, Australia occupied German New Guinea and continued to rule it after the war as a League of Nations Mandate. The discovery of gold along the Bulolo River in the 1920s, led prospectors to venture into the highlands, where they found about 1 million people living in isolated communities. Japan invaded New Guinea in 1941 and reached Papua the following year. Allied victories during the New Guinea campaign pushed out the Japanese, and after the end of the war, Australia combined the two territories into one administration. Sir Michael SOMARE won elections in 1972 on the promise of achieving independence, which was realized in 1975.

A secessionist movement in Bougainville, an island well endowed in copper and gold resources, reignited in 1988 with debates about land use, profits, and an influx of outsiders at the Panguna Copper Mine. Following elections in 1992, the PNG Government took a hardline stance against Bougainville rebels and the resulting civil war led to about 20,000 deaths. In 1997, the PNG Government hired mercenaries to support its troops in Bougainville, sparking an army mutiny and forcing the prime minister to resign. PNG and Bougainville signed a truce in 1997 and a peace agreement in 2001, which granted Bougainville autonomy. An internationally-monitored nonbinding referendum asking Bougainvilleans to chose independence or greater self-rule occurred in November 2019, with 98% of voters opting for independence.

" + "text": "

Papua New Guinea (PNG) was first settled between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. PNG’s harsh geography consisting of mountains, jungles, and numerous river valleys, kept many of the arriving groups isolated, giving rise to PNG’s incredible ethnic and linguistic diversity. Agriculture was independently developed by some of these groups. Around 500 B.C., Austronesian voyagers settled along the coast. Spanish and Portuguese explorers periodically visited the island starting in the 1500s, but none made it into the country’s interior. American and British whaling ships frequented the islands off the coast of New Guinea in the mid-1800s. In 1884, Germany declared a protectorate - and eventually a colony - over the northern part of what would become PNG and named it German New Guinea; days later the UK followed suit on the southern part and nearby islands and called it Papua. Most of their focus was on the coastal regions, leaving the highlands largely unexplored.

The UK put its colony under Australian administration in 1902 and formalized the act in 1906. At the outbreak of World War I, Australia occupied German New Guinea and continued to rule it after the war as a League of Nations Mandate. The discovery of gold along the Bulolo River in the 1920s led prospectors to venture into the highlands, where they found about 1 million people living in isolated communities. Japan invaded New Guinea in 1941 and reached Papua the following year. Allied victories during the New Guinea campaign pushed out the Japanese, and after the end of the war, Australia combined the two territories into one administration. Sir Michael SOMARE won elections in 1972 on the promise of achieving independence, which was realized in 1975.

A secessionist movement in Bougainville, an island well endowed in copper and gold resources, reignited in 1988 with debates about land use, profits, and an influx of outsiders at the Panguna Copper Mine. Following elections in 1992, the PNG Government took a hardline stance against Bougainville rebels and the resulting civil war led to about 20,000 deaths. In 1997, the PNG Government hired mercenaries to support its troops in Bougainville, sparking an army mutiny and forcing the prime minister to resign. PNG and Bougainville signed a truce in 1997 and a peace agreement in 2001, which granted Bougainville autonomy. An internationally-monitored nonbinding referendum asking Bougainvilleans to chose independence or greater self-rule occurred in November 2019, with 98% of voters opting for independence. However, the PNG Government and Bougainville officials remain in negotiations about the status of the island.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 76.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -573,7 +570,7 @@ "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob DADAE (since 28 February 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister James MARAPE (since 30 May 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Sam BASIL (since 20 December 2020)" + "text": "Prime Minister James MARAPE (since 30 May 2019); Deputy Prime Minister John ROSSO (since 25 May 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -582,7 +579,7 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general nominated by the National Parliament and appointed by the chief of state; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general pending the outcome of a National Parliament vote" }, "election results": { - "text": "James MARAPE elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 101 to 8" + "text": "James MARAPE re-elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 105 out of 118" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -608,7 +605,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Advance PNG [Muglua DILU]
Allegiance Party or AP [Bryan KRAMER]
Destiny Party [Marsh NARAWEC]
Liberal Party [John PUNDARI]
Melanesian Alliance Party or MAP [Joseph YOPYYOPY]
National Alliance Party or NAP [Allan BIRD]
New Generation Party or NGP [Keith IDUHU]
Our Development Party or ODP [Puka TEMU]
Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU PATI [vacant]
Papua New Guinea Greens Party [Richard MASERE]
Papua New Guinea National Party [Kerenga KUA]
Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Belden NAMAH]
People's First Party or PFP [Richard MARU]
People's Labor Party or PLP [Luther WENGE]
People's Movement for Change or PMC [Gary JAFFA]
People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL]
People's Party or PP [Peter IPATAS]
People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN]
People's Reform Party or PRP [James DONALD]
Social Democratic Party or SDP [Powes PARKOP]
Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE [Don POLYE]
United Labor Party or PLP [vacant]
United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA]" + "text": "Advance PNG [Muglua DILU]
Allegiance Party or AP [Bryan KRAMER]
Destiny Party [Marsh NARAWEC]
Liberal Party [John PUNDARI]
Melanesian Alliance Party or MAP [Joseph YOPYYOPY]
National Alliance Party or NAP [Patrick PRUAITCH]
New Generation Party or NGP [Keith IDUHU]
Our Development Party or ODP [Charles ABEL]
Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU PATI [James MARAPE]
Papua New Guinea Country Party or PNGCP [Chris HAIVETA]
Papua New Guinea Greens Party [Richard MASERE]
Papua New Guinea National Party [Kerenga KUA]
Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Belden NAMAH]
People's First Party or PFP [Richard MARU]
People's Labor Party or PLP [Peter YAMA]
People's Movement for Change or PMC [Gary JAFFA]
People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL]
People's Party or PP [Peter IPATAS]
People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN]
People's Reform Party or PRP [James DONALD]
Social Democratic Party or SDP [Powes PARKOP]
Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE [Don POLYE]
United Labor Party or PLP [vacant]
United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CD, CP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1143,36 +1140,13 @@ "total": { "text": "21" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "540" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "476 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1242,7 +1216,7 @@ "text": "18-27 for a general enlistee or 18-30 for an officer cadet; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Australia and the US are assisting Papua New Guinea with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II

the PNGDF was established in 1973; its infantry regiment and primary unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF (2023)" + "text": "the PNGDF is a small, lightly armed, and underfunded force that is assessed to have limited combat capabilities; it is tasked with defense of the country and its territories against external attack, as well as internal security duties; the PNGDF was established in 1973, and its primary combat unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF

Papua New Guinea's traditional security partners are Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the US; Australia and the US are assisting the country with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II; in recent years, Papua New Guinea has established security ties with France and the UK (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 62636480..d59f22c0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 21-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a \"people power\" movement in Manila (\"EDSA 1\") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another \"people power\" movement (\"EDSA 2\") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations, but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis, expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010 and was succeeded by Rodrigo DUTERTE in May 2016.

The Philippine Government faces threats from several groups, some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines, which led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and a separate agreement with a break away faction, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. In 2017, Philippine armed forces battled an ISIS-East Asia siege in Marawi City, driving DUTERTE to declare martial law in the region. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.

" + "text": "

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 21-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a \"people power\" movement in Manila (\"EDSA 1\") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another \"people power\" movement (\"EDSA 2\") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations, but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis, expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010 and was succeeded by Rodrigo DUTERTE in June 2016. During his six-year term, DUTERTE pursued a controversial drug war that garnered international criticism for alleged human rights abuses. Ferdinand MARCOS Jr., the son of MARCOS Sr., was elected president in May 2022 with the largest popular vote in a presidential election since his father's ouster.

The Philippine Government faces threats from several groups, some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines, which led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and a separate agreement with a break away faction, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. In 2017, Philippine armed forces battled an ISIS-East Asia siege in Marawi City, driving DUTERTE to declare martial law in the region. In 2019, DUTERTE shepherded a landmark peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to establish a semi-autonomous region in the southern Philippines, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 6.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -625,7 +622,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Aksyon Demokratiko [Francisco \"Isko Moreno\" DOMAGOSO]
Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD [Ramon \"Bong\" REVILLA Jr ]
Liberal Party or LP [Leni ROBREDO]
Nacionalista Party or NP [Manuel \"Manny\" VILLAR]
National Unity Party or NUP [Ronaldo V. PUNO]
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban [Aquilino PIMENTEL III]
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP [Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr.]" + "text": "Aksyon Demokratiko [Ernesto RAMEL, Jr]
Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD [Sara DUTERTE-CARPIO]
Liberal Party or LP [Francis PANGILINAN]
Nacionalista Party or NP [Manuel \"Manny\" VILLAR]
National Unity Party or NUP [Ronaldo V. PUNO]
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban [Rodrigo DUTERTE]
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP [Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr.]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1181,36 +1178,13 @@ "total": { "text": "89" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "34" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "158" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "56" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "99 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1293,7 +1267,7 @@ "note": "note: as of 2020, women made up about 6% of the active military; women were allowed to enter the Philippine Military Academy and train as combat soldiers in 1993" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were formally organized during the American colonial period as the Philippine Army; they were established by the National Defense Act of 1935 and were comprised of both Filipinos and Americans

the US and Philippines agreed to a mutual defense treaty in 1951; in 2014, the two governments signed an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) that established new parameters for military cooperation; under the EDCA, the Philippine Government may grant US troops access to Philippine military bases on a rotational basis “for security cooperation exercises, joint and combined military training activities, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief activities”; the Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the AFP's primary air and ground operational focus is on internal security duties, particularly in the south, where several separatist Islamic insurgent and terrorist groups operated and up to 60% of the armed forces are deployed; additional combat operations are being conducted against the Communist Peoples Party/New People’s Army, which is active mostly on Luzon, the Visayas, and areas of Mindanao; prior to a peace deal in 2014, the AFP fought a decades-long conflict against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist organization based mostly on the island of Mindanao; the MILF's armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), had up to 40,000 fighters under arms

in addition to its typical roles of patrolling and defending the country's maritime claims, the Navy conducts interdiction operations against terrorist, insurgent, and criminal groups around the southern islands; in 2017, the Philippines began conducting joint maritime patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia to counter regional terrorist activities, particularly in the Sulu Sea; the Philippine Marine Corps assists the Army in counterinsurgency operations

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 urban counter-terrorism operations (2023)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were formally organized during the American colonial period as the Philippine Army; they were established by the National Defense Act of 1935 and were comprised of both Filipinos and Americans

the US and Philippines agreed to a mutual defense treaty in 1951; in 2014, the two governments signed an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) that established new parameters for military cooperation; under the EDCA, the Philippine Government may grant US troops access to Philippine military bases on a rotational basis “for security cooperation exercises, joint and combined military training activities, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief activities”; the Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the AFP's primary air and ground operational focus is internal security, particularly in the south, where several separatist Islamic insurgent and terrorist groups operate and up to 60% of the armed forces are deployed; additional combat operations are conducted against the Communist People’s Party/New People’s Army, which is active mostly on Luzon, the Visayas, and areas of Mindanao; prior to a peace deal in 2014, the AFP fought a decades-long conflict against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist organization based mostly on the island of Mindanao; the MILF's armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), had up to 40,000 fighters under arms

as such, the AFP’s air and ground forces are experienced with and largely configured for counterinsurgency and counterterrorist operations; a majority of the Air Force’s combat aircraft are ground attack capable and organized in mixed fixed-wing and helicopter squadrons or combat groups formed for mobile operations against insurgents and terrorists; similarly, 10 of the Army’s 11 divisions are light infantry, and the AFP has a joint-service special operations command comprised of rangers, scouts, special forces, counterterrorism, quick reaction, marine, naval, and air units

in addition to its typical roles of patrolling the country's territorial waters, the Navy conducts interdiction operations against terrorist, insurgent, and criminal groups around the southern islands, including joint maritime patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia, particularly in the Sulu Sea; the Navy has commands for offshore, littoral, and amphibious operations; most of its surface fleet consists of coastal patrol vessels and fast attack craft, although in response to disputes over claims in the South China Sea over the past decade the Navy has acquired some larger warships, including frigates, a corvette, offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), and landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ships, and has plans to acquire additional corvettes and OPVs in the next few years; the Marine Corps consists of 4 infantry brigades and also conducts counterinsurgency operations 

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 urban counter-terrorism operations (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "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 six ships were attacked in 2022 compared to nine in 2021; pirates and militants in the southern Philippines conduct attacks on vessels in the Sibutu passage, off Sibutu island, Tawi Tawi, Sulu sea, Celebes sea, and off eastern Sabah; they have attacked tugs, barges, fishing vessels, yachts, and merchant ships to rob and kidnap crews for ransom

" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 5eb635c5..0482a42e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A Malay trading port known as Temasek existed on the island of Singapore by the 14th century. The settlement changed hands several times in the ensuing centuries and was eventually burned in the 17th century and fell into obscurity. The British founded modern Singapore as a trading colony on the site in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe." + "text": "A Malay trading port known as Temasek existed on the island of Singapore by the 14th century. The settlement changed hands several times in the ensuing centuries and was eventually burned in the 17th century and fell into obscurity. The British founded modern Singapore as a trading colony on the site in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP among the highest globally." } }, "Geography": { @@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.1% (2016)" }, @@ -1131,21 +1128,6 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Pipelines": { @@ -1215,7 +1197,7 @@ "text": "maintains permanent training detachments of military personnel in Australia, France, and the US (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

the SAF's roots go back to 1854 when the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed under colonial rule; the first battalion of regular soldiers, the First Singapore Infantry Regiment, was organized in 1957; the modern SAF was established in 1965; the SAF is widely viewed as the best equipped military in southeast Asia; it is largely based on conscripts and reservists with a small cadre of well-trained professional soldiers (2023)" + "text": "the SAF's roots go back to 1854 when the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed under colonial rule; the first battalion of regular soldiers, the First Singapore Infantry Regiment, was organized in 1957; the modern SAF was established in 1965 and is today widely viewed as the best equipped military in Southeast Asia; the SAF’s primary responsibility is external defense, but it has trained for certain domestic security operations, including joint deterrence patrols with police in instances of heightened terrorism alerts; the Army is organized into 3 combined arms divisions and a “people’s defense force,” a divisional headquarters responsible for homeland security and counterterrorism; the Army is based largely on 2-year conscripts and reservists with a small cadre of professional soldiers, and Army units are comprised of a mix of active duty and cadre/reserve battalions that are filled out by reservists upon mobilization; the Air Force and Navy are primarily comprised of professionals; the Air Force has over 100 modern US-origin combat aircraft, plus squadrons for anti-submarine warfare, maritime patrol, early warning, surveillance, and logistical support, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles and attack helicopters; the Navy’s principal combat vessels are a mix of about 20 frigates, corvettes, and littoral combat ships (comparable to a corvette in capabilities), plus a few submarines 

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported that incidents in the Singapore Straits continue to increase year on year with 38 in 2022 compared to 35 in 2021; vessels were successfully boarded in all 38 incidents in 2022; while the majority of vessels boarded reported incidents as predominately low-level opportunistic thefts, four crew were taken hostage and a further two threatened during these incidents; the majority of incidents were reported during the hours of darkness and while vessels were underway; the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea remain a high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index a680f0d9..898c9f59 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1189,39 +1186,13 @@ "total": { "text": "63" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "38" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "26 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "7 (2021)" @@ -1304,7 +1275,7 @@ "text": "280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has attempted more than 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 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, violence associated with the insurgency has claimed more than 7,300 lives (as of 2023); the Thai Government has had as many as 100,000 military and paramilitary forces deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

Thailand has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the Thai and US militaries host the annual \"Cobra Gold\" multinational military exercises in Thailand; the exercise is one of the largest multinational exercises in the Pacific region (2023)" + "text": "the RTARF’s missions include defending the country’s territory and sovereignty, protecting the monarchy, ensuring internal security, and responding to natural disasters; it also plays a large role in domestic politics and has attempted more than 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932, the most recent being in 2014; the Army, formed in 1874, is the dominant service and has 15 combat divisions spread across 4 military regions; ten of the divisions are infantry, while the others are armored/mechanized cavalry, special forces, and artillery; established in 1906, the Navy’s principal warships include a light aircraft/helicopter carrier, a landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ship, and nearly 20 frigates, corvettes, and offshore patrol vessels; it also has a marine infantry division; the Air Force, established in 1913, is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia and has around 100 combat aircraft

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 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, violence associated with the insurgency has claimed more than 7,300 lives (as of 2023); the Thai Government has had as many as 100,000 military and paramilitary forces deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

Thailand has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the Thai and US militaries host the annual \"Cobra Gold\" multinational military exercises in Thailand; the exercise is one of the largest multinational exercises in the Pacific region (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 9a809388..cda6c61a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 33.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1109,24 +1106,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "4" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "8 (2021)" @@ -1187,7 +1173,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory service was authorized in 2020 for men and women aged 18-30 for 18 months of service, but the level of implementation is unclear (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "since achieving independence, Timor-Leste has received security assistance from or has made defense cooperation arrangements with Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, the UN, and the US; some Defense Force personnel train with the Indonesian military and the two countries maintain a joint Border Security Task Force to jointly monitor and patrol the border, particularly the Oecussi exclave area where smuggling and trafficking are prevalent (2023)" + "text": "the small and lightly equipped F-FDTL has both external defense and internal security roles; it has 2 infantry battalions and a handful of naval patrol boats 

since achieving independence, Timor-Leste has received security assistance from or has made defense cooperation arrangements with Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, the UN, and the US; some Defense Force personnel train with the Indonesian military and the two countries maintain a joint Border Security Task Force to jointly monitor and patrol the border, particularly the Oecussi exclave area where smuggling and trafficking are prevalent (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 64fa6a5f..fc9ff579 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -963,33 +960,13 @@ "total": { "text": "35" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "31 (2021)" @@ -1070,11 +1047,11 @@ "text": "the Taiwan military is armed mostly with secondhand weapons and equipment provided by the US, and the US has continued to be the largest provider of arms in recent years; Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building and upgrading a range of weapons systems, including surface ships and submarines (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "starting with those born in 1994, men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 4 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; men born before December 1993 are required to complete compulsory service for 12 months (military or civil); men are subject to training recalls up to four times for periods not to exceed 20 days for 8 years after discharge; women may enlist but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases; as part of its transition to an all-volunteer military, the last cohort of 12-month military conscripts completed their service obligations in December 2018 (2022)", - "note": "note 1: compulsory service is 5 weeks of basic training followed by 11 weeks of specialized training with field units; in 2022, the Taiwan announced that compulsory service would be extended from 4 to 12 months beginning in January 2024

note 2: as of 2021, women made up about 15% of the active-duty military" + "text": "starting with those born in 1994, men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 4 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; men born before December 1993 are required to complete compulsory service for 12 months (military or civil); men are subject to training recalls up to four times for periods not to exceed 20 days for 8 years after discharge; women may enlist but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases; as part of its transition to an all-volunteer military, the last cohort of 12-month military conscripts completed their service obligations in December 2018 (2023)", + "note": "note 1: compulsory service is 5 weeks of basic training followed by 11 weeks of specialized training with field units; in 2022, the Taiwan announced that compulsory service would be extended from 4 to 12 months beginning in January 2024

note 2: as of 2023, women made up about 15% of the active-duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2023)" + "text": "the military’s primary responsibility is external security, including the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, and the protection of Taiwan’s air space, maritime claims, and sea lanes of communication; its main focus is the challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China; the military trains regularly and conducts multiservice exercises; the Army’s primary combat forces include 9 mechanized or motorized infantry brigades, 4 armored brigades, and 3 artillery brigades; it also has an aviation and special forces command that includes several squadrons of attack helicopters; the Air Force has nearly 300 fighter and multipurpose fighter aircraft organized, plus squadrons for anti-submarine and electronic warfare, early warning, and surveillance; the Navy’s warship inventory includes 4 destroyers, 22 frigates, more than 40 corvettes, patrol vessels, and missile-armed attack craft, and 2 combat-capable attack submarines; it also has 3 marine infantry brigades 

the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 924cb739..051b9767 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 6.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1167,33 +1164,13 @@ "total": { "text": "38" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1278,7 +1255,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (in practice only men are drafted); service obligation is between 24 (Army, Air Defense) and 36 (Navy and Air Force) months (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the PAVN is the military arm of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and responsible to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest party organ on military policy; the CMC is led by the CPV General Secretary (2023)" + "text": "the PAVN is the military arm of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and responsible to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest party organ on military policy; the CMC is led by the CPV General Secretary

the PAVN is one of the region’s largest and has participated in numerous conflicts since its founding in the mid-1940s, including the First (1946-54) and Second (1950s-1975) Indochina Wars, the Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-1989), and the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979); the PAVN’s current missions include protecting the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests; in recent years, it has increased focus on protecting the country’s maritime economy and sovereignty; it also assists with natural disasters and is heavily involved in economic projects, including electrical infrastructure, oil and gas services, hydroelectric projects, aviation and seaport services, telecommunications, and the shipbuilding industry, while military-owned factories and enterprises produce weapons and equipment; the Ground Forces are spread throughout the country in approximately 8 regional commands, 4 operational corps, and dozens of divisions and brigades, including some that are maintained at cadre strength and filled in wartime by an estimated 5 million reserves; the Navy in recent years has received increased government focus for procurement efforts because of the rise in territorial disputes in the South China Sea and has a growing combat force of about 20 frigates, corvettes, and fast-attack surface vessels, plus 8 attack submarines; the Air Force has a mix of approximately 75 Soviet-era and Russian-made combat aircraft (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported that incidents in the territorial and offshore waters of Vietnam increased from one in 2021 to two in 2022;  the South China Sea remains a high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia" diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 1d9f1039..31f5d46d 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of isolated communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents.

Albania has made progress in its democratic development since it first held multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Most of Albania's post-communist elections were marred by claims of electoral fraud; however, international observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and in June 2014 became an EU candidate. Albania in April 2017 received a European Commission recommendation to open EU accession negotiations following the passage of historic EU-mandated justice reforms in 2016. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and a weak energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.

" + "text": "

Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of isolated communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents.

Albania has made progress in its democratic development since it first held multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Most of Albania's post-communist elections were marred by claims of electoral fraud; however, international observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and in June 2014 became an EU candidate. In April 2017, Albania received a European Commission recommendation to open EU accession negotiations following the passage of historic EU-mandated justice reforms in 2016. Albania - along with North Macedonia - opened EU accession talks in 2022. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and a weak energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ "text": "Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "
Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i domosdoshem per informacionin themelore (Albanian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "
Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i pazevendesueshem per informacione elementare (Albanian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.7% (2016)" }, @@ -826,17 +823,6 @@ "text": "19.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "9.41% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "9.69% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "9.56% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.19 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1154,12 +1140,6 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Pipelines": { diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index ad1b6525..03d4989b 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.6% (2016)" }, @@ -493,7 +490,7 @@ "text": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the co-princes for a 4-year term; election last held on 2 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2027); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government" }, "election results": { - "text": "2023: Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) re-elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 57.1%
2019:  Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 60.7%
2015: Antoni MARTI elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 58.3%" + "text": "2023: Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) re-elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 57.1%
2019:  Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 60.7" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index f98acd48..09cc7fb7 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ "text": "Oesterreich" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name Oesterreich means \"eastern realm\" or \"eastern march\" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and, in fact, of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name" + "text": "the name Oesterreich means \"eastern realm\" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and, in fact, of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name" } }, "Government type": { @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the origin of the name is disputed but may derive from early Celtic settlements of the area; a possible reconstructed Celtic name from several centuries B.C. is Vedunia (meaning \"forest stream\"); under Roman settlement, beginning around 15 B.C., the name became Vindobona (likely from the Celtic windo, meaning \"white, fair, or bright\" and bona meaning \"base, fortification, or settlement\" to give a connotation of \"white settlement\" or \"white fort\"); archeological remains of the latter survive at many sites in the center of Vienna" + "text": "the origin of the name is disputed but may derive from early Celtic settlements of the area; a plausible reconstructed Celtic name from several centuries B.C. is Vedunia (meaning \"forest stream\"), which in Old High German became uuenia (wenia), and later wien (its current German form) in New High German; another possibility is that the name stems from the Roman settlement Vindobona, established around 15 B.C., and its Celtic-derived name (likely from the Celtic windo, meaning \"white, fair, or bright\" and bona meaning \"base, fortification, or settlement\" to give a connotation of \"white settlement\" or \"white fort\"); archeological remains of the latter survive at many sites in the center of Vienna" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 9 October 2022 (first round), (second round, which was annulled), (next election to be held in 2028); chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor" }, "election results": { - "text": "Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (the Greens) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Bier) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6%

2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round re-vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%

2010:  Heinz FISCHER re-elected; percent of vote - Heinz FISCHER 79.3%, Barbara ROSENKRANZ 15.2%, Rudolf GEHRING 5.4%" + "text": "2022: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (the Greens) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Beer) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6%

2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round re-vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ "text": "
Federal Council - last appointed in 2021
National Council - last held on 29 September 2019 (next to be held in 2024); note - election was originally scheduled for 2022, but President VAN DER BELLEN called for an early election" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition (as of March 2022) - men 36, women 25, percent of women 41% 
National Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 37.5%, SPOe 21.2%, FPOe 16.2%, The Greens 13.9%, NEOS 8.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - OeVP 71, SPOe 40, FPOe 31, The Greens 26,  NEOS 15; composition (as of March 2022) - men 107, women 76, percent of women 41.5%" + "text": "
Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition (as of March 2022) - men 36, women 25, percent of women 41% 
National Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 37.5%, SPOe 21.2%, FPOe 16.2%, The Greens 13.9%, NEOS 8.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - OeVP 71, SPOe 40, FPOe 31, The Greens 26, NEOS 15; composition (as of March 2022) - men 107, women 76, percent of women 41.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Karl NEHAMMER]
Communist Party of Austria or KPOe [Mirko MESSNER]
Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Herbert KICKI]
The Greens - The Green Alternative [Werner KOGLER]
NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum [Beate MEINL-REISINGER]
Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Pamela RENDI-WAGNER]" + "text": "Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Karl NEHAMMER]
Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Herbert KICKI]
The Greens - The Green Alternative [Werner KOGLER]
NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum [Beate MEINL-REISINGER]
Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Pamela RENDI-WAGNER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -826,17 +826,6 @@ "text": "23.5% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.66% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.69% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.67% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$218.48 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1160,36 +1149,13 @@ "total": { "text": "24" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "13 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "28" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index 348c1fe4..c5918040 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index cb3f37f5..0141cdd6 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.1% (2016)" }, @@ -550,7 +547,7 @@ "text": "King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH (daughter of the monarch, born 25 October 2001)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Alexander DE CROO (since 1 October 2020); Deputy Prime Ministers Vincent Van QUICKENBORNE (since 1 October 2020), Sophie WILMES (since 1 October 2020), Vincent VAN PETEGHEM (since 1 October 2020), Frank VANDENBROUCKE (since 1 October 2020), Pierre-Yves DERMAGNE (since 1 October 2020), Petra DE SUTTER (since 1 October 2020), Georges GILKINET (since 1 October 2020)" + "text": "Prime Minister Alexander DE CROO (since 1 October 2020); Deputy Prime Ministers Vincent Van QUICKENBORNE (since 1 October 2020), Vincent VAN PETEGHEM (since 1 October 2020), Frank VANDENBROUCKE (since 1 October 2020), Pierre-Yves DERMAGNE (since 1 October 2020), Petra DE SUTTER (since 1 October 2020), Georges GILKINET (since 1 October 2020), David CLARINVAL (since 15 July 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch" @@ -583,7 +580,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Flemish parties:
Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Sammy MAHDI]
Forward [Conner ROUSSEAU] (formerly Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A)
Groen or Green [Nadia NAJI and Jeremie VANEECKHOUT] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)
New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER]
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Egbert LACHAERT]
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]
Francophone parties:
Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Jean-Marc NOLLET and Rajae MAOUANE]
Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi [Francois DE SMET]
Les Engages [Maxine PREVOT] (formerly Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH)
People's Party or PP [Mischael MODRIKAMEN] (dissolved 18 June 2019)
Reform Movement or MR [George-Louis BOUCHEZ]
Socialist Party or PS [Paul MAGNETTE]
Workers' Party or PVDA-PTB [Raoul HEDEBOUW]" + "text": "Flemish parties:
Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Sammy MAHDI]
Forward [Conner ROUSSEAU] (formerly Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A)
Groen or Green [Nadia NAJI and Jeremie VANEECKHOUT] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)
New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER]
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Egbert LACHAERT]
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]
Francophone parties:
Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Jean-Marc NOLLET and Rajae MAOUANE]
Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi [Francois DE SMET]
Les Engages [Maxime PREVOT] (formerly Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH)
Reform Movement or MR [George-Louis BOUCHEZ]
Socialist Party or PS [Paul MAGNETTE]
Workers' Party or PVDA-PTB [Raoul HEDEBOUW]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -817,17 +814,6 @@ "text": "28.4% (2006)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.67% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.42% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.27% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$267.105 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1149,30 +1135,13 @@ "total": { "text": "26" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "15" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "15 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1271,7 +1240,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "20,086 (Syria), 7,049 (Afghanistan), 5,769 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 70,917 (Ukraine) (as of 11 April 2023)" + "text": "20,086 (Syria), 7,049 (Afghanistan), 5,769 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 71,446 (Ukraine) (as of 2 May 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,190 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 7a9a9142..88aa21a5 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a \"Greater Serbia.\" In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).

The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called \"Bonn Powers.\" An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity.

" + "text": "

Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a \"Greater Serbia.\" In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).

The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called \"Bonn Powers.\" In 1995, the NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops enforced the peace, but was replaced the next year by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 1,200 troops in Bosnia in a peacekeeping capacity.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "17.9% (2016)" }, @@ -555,7 +552,7 @@ "text": "3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; election last held on 2 October 2022 (next to be held in October 2026); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives" }, "election results": { - "text": "2022: percent of vote - Denis BECIROVIC - (SDP BiH) 57.4% - Bosniak seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 55.8% - Croat seat; Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (SNSD) 51.7% - Serb seat

2018: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat

2014: percent of vote - Mladen IVANIC (PDP) 48.7% - Serb seat; Dragan COVIC (HDZ-BiH) 52.2% - Croat seat; Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (SDA) 32.9% - Bosniak seat" + "text": "2022: percent of vote - Denis BECIROVIC - (SDP BiH) 57.4% - Bosniak seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 55.8% - Croat seat; Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (SNSD) 51.7% - Serb seat

2018: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat" }, "note": "note: President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lidiia BRADARA (since 28 February 2023); Vice Presidents Refik LENDO (since 28 February 2023) and Igor STOJANOVIC (since 28 February 2023); President of the Republika Srpska Milorad DODIK (since 15 November 2022); Vice Presidents Camil DURAKOVIC (since 15 November 2022) and Davor PRANJIC (since 15 November 2022)" }, @@ -819,17 +816,6 @@ "text": "25.8% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "10.16% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "9.58% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "11.55% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$8.434 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1150,30 +1136,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "17" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "6 (2021)" @@ -1261,7 +1230,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "48 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 118,538 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 119,521 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets

" diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index be05c8c6..e814e994 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place and negotiations on further integration have been contentious. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. Restrictions on political freedoms have grown increasingly strained following the disputed presidential election in August 2020. The election results sparked largescale protests as members of the opposition and civil society criticized the election’s validity. Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA has remained in power as the disputed winner of the presidential election after quelling protests in late 2020.

 

 

 

 

" + "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics, and since 2022 Belarus has facilitated Russia's war in Ukraine, which was launched in part from Belarusian territory. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place and negotiations on further integration have been contentious. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. Restrictions on political freedoms have grown increasingly strained following the disputed presidential election in August 2020. The election results sparked largescale protests as members of the opposition and civil society criticized the election’s validity. Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA has remained in power as the disputed winner of the presidential election after quelling protests in late 2020.

 

 

 

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.5% (2016)" }, @@ -827,17 +824,6 @@ "text": "21.9% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.67% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$24.743 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1157,39 +1143,13 @@ "total": { "text": "33" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "32" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "28 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1271,7 +1231,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "22,168 (Ukraine) (as of 28 March 2023)" + "text": "22,820 (Ukraine) (as of 26 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "5,626 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index 5069287e..ded1e0f3 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(21 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25% (2016)" }, @@ -830,17 +827,6 @@ "text": "31.2% (2017)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.94% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.36% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$24.487 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1162,30 +1148,13 @@ "total": { "text": "57" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "26 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "11" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1274,7 +1243,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 47,131 (Ukraine) (as of 18 April 2023)" + "text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 49,185 (Ukraine) (as of 2 May 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,129 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 89a865b3..6548d48a 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.8% (2016)" }, @@ -819,17 +816,6 @@ "text": "28.8% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.34% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.13% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.06% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$10.362 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1150,27 +1136,13 @@ "total": { "text": "13" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 1262996d..9b04f197 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union, European defense cooperation, and justice and home affairs issues.

" + "text": "

Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union, and justice and home affairs issues.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, @@ -562,7 +559,7 @@ "text": "last held on 1 November 2022 (next to be held on 31 October 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
1 November 2022: percent of vote by party - SDP 27.5%, V 13.3%, M 9.3%, E 8.1%, DF 2.6%, SLP 3.8%, SF 8.3%, EL 5.1%, C 5.5%, AP 3.3%, NB 3.3%, LA 8.1%; seats by party - SDP 50, V 23, M 16, E 14, DF 5, SLP 7, SF 15, EL 9, C 10, AP 6, NB 6, LA 14; composition - men 101, women 78, percent of women 43.6%

5 June 2019: percent of vote by party - SDP 27.4%, V 24.6%, DF 9.1%, SLP 9.1%, SF 8%, EL 7.4%, C 6.9%, AP 2.9%, NB 2.3%, LA 2.3%; seats by party - SDP 48, V 43, DF 16, SLP 16, SF 14, EL 13, C 12, AP 5, NB 4, LA 4; composition (as of September 2021) - men 108, women 71 (includes 2 from Greenland), percent of women 39.7%" + "text": "
1 November 2022: percent of vote by party - SDP 27.5%, V 13.3%, M 9.3%, E 8.1%, DF 2.6%, SLP 3.8%, SF 8.3%, EL 5.1%, C 5.5%, AP 3.3%, NB 3.3%, LA 8.1%; seats by party - SDP 50, V 23, M 16, E 14, DF 5, SLP 7, SF 15, EL 9, C 10, AP 6, NB 6, LA 14; composition - men 101, women 78, percent of women 43.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -577,7 +574,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "The Alternative or AP [Franciska ROSENKILDE]
Conservative People's Party or DKF or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]
Danish People's Party or DF or O [Morten MESSERSCHMIDT]
Denmark Democrats or E [Inger STOJBERG]
Green Left or SF or F [Pia OLSEN DYHR] (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F)
Liberal Alliance or LA or I [Alex VANOPSLAGH]
Liberal Party (Venstre) or V [Jakob ELLEMANN-JENSEN]
Moderates or M [Lars Lokke RASMUSSEN]
New Right Party or NB or D [Ann Pernille VERMUND TVEDE]
Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, Mai VILLADSEN, spokesperson]
Social Democrats or SDP or A [Mette FREDERIKSEN]
Social Liberal Party or SLP or B [Sofie CARSTEN NIELSEN]" + "text": "The Alternative or AP [Franciska ROSENKILDE]
Conservative People's Party or DKF or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]
Danish People's Party or DF or O [Morten MESSERSCHMIDT]
Denmark Democrats or E [Inger STOJBERG]
Green Left or SF or F [Pia OLSEN DYHR] (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F)
Liberal Alliance or LA or I [Alex VANOPSLAGH]
Liberal Party (Venstre) or V [Jakob ELLEMANN-JENSEN]
Moderates or M [Lars Lokke RASMUSSEN]
New Right Party or NB or D [Ann Pernille VERMUND TVEDE]
Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, Mai VILLADSEN, spokesperson]
Social Democrats or SDP or A [Mette FREDERIKSEN]
Social Liberal Party or SLP or B [Martin LIDEGAARD]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -812,17 +809,6 @@ "text": "23.4% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.37% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$185.645 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1139,33 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "28" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "52" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "47 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "1,536 km gas, 330 km oil (2015)" @@ -1246,7 +1212,7 @@ "note": "note 1: women have been able serve in all military occupations, including combat arms, since 1988; as of 2019, they made up about 8% of the military's full-time personnel; conscientious objectors can choose to instead serve 6 months in a non-military position, for example in Beredskabsstyrelsen (dealing with non-military disasters like fires, flood, pollution, etc.) or overseas foreign aid work

note 2: foreigners who have lived in Denmark for at least 1 year or in another EU country for 6 years may apply to join the armed forces, provided they are fluent in Danish 

note 2: Denmark has had compulsory military service since 1849" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "approximately 220 Estonia (NATO); approximately 750 Latvia (NATO); approximately 100 Middle East/Iraq (NATO) (2022)", + "text": "approximately 225 Estonia (NATO); approximately 800 Latvia (NATO) (2023)", "note": "note: in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including Denmark, have sent additional troops and equipment to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index 238fef8b..1dd5c10d 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 7664793f..ecc34c1a 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ "text": "

The evolution of what is today the European Union (EU) from a regional economic agreement among six neighboring states in 1951 to today's hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 27 countries across the European continent stands as an unprecedented phenomenon in the annals of history. Dynastic unions for territorial consolidation were long the norm in Europe; on a few occasions even country-level unions were arranged - the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were examples.  For such a large number of nation-states to cede some of their sovereignty to an overarching entity is unique.

Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN or Mercosur, and it has certain attributes associated with independent nations: its own flag, currency (for some members), and law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy in its dealings with external partners.

Thus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the EU has been deemed appropriate as a separate entity in The World Factbook.

" }, "Background": { - "text": "

Following the two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century, a number of far-sighted European leaders in the late 1940s sought a response to the overwhelming desire for peace and reconciliation on the continent. In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed pooling the production of coal and steel in Western Europe and setting up an organization for that purpose that would bring France and the Federal Republic of Germany together and would be open to other countries as well. The following year, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when six members - Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris.

The ECSC was so successful that within a few years the decision was made to integrate other elements of the member states' economies. In 1957, envisioning an \"ever closer union,\" the Treaties of Rome were signed creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the six member states strove to eliminate trade barriers among themselves by forming a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities were formally merged into the European Community (EC), creating a single Commission, a single Council of Ministers, and the body known today as the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and have been held every five years since.

In 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the UK. The 1980s saw further membership expansion with Greece joining in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986. The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht laid the basis for further forms of cooperation in foreign and defense policy, in judicial and internal affairs, and in the creation of an economic and monetary union - including a common currency. This further integration created the European Union (EU), at the time standing alongside the EC. In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU/EC, raising the total number of member states to 15.

A new currency, the euro, was launched in world money markets on 1 January 1999; it became the unit of exchange for all EU member states except Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. In 2002, citizens of those 12 countries began using euro banknotes and coins. Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007 and Croatia in 2013, but the UK withdrew in 2020. Current membership stands at 27. (Seven of the new countries - Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have now adopted the euro, bringing total euro-zone membership to 19.)

In an effort to ensure that the EU could function efficiently with an expanded membership, the Treaty of Nice (concluded in 2000; entered into force in 2003) set forth rules to streamline the size and procedures of EU institutions. An effort to establish a \"Constitution for Europe,\" growing out of a Convention held in 2002-2003, foundered when it was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A subsequent effort in 2007 incorporated many of the features of the rejected draft Constitutional Treaty while also making a number of substantive and symbolic changes. The new treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon, sought to amend existing treaties rather than replace them. The treaty was approved at the EU intergovernmental conference of member states held in Lisbon in December 2007, after which the process of national ratifications began. In October 2009, an Irish referendum approved the Lisbon Treaty (overturning a previous rejection) and cleared the way for an ultimate unanimous endorsement. Poland and the Czech Republic ratified soon after. The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 and the EU officially replaced and succeeded the EC. The Lisbon Treaty's provisions are part of the basic consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union now governing what remains a very specific integration project.

UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU; the formal exit took place on 31 January 2020. The EU and UK negotiated and ratified a Withdrawal Agreement that included a status quo transition period through December 2020, when the follow-on EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement was concluded.

" + "text": "

In the aftermath and devastation of the two World Wars, a number of far-sighted European leaders in the late 1940s sought to respond to the overwhelming desire for peace and reconciliation on the continent. In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed pooling the production of coal and steel in Western Europe, which would bring France and West Germany together and be open to other countries as well. The following year, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when six members - Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris.

Within a few years, the ECSC was so successful that member states decided to further integrate their economies. In 1957, envisioning an \"ever closer union,\" the Treaties of Rome were signed creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), eliminating trade barriers among the six member states to create a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities were formally merged into the European Community (EC), creating a single Commission, a single Council of Ministers, and a legislative body known today as the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and have been held every five years since.

In 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the UK. The 1980s saw further membership expansion with Greece joining in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986. The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht laid the basis for further cooperation in the fields of foreign and defense policy, judicial and internal affairs, and the creation of an economic and monetary union - including a common currency. The Maastricht Treaty created the European Union (EU), at the time standing alongside the EC. In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU/EC, raising the total number of member states to 15. On 1 January 1999, a new currency, the euro, was launched in world markets and became the unit of exchange for all EU member states except Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. In 2002, citizens of the 12 participating member states began using euro banknotes and coins.

Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007 and Croatia in 2013. UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU; the formal exit took place on 31 January 2020. The EU and the UK negotiated a Withdrawal Agreement that included a status quo transition period through December 2020, when the follow-on EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement was concluded. Current membership stands at 27. (Eight of the newer member states - Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have now adopted the euro, bringing total euro-zone membership to 20.)

In an effort to ensure that the EU could function efficiently with an expanded membership, the Treaty of Nice in 2000 set forth rules to streamline the size and procedures of the EU's institutions. An effort to establish a \"Constitution for Europe,\" growing out of a Convention held in 2002-2003, foundered when it was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A subsequent effort in 2007 incorporated many of the features of the rejected draft Constitutional Treaty, while also making a number of substantive as well as symbolic changes. The new treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon, sought to amend existing treaties rather than replace them. The treaty was approved at a conference of member states held in Lisbon in December 2007, after which the process of national ratifications began. After all member states ratified, the Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009, and the EU officially replaced and succeeded the EC.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "note - see individual entries of member states" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -286,7 +283,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg, Frankfurt (Germany); note - the European Council, a gathering of the EU heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a ministerial-level body of 10 formations, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany" + "text": "Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg, Frankfurt (Germany); note - the European Council, a gathering of member-state heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a gathering of member-state cabinet ministers, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council of the EU meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "(Brussels) 50 50 N, 4 20 E" @@ -298,7 +295,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "time zone note": { - "text": "the 27 European Union countries spread across three time zones; a proposal has been put forward to do away with daylight savings time in all EU member states" + "text": "the 27 European Union member states spread across three time zones; a proposal has been put forward to do away with daylight savings time in all EU member states" } }, "Member states": { @@ -558,17 +555,6 @@ "text": "23.8% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.78% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.79% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.81% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2014)" }, @@ -735,42 +721,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1,882" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "120" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "341" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "507" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "425" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "489 (2017)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1,244" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "245" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "982 (2013)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "(2021) 90" diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 99dc8e29..0f24ca3c 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century was responsible for a drop in the island's population by more than one quarter through starvation, disease, and emigration. For more than a century afterward, the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU.

The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that galvanized nationalist sentiment and fostered a guerrilla war resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the creation of the Irish Free State. The treaty was deeply controversial in Ireland in part because it helped solidify the partition of Ireland, with six of the island's 32 counties remaining in the UK as Northern Ireland. The split between pro-Treaty and anti-Treaty partisans led to the Irish Civil War (1922-23). The traditionally dominant political parties in Ireland, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, are de facto descendants of the opposing sides of the treaty debate. Ireland formally left the British Dominion in 1949 when Ireland declared itself a republic.

Deep sectarian divides between the Catholic and Protestant populations and systemic discrimination in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the \"Troubles\" that began in the 1960s. In 1998, the governments of Ireland and the UK, along with most political parties in Northern Ireland, reached the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement with the support of the US. This agreement helped end the Troubles and initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments.

Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. As a small, open economy, Ireland has excelled at courting foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals, which helped the economy recover from the financial crisis and insolated it from the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

" + "text": "

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century was responsible for a drop in the island's population by more than one quarter through starvation, disease, and emigration. For more than a century afterward, the population of the island continued to fall, only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU.

The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that galvanized nationalist sentiment and fostered a guerrilla war resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the creation of the Irish Free State. The treaty was deeply controversial in Ireland, in part because it helped solidify the partition of Ireland, with six of the island's 32 counties remaining in the UK as Northern Ireland. The split between pro-Treaty and anti-Treaty partisans led to the Irish Civil War (1922-23). The traditionally dominant political parties in Ireland, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, are de facto descendants of the opposing sides of the treaty debate. Ireland formally left the British Dominion in 1949 when Ireland declared itself a republic.

Deep sectarian divides between the Catholic and Protestant populations and systemic discrimination in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the \"Troubles\" that began in the 1960s. In 1998, the governments of Ireland and the UK, along with most political parties in Northern Ireland, reached the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement with the support of the US. This agreement helped end the Troubles and initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments.

Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. As a small, open economy, Ireland has excelled at courting foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals, which helped the economy recover from the financial crisis and insulated it somewhat from the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.3% (2016)" }, @@ -549,10 +546,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of:
Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats; 49 members indirectly elected from 5 vocational panels of nominees by an electoral college, 11 appointed by the prime minister
House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (160 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; all Parliament members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last held early on 21-30 May 2020 (next to be held in March 2025)
House of Representatives - last held on 8 February 2020 (next to be held no later than 2025)" + "text": "
Senate - last held early on 21-30 May 2020 (next to be held in March 2025)
House of Representatives - last held on 8 February 2020 (next to be held no later than March 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": " 
Senate - percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 35%, Fine Gael 26.7%, Labor Party 6.7%, Sinn Fein 6.7%, Green Party 6.7%, Human Dignity Alliance 1.6%, independent 16.7%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 21, Fine Gael 16, Labor Party 4, Sinn Fein 4, Green Party 4, Human Dignity Alliance 1, independent 10; composition - men 36, women 24, percent of women 40%  
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Sinn Fein 22.6%, Fianna Fail 22.6%, Fine Gael 20.7%, Green Party 6.3%, Labor Party 4.5%, Social Democrats 3.8%, PBPS 3.2%, Aontu 0.6%, Right to Change 0.6%, independent 15%; seats by party - Sinn Fein 36, Fianna Fail 36, Fine Gael 33, Green Party 10, Labor Party 7, Social Democrats 6, PBPS 5, Aontu l, Right to Change 1, Independents 24; composition as of March 2022 - men 123, women 37, percent of women 23.1%; note - total Parliament percent of women 27.7%" + "text": " 
Senate - percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 35%, Fine Gael 26.7%, Labor Party 6.7%, Sinn Fein 6.7%, Green Party 6.7%, Human Dignity Alliance 1.6%, independent 16.7%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 21, Fine Gael 16, Labor Party 4, Sinn Fein 4, Green Party 4, Human Dignity Alliance 1, independent 10; composition - men 36, women 24, percent of women 40%  
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 23.8%, Sinn Fein 23.1%, Fine Gael 21.9%, Green Party 7.5%, Labor Party 3.8%, Social Democrats 3.8%, PBPS 3.2%, Aontu 0.6%, Right to Change 0.6%, independent 11.9%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 38, Sinn Fein 37, Fine Gael 35, Green Party 12, Labor Party 6, Social Democrats 6, PBPS 5, Aontu l, Right to Change 1, Independents 24; composition as of March 2022 - men 123, women 37, percent of women 23.1%; note - total Parliament percent of women 27.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -567,7 +564,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Aontu [Peadar TOIBIN]
Solidarity-People Before Profit or PBPS [collective leadership]
Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN]
Fine Gael [Leo VARADKAR]
Green Party [Eamon RYAN]
Human Dignity Alliance [Ronan MULLEN]
Labor (Labour) Party Ivana BACIK]
Renua Ireland (vacant)
Right to Change or RTC [Joan COLLINS]
Sinn Fein [Mary Lou McDONALD]
Social Democrats [Catherine MURPHY, Roisin SHORTALL]
Socialist Party [collective leadership]
The Workers' Party [collective leadership]" + "text": "Aontu [Peadar TOIBIN]
Solidarity-People Before Profit or PBPS [collective leadership]
Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN]
Fine Gael [Leo VARADKAR]
Green Party [Eamon RYAN]
Human Dignity Alliance [Ronan MULLEN]
Labor (Labour) Party Ivana BACIK]
Renua Ireland (vacant)
Right to Change or RTC [Joan COLLINS]
Sinn Fein [Mary Lou McDONALD]
Social Democrats [Holly CAIRNS]
Socialist Party [collective leadership]
The Workers' Party [collective leadership]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -802,17 +799,6 @@ "text": "27.2% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.06% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.15% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$99.784 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1132,36 +1118,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "24" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "2,427 km gas (2017)" @@ -1240,7 +1203,7 @@ "text": "130 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 320 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the Irish Defense Forces trace their origins back to the Irish Volunteers, a unit established in 1913; the Irish Volunteers took part in the 1916 Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921

Ireland has a long-standing policy of military neutrality; however, it participates in international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as crisis management; Ireland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has committed a battalion of troops to the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force; Ireland is not a member of NATO but has a relationship going back to 1997 when it deployed personnel in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ireland joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1999; Ireland has been an active participatant in UN peacekeeping operations since the 1950s

" + "text": "

the Irish Defense Forces trace their origins back to the Irish Volunteers, a unit established in 1913; the Irish Volunteers took part in the 1916 Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921

Ireland has a long-standing policy of military neutrality; however, it participates in international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as crisis management; Ireland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has committed a battalion of troops to the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force; Ireland is not a member of NATO but has a relationship going back to 1997 when it deployed personnel in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ireland joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1999; Ireland has been an active participatant in UN peacekeeping operations since the 1950s

(2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1255,7 +1218,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "80,540 (Ukraine) (as of 9 April 2023)" + "text": "81,769 (Ukraine) (as of 21 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "7 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 700312d7..c09393df 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2020)" @@ -834,17 +831,6 @@ "text": "25.6% (2015)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.56% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.61% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.74% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$12.282 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1161,33 +1147,13 @@ "total": { "text": "13" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 7b236e30..ce2e26a4 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2018 est.) <.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "26% (2016)" }, @@ -818,17 +815,6 @@ "text": "21.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.56% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.53% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$103.838 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1145,36 +1131,13 @@ "total": { "text": "41" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "87" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "61 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index f735831f..6ca61903 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.2% (2016)" }, @@ -577,7 +574,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member in the province of Aland directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 02 April 2023 (next to be held in 30 April 2027)" + "text": "last held on 02 April 2023 (next to be held on 30 April 2027)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Kok 24%, PS 23%, SDP 21.5%. Center Party 11.5%, Vihr 6.5%, Vas 5.5%, SFP 4.5%, KD 2.5%, Aland 0.5%; Movement Now 0.5%; seats by party/coalition - Kok 48, PS 46, SDP 43, Center Party 23, Vihr 13, Vas 11, SFP 9, KD 5; Aland 1; Movement Now 1; composition men 108, women 92, percent of women 46%" @@ -829,17 +826,6 @@ "text": "45.2% (2013)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.28% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$140.643 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1158,33 +1144,13 @@ "total": { "text": "74" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "21" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "74" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "71 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "1,288 km gas transmission pipes, 1,976 km distribution pipes (2016)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index b5457b03..6274fc16 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -462,7 +459,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA]
People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) [Benir JOHANNESEN]
Progress Party or F (Framsokn) [Ruth VANG]
Republic or E (Tjodveldi) [Hogni HOYDAL] (formerly the Republican Party)
Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM]
Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN]
Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardur A STEIG NIELSEN]" + "text": "Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA]
People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) [Benir JOHANNESEN]
Progress Party or F (Framsokn) [Ruth VANG]
Republic or E (Tjodveldi) [Hogni HOYDAL] (formerly the Republican Party)
Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Samal Peter I GRUND]
Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN]
Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardur A STEIG NIELSEN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU" @@ -603,17 +600,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2017 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$835.6 million (2014 est.)" @@ -893,9 +879,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 1b63647c..03aa4974 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -323,9 +323,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.6% (2016)" }, @@ -608,7 +605,7 @@ "text": "
Senate - last held on 24 and 27 September 2020 (next to be held in September 2023)
National Assembly - last held on 12 and 19 June 2022 (next to be held in June 2027)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by political caucus (party or group of parties)  - NA ; composition - men 226, women 122, percent of women 35.1%
National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition in the first round - ENS 25.8%, NUPES 25.7%, RN 18.7%, UDC 11.3%, other 18.5%; seats by party/coalition in the first round - NUPES 4, ENS 1; percent of vote in the second round - ENS 38.6%, NUPES 31.6%, RN 17.3%, UDC 7.3%, other 5.2%, seats by party/coalition in the second round - ENS 244, NUPES 127, RN 89, UDC 64, other 48" + "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by political caucus (party or group of parties) - NA; composition - men 226, women 122, percent of women 35.1%
National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition in the first round - ENS 25.8%, NUPES 25.7%, RN 18.7%, UDC 11.3%, other 18.5%; seats by party/coalition in the first round - NUPES 4, ENS 1; percent of vote in the second round - ENS 38.6%, NUPES 31.6%, RN 17.3%, UDC 7.3%, other 5.2%, seats by party/coalition in the second round - ENS 244, NUPES 127, RN 89, UDC 64, other 48" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -624,7 +621,7 @@ "note": "note: in April 2021, the French Government submitted a bill on judicial reform to Parliament" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizen and Republican Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT]
Debout la France or DLF [Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN]
Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU]
Ecologist Pole or PE
Europe Ecology - the Greens or EELV [vacant]
French Communist Party or PCF [Fabien ROUSSEL]
Horizons [Hubert VALADE]
La France Insoumise or FI [Jean-Luc MELENCHON]
La Republique en Marche! or LREM [Stanislas GUERINI]
Movement of Progressives or MDP  [Robert HUE]
National Rally or RN [Jordan BARDELLA, acting president] (formerly National Front or FN)
New Democrats or LND [Aurelien TACHE, Emilie CARIOU] (formerly Ecology Democracy Solidarity or EDS)
New Ecological and Social People's Union or NUPES [collective leadership] (electoral coalition including FI, PE, PS, PCF)
Radical Party of the Left or PRV [Laurent HENART]
Reconquete [Eric ZEMMOUR]
Resistons! [Jean LASSALLE]
Socialist Party or PS [Olivier FAURE]
The Patriots or LP [Florian PHILIPPOT]
The Republicans or LR [Christian JACOB]
Together or ENS [Richard Ferrand] (electoral coalition including LREM, MoDem, Horizons, PRV)
Union of Democrats and Independents or UDI [Jean-Christophe LAGARDE]
Union of Right and Center or UDC [Christian JACOB] (electoral coalition including LR, UDI)" + "text": "Citizen and Republican Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT]
Debout la France or DLF [Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN]
Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU]
Ecologist Pole or PE
Europe Ecology - the Greens or EELV [Marine TONDELIER]
French Communist Party or PCF [Fabien ROUSSEL]
Horizons [Hubert VALADE]
La France Insoumise or FI [Jean-Luc MELENCHON]
La Republique en Marche! or LREM [Stanislas GUERINI]
Movement of Progressives or MDP  [Robert HUE]
National Rally or RN [Jordan BARDELLA, acting president] (formerly National Front or FN)
New Democrats or LND [Aurelien TACHE, Emilie CARIOU] (formerly Ecology Democracy Solidarity or EDS)
New Ecological and Social People's Union or NUPES [collective leadership] (electoral coalition including FI, PE, PS, PCF)
Radical Party of the Left or PRV [Laurent HENART]
Reconquete [Eric ZEMMOUR]
Resistons! [Jean LASSALLE]
Socialist Party or PS [Olivier FAURE]
The Patriots or LP [Florian PHILIPPOT]
The Republicans or LR [Eric CIOTTI]
Together or ENS [Richard Ferrand] (electoral coalition including LREM, MoDem, Horizons, PRV)
Union of Democrats and Independents or UDI [Jean-Christophe LAGARDE]
Union of Right and Center or UDC [Christian JACOB] (electoral coalition including LR, UDI)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -866,17 +863,6 @@ "text": "25.4% (2013)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.08% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.09% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.427 trillion (2019 est.)" @@ -1199,36 +1185,13 @@ "total": { "text": "294" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "97" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "83" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "75 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "170" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "64" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "105 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index af91c50f..a19bc4b2 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -792,9 +789,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 738208f1..3751dc6e 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ }, "note": "note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -667,12 +664,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 0370f6c8..9c73b6e3 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.3% (2016)" }, @@ -846,17 +843,6 @@ "text": "24% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.48% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.48% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.785 trillion (2020 est.)" @@ -1174,36 +1160,13 @@ "total": { "text": "318" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "49" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "60" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "70" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "125 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "221" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "35" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "185 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "23 (2021)" @@ -1311,7 +1274,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "664,238 (Syria), 183,631 (Afghanistan), 151,254 (Iraq), 64,496 (Eritrea), 47,658 (Iran), 38,755 (Turkey), 32,155 (Somalia), 13,334 (Russia), 12,155 (Nigeria), 9,250 (Pakistan), 6,257 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,912 (Ethiopia), 5,532 (Azerbaijan) (mid-year 2022); 1,056,628 (Ukraine) (as of 25 March 2023)" + "text": "664,238 (Syria), 183,631 (Afghanistan), 151,254 (Iraq), 64,496 (Eritrea), 47,658 (Iran), 38,755 (Turkey), 32,155 (Somalia), 13,334 (Russia), 12,155 (Nigeria), 9,250 (Pakistan), 6,257 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,912 (Ethiopia), 5,532 (Azerbaijan) (mid-year 2022); 1,061,623 (Ukraine) (as of 19 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "28,941 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index df912c52..4a70c069 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. Greece has suffered a severe economic crisis since late 2009, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Beginning in 2010, Greece entered three bailout agreements - the first two with the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the IMF; and the third in 2015 with the European Stability Mechanism - worth in total about $300 billion. The Greek Government formally exited the third bailout in August 2018." + "text": "Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. From 2009 until 2019, Greece suffered a severe economic crisis, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Beginning in 2010, Greece entered three bailout agreements - the first two with the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the IMF; and the third in 2015 with the European Stability Mechanism - worth in total about $300 billion. The Greek Government formally exited the third bailout in August 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.9% (2016)" }, @@ -821,17 +818,6 @@ "text": "26.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.32% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.32% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.33% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$98.523 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1150,33 +1136,13 @@ "total": { "text": "68" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "9" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2021)" @@ -1277,7 +1243,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "4,488 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 1,237,542 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 1,237,629 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis products and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime" diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 76924719..994b5efe 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics under the strong hand of Marshal Josip Broz, aka TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Yugoslav forces, dominated by Serb officers, were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013. In January 2023, Croatia further integrated into the EU by joining the Eurozone and the Schengen Area.

" + "text": "

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics under the strong hand of Marshal Josip Broz, aka TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before Yugoslav forces were cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013. In January 2023, Croatia further integrated into the EU by joining the Eurozone and the Schengen Area.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -846,17 +843,6 @@ "text": "23% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "7.32% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "7.31% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "6.87% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$212.81 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1177,36 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "24" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "45" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "38 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 8be64ab0..17ae1aa8 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2016)" @@ -843,17 +840,6 @@ "text": "22.4% (2015)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.92% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.43% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.03% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$70.83 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1170,36 +1156,13 @@ "total": { "text": "20" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "21" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" @@ -1291,7 +1254,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "35,030 (Ukraine) (as of 18 April 2023)" + "text": "35,030 (Ukraine) (as of 2 May 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "130 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 0622cc8b..db76a7ca 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.9% (2016)" }, @@ -791,17 +788,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.74% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.76% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.74% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$11.776 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1115,30 +1101,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "89" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "60 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 223a0730..59fa3439 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. The Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency, which makes it a self-governing possession of the British Crown that is not part of the UK. The UK Government, however, remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." + "text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under English lordship in the 14th century before being purchased by the British Government in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. The Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency, which makes it a self-governing possession of the British Crown that is not part of the UK. The UK Government, however, remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." } }, "Geography": { @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -733,9 +730,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 946779c2..f74b7d9f 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, @@ -825,17 +822,6 @@ "text": "26.8% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.49% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.51% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.52% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$901.494 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1152,36 +1138,13 @@ "total": { "text": "98" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "31" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "31" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "20 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "5 (2021)" @@ -1284,12 +1247,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,441 (Nigeria), 17,706 (Afghanistan), 17,619 (Pakistan), 11,193 (Mali), 8,405 (Somalia), 6,324 (Gambia), 5,768 (Bangladesh), 5,463 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 173,213 (Ukraine) (as of 17 March 2023)" + "text": "21,441 (Nigeria), 17,706 (Afghanistan), 17,619 (Pakistan), 11,193 (Mali), 8,405 (Somalia), 6,324 (Gambia), 5,768 (Bangladesh), 5,463 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 175,107 (Ukraine) (as of 21 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,000 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 732,860 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 738,456 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe" diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 4ceca339..ae02d4a4 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.5% of population (2017)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -725,9 +722,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/europe/jn.json b/europe/jn.json index 2ef67586..cea5edfa 100644 --- a/europe/jn.json +++ b/europe/jn.json @@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -211,9 +208,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Ports and terminals": { "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 1eb3805e..8c520339 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The central Balkans were part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before ethnic Serbs migrated to the territories of modern Kosovo in the 7th century. During the medieval period, Kosovo became the center of a Serbian Empire and saw the construction of many important Serb religious sites, including many architecturally significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries. The defeat of Serbian forces at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 led to five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced Serbs as the dominant ethnic group in Kosovo. Serbia reacquired control over the region from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War of 1912. After World War II, Kosovo's present-day boundaries were established when Kosovo became an autonomous province of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.). Despite legislative concessions, Albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for Kosovo's independence. The Serbs - many of whom viewed Kosovo as their cultural heartland - instituted a new constitution in 1989 revoking Kosovo's autonomous status. Kosovo's Albanian leaders responded in 1991 by organizing a referendum declaring Kosovo independent. Serbia undertook repressive measures against the Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s, provoking a Kosovar Albanian insurgency.

Beginning in 1998, Serbia conducted a brutal counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians (some 800,000 ethnic Albanians were forced from their homes in Kosovo). After international attempts to mediate the conflict failed, a three-month NATO military operation against Serbia beginning in March 1999 forced the Serbs to agree to withdraw their military and police forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) placed Kosovo under a transitional administration, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. A UN-led process began in late 2005 to determine Kosovo's final status. The 2006-07 negotiations ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, though the UN issued a comprehensive report on Kosovo's final status that endorsed independence. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, close to 100 countries have recognized Kosovo, and it has joined numerous international organizations. In October 2008, Serbia sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ released the advisory opinion in July 2010 affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate general principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances.

Demonstrating Kosovo’s development into a sovereign, multi-ethnic, democratic country, the international community ended the period of Supervised Independence in 2012. Kosovo held its most recent national and municipal elections in 2021, ushering in a government led by the Self-Determination Movement's (VV) Albin KURTI, a former political prisoner who did not fight in the 1998-99 war. Serbia continues to reject Kosovo's independence, but the two countries agreed in April 2013 to normalize their relations through EU-facilitated talks, which produced several subsequent agreements the parties are implementing to varying degrees, though they have not yet reached a comprehensive normalization of relations. Kosovo has pursued bilateral recognitions and memberships in international organizations, moves that Serbia strongly opposes. Kosovo signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU in 2015, and the EU named Kosovo as among the six Western Balkan countries that will be able to join the organization once it meets the criteria to accede. Kosovo also seeks memberships in the UN and in NATO.

" + "text": "

The western Balkans were part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before ethnic Serbs migrated to the territories of modern Kosovo in the 7th century. During the medieval period, Kosovo became the center of a Serbian Empire and saw the construction of many important Serb religious sites, including many architecturally significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries. The defeat of Serbian forces at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 led to five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced Serbs as the dominant ethnic group in Kosovo. Serbia reacquired control over the region from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War of 1912. After World War II, Kosovo's present-day boundaries were established when Kosovo became an autonomous province of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.). Due at least in part to discrimination against ethnic Albanians by Belgrade, Albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for Kosovo's independence. In 1989, Belgrade instituted a new constitution revoking Kosovo's autonomous status. Kosovo's Albanian leaders responded in 1991 by organizing a referendum declaring Kosovo independent. Belgrade undertook repressive measures against the Kosovo Albanians in the 1990s, provoking a Kosovo Albanian insurgency.

Beginning in 1998, Yugoslavia conducted a brutal counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians (some 800,000 ethnic Albanians were forced from their homes in Kosovo). After international attempts to mediate the conflict failed, a three-month NATO military operation against Yugoslavia beginning in March 1999 forced Belgrade to agree to withdraw its military and police forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) placed Kosovo under a transitional administration, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. A UN-led process began in late 2005 to determine Kosovo's final status. The 2006-07 negotiations ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, though the UN issued a comprehensive report on Kosovo's final status that endorsed independence. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, close to 100 countries have recognized Kosovo, and it has joined numerous international organizations. In October 2008, Serbia sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ released an advisory opinion in July 2010 affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate general principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances.

Demonstrating Kosovo’s development into a sovereign, multi-ethnic, democratic country, the international community ended the period of Supervised Independence in 2012. Kosovo held its most recent national and municipal elections in 2021, ushering in a government led by the Self-Determination Movement's (VV) Albin KURTI, a former political prisoner who did not fight in the 1998-99 war. Serbia continues to reject Kosovo's independence, but the two countries began EU-facilitated discussions in April 2013 to normalize their relations, which produced several subsequent agreements the parties have implemented to varying degrees, though they have not yet reached a comprehensive agreement on the normalization of relations. Kosovo has pursued bilateral recognitions and memberships in international organizations, moves that Serbia strongly opposes. Kosovo signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU in 2015, and the EU named Kosovo as among the six Western Balkan countries that will be able to join the organization once it meets the criteria to accede. Kosovo also seeks memberships in the UN and in NATO.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ "text": "Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%; note - in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages

note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minority languages because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo (2011 est.)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i domosdoshem per informacionin themelore (Albanian)

Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i pazevendesueshem per informacione elementare (Albanian)

Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -679,17 +676,6 @@ "text": "22% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "17.95% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "18.61% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "15.81% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.951 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -735,10 +721,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Albania 16%, India 14%, North Macedonia 12.1%, Serbia 10.6%, Switzerland 5.6%, Germany 5.4% (2017)" + "text": "United States 16%, Albania 15%, North Macedonia 12%, Germany 8%, Italy 8% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "mining and processed metal products, scrap metals, leather products, machinery, appliances, prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, vegetable products, textiles and apparel" + "text": "mattress materials, iron alloys, metal piping, scrap iron, building plastics, mineral water, seating (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -752,10 +738,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.4%, Serbia 12.3%, Turkey 9.6%, China 9.1%, Italy 6.4%, North Macedonia 5.1%, Albania 5%, Greece 4.4% (2017)" + "text": "Germany 13%, Turkey 13%, China 10%, Serbia 7%, Italy 6% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "foodstuffs, livestock, wood, petroleum, chemicals, machinery, minerals, textiles, stone, ceramic and glass products, electrical equipment" + "text": "refined petroleum, cars, iron rods, electricity, cigars, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -980,24 +966,13 @@ "total": { "text": "3" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index ba7e851d..adef6021 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ "text": "total: 5.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -829,17 +826,6 @@ "text": "26.3% (2015)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.31% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.15% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.33% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$12.931 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -892,7 +878,7 @@ "text": "Lithuania 16%, Estonia 10%, Russia 9%, Germany 7%, Sweden 6%, United Kingdom 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "lumber, broadcasting equipment, whiskey and other hard liquors, wheat, packaged medicines (2019)" + "text": "lumber, wheat, broadcasting equipment, packaged medicines, fuel woods, hard liquors (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1156,30 +1142,13 @@ "total": { "text": "18" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "24" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 4b802594..1a2a623e 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -835,17 +832,6 @@ "text": "28.8% (2015)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.17% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.39% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.38% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$18.636 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -901,7 +887,7 @@ "text": "Russia 13%, Latvia 9%, Poland 8%, Germany 7%, Estonia 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, furniture, cigarettes, wheat, polyethylene (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, wooden furniture, wheat, laboratory reagents, cigarettes (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1162,36 +1148,13 @@ "total": { "text": "22" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "39" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "36 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "1,921 km gas, 121 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 77d70768..90c18113 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.5% (2016)" }, @@ -815,17 +812,6 @@ "text": "19.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.92% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.31% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.41% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$43.495 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1139,33 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "19" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "15" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1237,7 +1203,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "113,509 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" + "text": "114,628 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,940 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index dc9fa637..ee353034 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index e7041946..51eff60c 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.6% (2016)" }, @@ -793,17 +790,6 @@ "text": "23.8% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.66% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.96% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.92% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$31.74 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -856,7 +842,7 @@ "text": "Germany 23%, France 13%, Belgium 12%, Netherlands 6%, Italy 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron and iron products, tires, cars, broadcasting equipment, clothing and apparel  (2019)" + "text": "iron products, cars and vehicle parts, tires, gas turbines, adhesive plastics (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1120,18 +1106,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index cecd4e8c..6637981b 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

A large portion of present day Moldovan territory became a province of the Russian Empire in 1812 and then unified with Romania in 1918 in the aftermath of World War I. This territory was then incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although Moldova has been independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River in the breakaway region of Transnistria.

Years of Communist Party rule in Moldova from 2001-09 ultimately ended with election-related violent protests and a rerun of parliamentary elections in 2009. A series of pro-Europe ruling coalitions governed Moldova from 2010-19, but pro-Russia Igor DODON won the presidency in 2016 and his Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova won a plurality in the legislative election in 2019. Pro-EU reformist candidate Maia SANDU defeated DODON in his reelection bid in November 2020 and the Party of Action and Solidarity, which SANDU founded in 2015, won a parliamentary majority in an early legislative election in July 2021. Prime Minister Natalia GAVRILITA and her cabinet took office in August 2021.

 

" + "text": "

A large portion of present day Moldovan territory became a province of the Russian Empire in 1812 and then unified with Romania in 1918 in the aftermath of World War I. This territory was then incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although Moldova has been independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River in the breakaway region of Transnistria.

Years of Communist Party rule in Moldova from 2001-09 ultimately ended with election-related violent protests and a rerun of parliamentary elections in 2009. A series of pro-Europe ruling coalitions governed Moldova from 2010-19, but pro-Russia Igor DODON won the presidency in 2016 and his Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova won a plurality in the legislative election in 2019. Pro-EU reformist candidate Maia SANDU defeated DODON in his reelection bid in November 2020 and the Party of Action and Solidarity, which SANDU founded in 2015, won a parliamentary majority in an early legislative election in July 2021. Prime Minister Natalia GAVRILITA and her cabinet took office in August 2021. In February 2023, Moldova's parliament confirmed a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Dorin RECEAN, which retained the majority of the former ministers.

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ "text": "total: 10.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, @@ -805,17 +802,6 @@ "text": "22.1% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "15.24% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "15.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "15.95% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.582 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -871,7 +857,7 @@ "text": "Romania 27%, Russia 9%, Italy 9%, Germany 9%, Turkey 6%, Poland 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "insulated wiring, sunflower seeds, wine, corn, seats (2019)" + "text": "insulated wiring, wheat, sunflower seeds, rolled iron, wine, corn, seats (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1135,27 +1121,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "2,026 km gas (2021) (2021)" @@ -1236,7 +1208,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "107,480 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" + "text": "107,645 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,701 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index ad92415d..f02023a9 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -856,17 +853,6 @@ "text": "25.7% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "13.54% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "12.59% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.54% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.051 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -919,7 +905,7 @@ "text": "Serbia 17%, Hungary 15%, China 11%, Russia 7%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 6%, Germany 6%, Italy 5%, Poland 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "aluminum, packaged medicines, cars, zinc, wine (2019)" + "text": "copper ore, aluminum, electricity, dried legumes, packaged medicines, lead, scrap iron, lumber (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1183,18 +1169,6 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { @@ -1276,12 +1250,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "32,383 (Ukraine) (as of 17 April 2023)" + "text": "32,558 (Ukraine) (as of 24 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "468 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 30,164 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 30,237 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets

" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 35a3d844..1f2d9feb 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

North Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991 under the name of \"Macedonia.\" Greek objection to the new country’s name, insisting it implied territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of Macedonia, and democratic backsliding for several years stalled the country’s movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block Macedonian efforts to gain UN membership if the name \"Macedonia\" was used. The country was eventually admitted to the UN in 1993 as \"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,\" and at the same time it agreed to UN-sponsored negotiations on the name dispute. In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution continued. Over time, the US and over 130 other nations recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into a conflict in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. In January 2018, the government adopted a new law on languages, which elevated the Albanian language to an official language at the national level, with the Macedonian language remaining the sole official language in international relations. Relations between ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians remain complicated, however.

North Macedonia's pro-Western government has used its time in office since 2017 to sign a historic deal with Greece in June 2018 to end the name dispute and revive Skopje's NATO and EU membership prospects. This followed a nearly three-year political crisis that engulfed the country but ended in June 2017 following a six-month-long government formation period after a closely contested election in December 2016. The crisis began after the 2014 legislative and presidential election, and escalated in 2015 when the opposition party began releasing wiretapped material that revealed alleged widespread government corruption and abuse. Although an EU candidate since 2005, North Macedonia has yet to open EU accession negotiations. The country still faces challenges, including fully implementing reforms to overcome years of democratic backsliding and stimulating economic growth and development. In June 2018, Macedonia and Greece signed the Prespa Accord whereby the Republic of Macedonia agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. Following ratification by both countries, the agreement went in to force on 12 February 2019. North Macedonia signed an accession protocol to become a NATO member state in February 2019.

" + "text": "

North Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991 under the name of \"Macedonia.\" Greek objection to the new country’s name, insisting it implied territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of Macedonia, and democratic backsliding for several years stalled the country’s movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block Macedonian efforts to gain UN membership if the name \"Macedonia\" was used. The country was eventually admitted to the UN in 1993 as \"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,\" and at the same time it agreed to UN-sponsored negotiations on the name dispute. In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution continued. Over time, the US and over 130 other nations recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into a conflict in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. In January 2018, the government adopted a new law on languages, which elevated the Albanian language to an official language at the national level, with the Macedonian language remaining the sole official language in international relations. Relations between ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians remain complicated, however.

In June 2018, Macedonia and Greece signed the Prespa Agreement whereby Macedonia agreed to change its name to North Macedonia. Following ratification by both countries, the agreement went in to force on 12 February 2019. North Macedonia then joined NATO in 2020 after amending its constitution per the deal and opened EU accession talks in 2022 after a two-year veto by Bulgaria over identity, language, and historical disputes. North Macedonia has been an EU candidate since 2005. A nearly three-year political crisis from 2014 to 2017 began after the 2014 legislative and presidential election, and escalated in 2015 when the opposition party began releasing wiretapped material that revealed alleged widespread government corruption and abuse. The country still faces challenges, including fully implementing reforms to overcome years of democratic backsliding, stimulating economic growth and development, and fighting organized crime and corruption. 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.4% (2016)" }, @@ -809,17 +806,6 @@ "text": "25% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.54% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.34% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.52% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.505 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -872,7 +858,7 @@ "text": "Germany 45%, Serbia 8%, Bulgaria 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "support catalysts, centrifuges, insulated wiring, vehicle parts, buses, seats (2019)" + "text": "support catalysts, centrifuges, insulated wiring, iron alloys, seats (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1122,24 +1108,13 @@ "total": { "text": "8" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "262 km gas, 120 km oil (2017)" @@ -1209,7 +1184,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "6,615 (Ukraine) (as of 9 April 2023)" + "text": "6,733 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "521 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 45346ac3..7ff8daef 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling GRIMALDI family first seized control in 1297 but was not able to permanently secure its holding until 1419. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center." + "text": "The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present-day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling GRIMALDI family first seized control in 1297 but was not able to permanently secure its holding until 1419. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, coastal Mediterranean scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center." } }, "Geography": { @@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -690,10 +687,10 @@ "note": "note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "

Italy 19%, Germany 14%, United Kingdom 9%, Switzerland 9%, Spain 8%, United States 6%, Belgium 5%

(2019)" + "text": "

Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Spain

(2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "jewelry, perfumes, watches, packaged medicines, plastic products (2019)" + "text": "jewelry, perfumes, watches, packaged medicines, cars (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -705,10 +702,10 @@ "note": "note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 34%, Switzerland 16%, Germany 9%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)" + "text": "Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, China  (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "jewelry, recreational boats, cars and vehicle parts, watches, general wares (2019)" + "text": "jewelry, cars and vehicle parts, recreational boats, plastic products, artwork (2021)" }, "Debt - external": { "text": "

 NA

" diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 282662bf..ce4952cf 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.9% (2016)" }, @@ -843,7 +840,7 @@ "text": "Germany 12%, France 9%, Italy 9% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "integrated circuits, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, children's toys and stuffed animals, postage stamps  (2019)" + "text": "integrated circuits, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, postage stamps, children's toys and stuffed animals, ships (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1107,9 +1104,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 4073956e..debd9986 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.4% (2016)" }, @@ -882,7 +879,7 @@ "text": "Germany 20%, Belgium 12%, United Kingdom 9%, France 7%, United States 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, packaged medicines, broadcasting equipment, photography equipment, computers (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, packaged medicines, photography equipment, computers (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1146,33 +1143,13 @@ "total": { "text": "23" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "6" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 3ea61bec..ab730a82 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, Norway abandoned neutrality and became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. Key domestic issues include immigration and integration of ethnic minorities, maintaining the country's extensive social safety net with an aging population, and preserving economic competitiveness." + "text": "Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Norway remained neutral in World War I and proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45) and suffered heavy losses to its shipping fleet. In 1949, Norway abandoned neutrality and became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. Key domestic issues include immigration and integration of ethnic minorities, maintaining the country's extensive social safety net with an aging population, and preserving economic competitiveness." } }, "Geography": { @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, @@ -868,7 +865,7 @@ "text": "United Kingdom 18%, Germany 14%, Netherlands 10%, Sweden 9%, France 6%, United States 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, fish, refined petroleum, aluminum (2019)" + "text": "natural gas, crude petroleum, salmon, refined petroleum, aluminum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1127,30 +1124,13 @@ "total": { "text": "67" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "28" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "22 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 56504bbb..88ff7b10 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1172,36 +1169,13 @@ "total": { "text": "87" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "30" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "36" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "39" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "6 (2021)" @@ -1253,7 +1227,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (Wojska Ladowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), Air Force (Sily Powietrzne), Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne), Territorial Defense Force (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej); Ministry of Interior and Administration: Border Guard (includes coast guard duties) (2022)", + "text": "Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (Wojska Ladowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), Air Force (Sily Powietrzne), Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne), Territorial Defense Force (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej); Ministry of Interior and Administration: Border Guard (includes coast guard duties) (2023)", "note": "note: the Polish Armed Forces are organized into a General Staff, an Armed Forces General Command, an Armed Forces Operational Command, Territorial Defense Forces (established 2017), Military Police, and the Warsaw Garrison Command" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1275,7 +1249,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2022, the Polish Government announced plans to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP for 2023" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 120,000 active duty personnel (65,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force; 3,000 Special Forces; 25,000 joint service/other; 5,000 active Territorial Defense Forces); approximately 25,000 other Territorial Defense Forces (reserves) (2022)", + "text": "approximately 120,000 active-duty personnel (65,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force; 3,000 Special Forces; 25,000 joint service/other; 5,000 active Territorial Defense Forces); approximately 25,000 other Territorial Defense Forces (reserves) (2022)", "note": "note: in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military over a period of 10 years to over 200,000 troops, including doubling the size of the Territorial Defense Forces; in 2021, it announced additional plans to increase the size of the military to over 300,000 personnel" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { @@ -1306,7 +1280,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "1,583,563 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" + "text": "1,583,563 (Ukraine) (as of 27 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,435 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 68d9f18b..3e226f17 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.8% (2016)" }, @@ -1138,33 +1135,13 @@ "total": { "text": "43" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "21" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "20 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "1,344 km gas, 11 km oil, 188 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 31dcf2f1..4351eb14 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995.

MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro.

In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In 2015, Serbia and Kosovo reached four additional agreements within the EU-led Brussels Dialogue framework. These included agreements on the Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities; telecommunications; energy production and distribution; and freedom of movement. President Aleksandar VUCIC has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2025. Under his leadership as prime minister, in 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession.

" + "text": "

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995.

MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro.

In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In 2015, Serbia and Kosovo reached four additional agreements within the EU-led Brussels Dialogue framework. These included agreements on the Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities; telecommunications; energy production and distribution; and freedom of movement. President Aleksandar VUCIC has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2025. Under his leadership as prime minister, in 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession. In 2023, VUCIC and Kosovan Prime Minister Albin KURTI verbally agreed on the Implementation Annex to the Agreement of the Path to Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -1170,33 +1167,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "16" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 1a47048a..610a4ef8 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 12.7% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.5% (2016)" }, @@ -1152,30 +1149,13 @@ "total": { "text": "26" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "19" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1268,12 +1248,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "104,823 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" + "text": "99,027 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "297 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 13,070 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 13,517 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a source country for cannabis

" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 299e0e45..4019f5b7 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, @@ -1128,30 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "9" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "1,155 km gas, 5 km oil (2018)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 30d5d650..7840772f 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 6bce2843..e2b33c3d 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.8% (2016)" }, @@ -1151,33 +1148,13 @@ "total": { "text": "102" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "23 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "33" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "14" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "19 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "13 (2021)" @@ -1277,7 +1254,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,994 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 173,829 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" + "text": "14,994 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 174,673 (Ukraine) (as of 24 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "6,489 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index 0d623519..cc98444b 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -219,9 +219,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -426,18 +423,13 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 5def7eb7..4eae7d18 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Since then, Sweden has pursued a successful economic formula consisting of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum. The share of Sweden’s population born abroad increased from 11.3% in 2000 to 20% in 2021.

 

" + "text": "

A military power during the 17th century, Sweden maintained a policy of military non-alignment until it applied to join NATO in May 2022. Stockholm preserved and armed neutrality in both World Wars. Since then, Sweden has pursued a successful economic formula consisting of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum. The share of Sweden’s population born abroad increased from 11.3% in 2000 to 20% in 2021.

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.6% (2016)" }, @@ -1133,33 +1130,13 @@ "total": { "text": "149" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "75" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "37 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "82" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "77 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 20016977..d3ad2dd4 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.5% (2016)" }, @@ -490,7 +487,7 @@ "text": "CH" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy that formed in the 14th century" + "text": "name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy that formed in the late 13th century" } }, "Government type": { @@ -1153,30 +1150,13 @@ "total": { "text": "40" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "17 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "23" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "23 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1264,7 +1244,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 65,763 (Ukraine) (as of 14 April 2023)" + "text": "14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 65,655 (Ukraine) (as of 28 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "891 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index e12ba278..bc1d6f88 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw two World Wars seriously deplete the UK's strength and the Irish Republic withdraw from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth of Nations, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998.

The UK was an active member of the EU after its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 voted by 52 to 48 percent to leave the EU. The UK became the first country to depart the EU on 31 January 2020, after prolonged negotiations on EU-UK economic and security relationships had been hammered out.

" + "text": "

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was born of the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, which previously had been distinct states joined in a personal union, under the 1701 Acts of Union. The island of Ireland, also joined via a personal union, was incorporated under the 1800 Acts of Union, while Wales had been part of the Kingdom of England since the 16th century. The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. The 18th and 19th centuries saw the rapid expansion of the British Empire despite the loss of the Thirteen Colonies, and at its zenith in the early 20th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw two World Wars seriously deplete the UK's strength and the Irish Republic withdraw from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth of Nations, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The devolved Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998.

The UK was an active member of the EU after its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 voted by 52 to 48 percent to leave the EU. The UK became the only country to depart the EU on 31 January 2020, after prolonged negotiations on EU-UK economic and security relationships had been hammered out.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Travel Alert for polio in Europe; the United Kingdom is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, @@ -1149,36 +1146,13 @@ "total": { "text": "271" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "89" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "80" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "66 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "189" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "160 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2021)" @@ -1281,7 +1255,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,904 (Iran), 15,615 (Eritrea), 11,371 (Sudan), 12,155 (Syria), 10,259 (Afghanistan), 8,009 (Pakistan), 7,699 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 201,000 (Ukraine) (as of 11 April 2023)" + "text": "21,904 (Iran), 15,615 (Eritrea), 11,371 (Sudan), 12,155 (Syria), 10,259 (Afghanistan), 8,009 (Pakistan), 7,699 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 202,800 (Ukraine) (as of 11 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "5,483 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 9b14366c..c463130d 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20) but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.

A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.

Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements, but this effort failed as well. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Russia made substantial gains in the early weeks of the invasion but underestimated Ukrainian resolve and combat capabilities. By the end of 2022, Ukrainian forces had regained all territories in the north and northeast and made some advances in the east and south. Nonetheless, Russia in late September 2022 unilaterally declared its annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts - Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia - even though none was fully under Russian control. The annexations remain unrecognized by the international community.

The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 25 April 2023, approximately 20.92 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 22,900 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 17 April 2023. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).

 

" + "text": "

Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20) but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine overwhelmingly voted for independence in 1991 around the time of the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control, patronage politics, and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.

A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 and early 2005 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in legislative (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement and fed up with blatant corruption led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.

Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel beginning an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 with the aim of ending the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements, but this effort failed as well. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by launching a full-scale invasion of the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Russia made substantial gains in the early weeks of the invasion but underestimated Ukrainian resolve and combat capabilities. By the end of 2022, Ukrainian forces had regained all territories in the north and northeast and made some advances in the east and south. Nonetheless, Russia in late September 2022 unilaterally declared its annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts - Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia - even though none was fully under Russian control. The annexations remain unrecognized by the international community.

The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 9 May 2023, approximately 21.5 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 23,600 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 7 May 2023. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).

The Ukrainian people continue to fiercely resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which has targeted civilian and critical infrastructure - including energy - to try to break the Ukrainian will. President ZELENSKYY has focused on the civic identity of Ukrainians, regardless of ethnic or linguistic background, to unite the country behind the goals of ending the war by regaining as much territory as possible and advancing Ukraine’s candidacy for membership in the European Union (EU). Support for joining the EU and NATO has grown significantly, overcoming the historical, and sometimes artificial, divide between eastern and western Ukraine.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "24.1% (2016)" }, @@ -1138,7 +1135,7 @@ } }, "Communications - note": { - "text": "a sorting code to expeditiously handle large volumes of mail was first set up in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) in the 1930s; the sophisticated, three-part (number-letter-number) postal code system, referred to as an \"index,\" was the world's first postal zip code; the system functioned well and was in use from 1932 to 1939 when it was abruptly discontinued" + "text": "a sorting code to expeditiously handle large volumes of mail was first set up in Ukraine in the 1930s (then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, part of the Soviet Union); the sophisticated, three-part (number-letter-number) postal code system, referred to as an \"index,\" was the world's first postal zip code; the system functioned well and was in use from 1932 to 1939 when it was abruptly discontinued" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -1166,36 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "108" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "42" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "28 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "79" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "69 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2021)" @@ -1275,8 +1249,8 @@ "text": "the Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with Russian-origin and Soviet-era weapons systems, although it has a growing inventory of Western-origin equipment; since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, it has received considerable quantities of weapons, including Soviet-era and more modern Western systems, from European countries and the US; Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building, maintaining, and upgrading a variety of its Russian/Soviet-era weapons systems, including armored vehicles, combat aircraft, missiles, and air defense systems (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "conscription abolished in 2012, but reintroduced in 2014; 20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; prior to the Russian invasion of February 2022, conscript service obligation was 12-18 months, depending on the service (2022)", - "note": "note 1: following the Russian invasion in 2022, all nonexempt men ages 18 to 60 were required to register with their local recruitment offices and undergo medical screening for possible service; the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) accepts volunteers, 18-60 years of age; since the invasion, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have volunteered for the regular armed forces, the TDF, or to work in civilian defense activities 

note 2: women have been able to volunteer for military service since 1993; as of late 2022, approximately 60,000 women were serving in the armed forces 

note 3: since 2015, the Ukrainian military has allowed foreigners and stateless persons, 18-45 (in special cases up to 60), to join on 3-5-year contracts, based on qualifications; following the Russian invasion in 2022, the military began accepting medically fit foreign volunteers on a larger scale, with an emphasis on persons with combat experience; wartime volunteers typically serve for 6 months" + "text": "conscription abolished in 2012, but reintroduced in 2014; 20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; prior to the Russian invasion of February 2022, conscript service obligation was 12-18 months, depending on the service (2023)", + "note": "note 1: following the Russian invasion in 2022, all nonexempt men ages 18 to 60 were required to register with their local recruitment offices and undergo medical screening for possible service; the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) accepts volunteers, 18-60 years of age; since the invasion, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have volunteered for the regular armed forces, the TDF, or to work in civilian defense activities 

note 2: women have been able to volunteer for military service since 1993; as of 2023, approximately 60,000 women were serving in the armed forces 

note 3: since 2015, the Ukrainian military has allowed foreigners and stateless persons, 18-45 (in special cases up to 60), to join on 3-5-year contracts, based on qualifications; following the Russian invasion in 2022, the military began accepting medically fit foreign volunteers on a larger scale, with an emphasis on persons with combat experience; wartime volunteers typically serve for 6 months" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "note: prior to the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine contributed about 500 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation" diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 1882d4a1..69193bbb 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ "text": "total: NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 918ca324..21ddb9a5 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "31.7% (2016)" }, @@ -1118,42 +1115,13 @@ "total": { "text": "25" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "18" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "5 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index cc310fac..587c573a 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Azerbaijan - a secular nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan remains involved in the protracted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh was a primarily ethnic Armenian region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within Soviet Azerbaijan. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed which sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a ceasefire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories.

Under the terms of a cease-fire agreement following Azerbaijan’s victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War that took place from September-November 2020, Armenia returned to Azerbaijan the remaining territories it had occupied and also the southern part of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the culturally and historically important city that Azerbaijanis call Shusha and Armenians call Shushi. Despite Azerbaijan’s territorial gains, peace in the region remains elusive because of unsettled issues concerning the delimitation of borders, the opening of regional transportation and communication links, the status of ethnic enclaves near border regions, and the final status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Russian peacekeepers deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh to supervise the cease-fire for a minimum five-year term did not prevent the outbreak of sporadic, low-level military clashes along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border in 2021.

In the three decades following its independence in 1991, Azerbaijan has succeeded in significantly reducing the poverty rate and has directed revenues from its oil and gas production to develop the country’s infrastructure. However, corruption remains a burden on the economy, and Western observers and members of the country’s political opposition have accused the government of authoritarianism, pointing to elections that are neither free nor fair, state control of the media, and the systematic abuse of human rights targeting individuals and groups who are perceived as threats to the administration. The country’s leadership has remained in the ALIYEV family since Heydar ALIYEV, formerly the most highly ranked Azerbaijani member of the Communist Party during the Soviet period, became president in the midst of the first Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1993. Heydar ALIYEV groomed his son to succeed him, and Ilham ALIYEV subsequently became president in 2003. As a result of two national referendums that eliminated presidential term limits and extended the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, President ALIYEV secured a fourth term in April 2018 in an election that international observers noted had serious shortcomings. Reforms are underway to diversify the country’s economy away from its dependence on oil and gas; additional reforms are needed to address weaknesses in government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors, and the court system.

" + "text": "

Azerbaijan - a secular nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Since 1991, Azerbaijan has had a protracted conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, populated largely by ethnic Armenians but incorporated into Soviet Azerbaijan as an autonomous oblast in the early 1920s. In the late Soviet period, an ethnic-Armenian separatist movement developed that sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a ceasefire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories.

Efforts to negotiate a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in the mid-1990s under the aegis of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Minsk Group, which was co-chaired by France, Russia, and the United States. At the same time, cease-fire violations and sporadic flare-ups continued. In September 2020, a second sustained conflict began when Azerbaijan took action to try to regain the territories it had lost in the 1990s. After six weeks of fighting that saw significant Azerbaijani gains, Russia brokered a cease-fire.  Armenia returned to Azerbaijan the seven territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh that it had previously occupied and also the southern part of Nagorno-Karabakh. Despite Azerbaijan’s territorial gains, peace in the region remains elusive because of unsettled issues concerning the delimitation of borders, the opening of regional transportation and communication links, the status of ethnic enclaves near border regions, and the final status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Russian peacekeepers deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh to supervise the cease-fire for a minimum five-year term have not prevented the outbreak of sporadic, low-level military clashes along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border and in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In the three decades since its independence in 1991, Azerbaijan has significantly reduced the poverty rate and has directed some revenue from its oil and gas production to develop the country’s infrastructure. However, corruption remains a burden on the economy, and Western observers and members of the country’s political opposition have accused the government of authoritarianism, pointing to elections that are neither free nor fair, state control of the media, and the systematic abuse of human rights targeting individuals and groups who are perceived as threats to the administration. The country’s leadership has remained in the ALIYEV family since Heydar ALIYEV, formerly the most highly ranked Azerbaijani member of the Communist Party during the Soviet period, became president in the midst of the first Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1993. Heydar ALIYEV groomed his son to succeed him, and Ilham ALIYEV subsequently became president in 2003. As a result of two national referendums that eliminated presidential term limits and extended the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, President ALIYEV secured a fourth term in April 2018 in an election that international observers noted had serious shortcomings. Reforms are underway to diversify the country’s economy away from its dependence on oil and gas; additional reforms are needed to address weaknesses in government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors, and the court system.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, @@ -822,17 +819,6 @@ "text": "27.4% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.79% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.29% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.65% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$19.95 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1149,30 +1135,13 @@ "total": { "text": "30" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1254,9 +1223,6 @@ "text": "

Local border forces struggle to control the illegal transit of goods and people across the porous, undemarcated Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian borders.

Armenia-Azerbaijan: The dispute over the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh region and the Armenian military occupation of surrounding lands in Azerbaijan remains the primary focus of regional instability. Residents have evacuated the former Soviet-era small ethnic enclaves in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan-Georgia: A joint boundary commission agrees on most of the alignment, leaving only small areas at certain crossing points in dispute.  Consequently, the two states have yet to agree on a delimitation or demarcation of their common boundary. One area of contention is where the international boundary should run through the 6th-13th Century David-Gareja monastery complex.

Azerbaijan-Iran: none identified

Azerbaijan-Russia: Russia complains of cross-border smuggling.

Azerbaijan-Turkey: none identified

Caspian Sea (Maritime Boundary): Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified the Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea. Bilateral talks continue with Turkmenistan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian.

" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,031 (Ukraine) (as of 13 March 2023)" - }, "IDPs": { "text": "655,000 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh; IDPs are mainly ethnic Azerbaijanis but also include ethnic Kurds, Russians, and Turks predominantly from occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh; includes IDPs' descendants, returned IDPs, and people living in insecure areas and excludes people displaced by natural disasters; around half the IDPs live in the capital Baku) (2021)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 97be606b..79159bbd 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths - actions widely recognized as constituting genocide. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920.

Armenia remains involved in the protracted struggle with Azerbaijan over control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily ethnic Armenian region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within Soviet Azerbaijan. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed that sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a cease-fire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. Following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in September-November 2020, Armenia lost control over much of the territory it had captured a quarter century earlier. Under the terms of a cease-fire agreement signed in November 2020, Armenia returned to Azerbaijan the remaining territories it occupied and some parts of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, including the key city that Armenians call Shushi and Azerbaijanis call Shusha.

Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries, but neither country ratified the Protocols, and Armenia officially withdrew from the Protocols in March 2018. In 2015, Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union alongside Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. In November 2017, Armenia signed a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the EU.

In spring 2018, former President of Armenia (2008-18) Serzh SARGSIAN of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) tried to extend his time in power by becoming prime minister, prompting popular protests that became known as the “Velvet Revolution” after SARGSIAN was forced to resign. The leader of the protests, Civil Contract party chief Nikol PASHINYAN, was elected by the National Assembly as the new prime minister on 8 May 2018. PASHINYAN’s party prevailed in an early legislative election in December 2018, and he was reelected as prime minister. 

" + "text": "

Armenia prides itself on being the first state to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Armenia has existed as a political entity for centuries with varying geographical boundaries and differing levels of political independence, but for much of its history it was under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, Ottoman, and Russian. During World War I, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices targeting its Armenian subjects, especially those living in the eastern provinces of Anatolia, that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths; these actions have been widely recognized as constituting genocide. During the early 19th century, significant Armenian populations fell under Russian rule as a result of Russian military successes against the Persian (1813) and Ottoman (1828) empires. After the Bolshevik Revolution toppled the last Russian tsar in 1917, Armenia declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenia, along with Azerbaijan and Georgia, was initially incorporated into the USSR as part of the Transcaucasian Federated Soviet Socialist Republic; in 1936, the federated republic was separated into its three constituent entities, which were maintained until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Armenia has a longstanding conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan about the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The region historically had a mixed Armenian and Azerbaijani population, although ethnic Armenians have constituted the majority since the late 19th century. In 1921, Moscow placed Nagorno-Karabakh within Soviet Azerbaijan as an autonomous oblast, a decision that Armenian political leaders and the public repeatedly sought to alter through petitions and complaints, starting in the 1930s. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed that sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a cease-fire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. constituting a total of 14 percent of Azerbaijan’s overall territory. Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in a second military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh in September-November 2020, as a result of which Armenia lost control over much of the territory it had captured a quarter-century earlier. Under the terms of a cease-fire agreement signed in November 2020, Armenia returned the territories around Nagorno-Karabakh and some parts of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan and accepted the deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the remainder of the region. Armenia’s only remaining territorial connection to Nagorno-Karabakh after 2020 was through the five-kilometer wide Lacin Corridor, which passed through Azerbaijani-held territory and was under the control of Russian peacekeepers. 

Turkey closed its common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan during the first period of conflict with Armenia and has maintained a closed border since then, leaving Armenia with closed borders both in the west (with Turkey) and east (with Azerbaijan). Armenia and Turkey engaged in intensive diplomacy to normalize their relations and open the border in 2009, but the signed agreement was not ratified in either country and became a dead letter in 2018, when Armenia officially withdrew its signature. In 2015, Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union alongside Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. In November 2017, Armenia signed a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the EU.

In spring 2018, former President of Armenia (2008-18) Serzh SARGSIAN of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) tried to extend his time in power by becoming prime minister, prompting popular protests that became known as the “Velvet Revolution.” After SARGSIAN resigned, the leader of the protests, Civil Contract party chief Nikol PASHINYAN, was elected by the National Assembly as the new prime minister on 8 May 2018. PASHINYAN’s party has prevailed in subsequent legislative elections, most recently in June 2021. 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 5.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, @@ -812,17 +809,6 @@ "text": "25.7% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "11.62% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "11.22% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.258 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1133,27 +1119,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "3,838 km gas (high and medium pressure) (2017)" diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index e50f849d..3370f105 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "29.8% (2016)" }, @@ -1117,12 +1114,6 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 4eb365c2..f324e839 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate parliamentary elections in November 2003, touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the \"Rose Revolution,\" new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. SAAKASHVILI made progress on market reforms and good governance during his time in power but also faced accusations of abuse of office. Progress was also complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia that led to periodic flare-ups in tension and violence and that culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions.

Billionaire Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI became president in November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI and SAAKASHVILI then left the country. At the time, these changes in leadership represented unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and in the following years, the prime minister position has seen frequent turnover. Most recently, Irakli GARIBASHVILI became prime minister in February 2021, replacing Giorgi GAKHARIA, who later in the year formed his own opposition party. In October 2021, SAAKASHVILI returned to Georgia, where he was immediately arrested to serve six years in prison on outstanding abuse of office convictions. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals.

" + "text": "

The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate parliamentary elections in November 2003, touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the \"Rose Revolution,\" new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. SAAKASHVILI made progress on market reforms and good governance during his time in power but also faced accusations of abuse of office. Progress was also complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia that led to periodic flare-ups in tension and violence and that culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions.

Billionaire Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government before leaving the country after his presidential term ended in 2013. At the time, these changes in leadership represented unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and in the following years, the prime minister position has seen frequent turnover. Most recently, Irakli GARIBASHVILI became prime minister in February 2021. In October 2021, SAAKASHVILI returned to Georgia, where he was immediately arrested to serve six years in prison on outstanding abuse of office convictions. Popular support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals and Georgia applied for EU membership in March 2022. The EU and Georgia signed an Association Agreement in June 2014 and it fully entered into force in July 2016. Georgia and the EU have a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and Georgian citizens since 2017 can travel to the Schengen area without a visa.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ "text": "total: 13.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.7% (2016)" }, @@ -822,17 +819,6 @@ "text": "31.3% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "14.19% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "13.32% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "12.93% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.737 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1152,36 +1138,13 @@ "total": { "text": "18" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "4" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 568da4c6..d50dabdd 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -267,9 +267,6 @@ }, "note": "note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "

note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Asia; the Gaza Strip is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine

" }, @@ -555,17 +552,6 @@ "text": "33.7 (2016 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "18.81% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "16.48% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "18.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.803 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -808,10 +794,7 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, - "note": "note - non-operational" + "note": "note: non-operational" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index f5ade505..29338f48 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -820,17 +817,6 @@ "text": "29.6% (2005)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.55% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.47% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$60.714 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1135,42 +1121,13 @@ "total": { "text": "140" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "42" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "36" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "179" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "135" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "32 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "26 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 4a2f0a9c..1b9e07d0 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Israel has emerged as a regional economic and military powerhouse, leveraging its booming high-tech sector, large defense industry, and concerns about Iran to foster partnerships around the world. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly had proposed to partition the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state. Arab states rejected the UN plan and were subsequently defeated militarily in the 1948 war that followed the withdrawal of the British on 14 May 1948. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. Israel and its Arab neighbors fought wars in 1967 and 1973 and Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the course of the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel and Palestinian officials signed interim agreements in the 1990s that created an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. While the most recent formal efforts between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiate final status issues occurred in 2013-2014, the US continues its efforts to advance peace. Immigration to Israel continues, with more than 20,000 new immigrants, mostly Jewish, in 2020.

The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years, led by cutting-edge, high-tech sectors. Offshore gas discoveries in the Mediterranean, most notably in the Tamar and Leviathan gasfields, place Israel at the center of a potential regional natural gas market. However, longer-term structural issues such as low labor force participation among minority populations, low workforce productivity, high costs for housing and consumer staples, and a lack of competition, remain a concern for many Israelis and an important consideration for Israeli politicians. Former Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU dominated Israel's political landscape from 2009 to June 2021, becoming Israel's longest serving prime minister before he was unseated by Naftali BENNETT, after Israel's fourth election in two years. BENNETT formed the most ideologically diverse coalition in Israel's history, including the participation of an Arab-Israeli party. He served as prime minister for a year before stepping down on 1 July 2022 in favor of Yair LAPID, who was in office for only six months before himself being succeeded by Benjamin NETANYAHU in late 2022. Israel signed normalization agreements – brokered by the US – with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Morocco in late 2020 and reached an agreement with Sudan in early 2021." + "text": "Israel has become a regional economic and military powerhouse, leveraging its prosperous high-tech sector, large defense industry, and concerns about Iran to foster partnerships around the world. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly had proposed to partition the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state. Arab states rejected the UN plan and were subsequently defeated militarily in the 1948 war that followed the withdrawal of the British on 14 May 1948. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. Israel and its Arab neighbors fought wars in 1967 and 1973 and Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the course of the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel and Palestinian officials signed interim agreements in the 1990s that created an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. While the most recent formal efforts between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiate final status issues occurred in 2013-2014, the US continues its efforts to advance peace. Israel signed the US-brokered normalization agreements (the Abraham Accords) with Bahrain, the UAE, and Morocco in 2020 and reached an agreement with Sudan in 2021. Immigration to Israel continues, with more than 73,000 estimated new immigrants, mostly Jewish, in 2022.

The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 30 years, led by cutting-edge, high-tech sectors. Offshore gas discoveries in the Mediterranean, most notably in the Tamar and Leviathan gasfields, place Israel at the center of a potential regional natural gas market. In late 2022, a US-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon established their maritime boundary, allowing Israel to begin production on additional gasfields in the Mediterranean. However, Israel's economic prosperity is not consistently mirrored in the Israeli public's financial stability. Structural issues such as low labor force participation among religious and minority populations, low workforce productivity, high costs for housing and consumer staples, and high-income inequality, remain a concern for many Israelis and an important consideration for Israeli politicians. Former Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU returned to office in late 2022 continuing his dominance of Israel's political landscape at the head of Israel's most rightwing and religious government. NETANYAHU previously served as premier from 2009 to June 2021, becoming Israel's longest serving prime minister. " } }, "Geography": { @@ -833,17 +833,6 @@ "text": "31.3% (2010)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.25% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.28% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.24% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$139.374 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1165,33 +1154,13 @@ "total": { "text": "33" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "9" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 038ed981..40dd1bf7 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920. Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. It was proclaimed a \"republic\" in 1958 after a coup overthrew the monarchy, but in actuality, a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn from 1979 to 2003. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. After Iraq's expulsion, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions led to the Second Gulf War in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led forces.

In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates - except for Iraq's Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk - in January 2009 and in April and June 2013, and has repeatedly postponed the next provincial elections, originally planned for April 2017. Iraq has held four national legislative elections since 2006, most recently in October 2021 when 329 legislators were elected to the COR. The acting Iraqi National Intelligence Service Director General Mustafa al-KADHIMI became prime minister in May 2020 after the previous prime minister resigned in late 2019 because of widespread protests demanding more employment opportunities and an end to corruption. His mandate as prime minister was to guide Iraq toward an early national legislative election, which was held in October 2021.

Between 2014 and 2017, Iraq was engaged in a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country. Iraqi and allied forces recaptured Mosul, the country's second-largest city, in 2017 and drove ISIS out of its other urban strongholds. In December 2017, then-Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI publicly declared victory against ISIS while continuing operations against the group's residual presence in rural areas. Also in late 2017, ABADI responded to an independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government by ordering Iraqi forces to take control of disputed territories across central and northern Iraq that were previously occupied and governed by Kurdish forces.

" + "text": "

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920. Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. It was proclaimed a \"republic\" in 1958 after a coup overthrew the monarchy, but in actuality, a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn from 1979 to 2003. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. After Iraq's expulsion, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions led to the Second Gulf War in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led forces.

In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Iraq's constitution also established the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), a semi-autonomous region that administers the governorates of Erbil, Dahuk, and As Sulaymaniyah. Iraq has held four national legislative elections since 2006, most recently in October 2021 when 329 legislators were elected to the COR. Following these elections and Iraq's longest government formation process in the post-SADDAM era, the COR approved Muhammad Shia' al-SUDANI as prime minister in October 2022. Iraq has repeatedly postponed separate elections for provincial councils - last held in 2013 - and since 2019 the prime minister has had the authority to appoint governors rather than provincial councils. In early 2023, the COR voted to hold provincial elections by the end of the year.

Between 2014 and 2017, Iraq fought a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) to recapture territory the group seized in 2014. In December 2017, then-Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI publicly declared victory against ISIS, although military operations against the group continue in rural areas. Also in late 2017, Baghdad forcefully seized disputed territories across central and northern Iraq from the KRG, following a non-binding Kurdish independence referendum.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish (official); Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) are recognized as official languages where native speakers of these languages are present; Iraqis have the right to be educated in their native language" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "
كتاب حقائق العالم، أحسن مصدر للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "
كتاب حقائق العالم، أحسن مصدر للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

کتێبی فاکتی ژیهانی، باشترین سەرچاوەێک بۆ زانیاری بنەرەتی (Kurdish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -847,17 +844,6 @@ "text": "25.7% (2007 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.35% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.37% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.33% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$51.534 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1176,42 +1162,13 @@ "total": { "text": "72" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "34" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "30" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "16 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index a0318be6..5ac85896 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in 1921 and recognized ABDALLAH I from the Hashemite family as the country's first leader. The Hashemites also controlled Hijaz, or the western coastal area of modern day Saudi Arabia until 1925, when they were pushed out by Ibn SAUD and Wahhabi tribes. The country gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The country has had four kings. Jordan's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and Palestinian militants, which led to a brief civil war in 1970 referred to as \"Black September\" and ended in King HUSSEIN's ouster of the militants from Jordan. Jordan's borders also have changed. In 1948, Jordan took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, eventually annexing those territories in 1950 and granting its new Palestinian residents Jordanian citizenship. In 1967, Jordan lost the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel in the Six-Day War but retained administrative claims until 1988 when King HUSSEIN permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank in favor of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). King HUSSEIN signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Jordanian kings continue to claim custodianship of the holy sites in Jerusalem by virtue of their Hashemite heritage as descendants of the Prophet Mohammad and agreements with Israel and Jerusalem-based religious and Palestinian leaders. After Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 War, it authorized the Jordanian-controlled Islamic Trust, or Waqf, to continue administering affairs in the Al Haram ash Sharif/Temple Mount holy compound, and the Jordan-Israel peace treaty reaffirmed Jordan's \"special role\" in administering the Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem.

King HUSSEIN died in 1999 and was succeeded by his eldest son, ABDALLAH II, who remains the current king. In 2009, King ABDALLAH II designated his son HUSSEIN as the Crown Prince. During his reign, ABDALLAH II has contended with a series of challenges, including the Arab Spring influx of refugees from neighboring states and a perennially weak economy.

 

" + "text": "

Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in 1921 and recognized ABDALLAH I from the Hashemite family as the country's first leader. The Hashemites also controlled the Hijaz, or the western coastal area of modern-day Saudi Arabia until 1925, when they were pushed out by IBN SAUD and Wahhabi tribes. The country gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The country has had four kings. Jordan's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (r. 1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and Palestinian militants, the latter of which led to a brief civil war in 1970 referred to as \"Black September\" and ended in King HUSSEIN's ouster of the militants from Jordan.

Jordan's borders also have changed since it gained independence. In 1948, Jordan took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first Arab-Israeli War, eventually annexing those territories in 1950 and granting its new Palestinian residents Jordanian citizenship. In 1967, Jordan lost the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel in the Six-Day War but retained administrative claims to the West Bank until 1988 when King HUSSEIN permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). King HUSSEIN signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Jordanian kings continue to claim custodianship of the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem by virtue of their Hashemite heritage as descendants of the Prophet Mohammad and agreements with Israel and Jerusalem-based religious and Palestinian leaders. After Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 War, it authorized the Jordanian-controlled Islamic Trust, or Waqf, to continue administering affairs at the Al Haram ash Sharif/Temple Mount holy compound, and the Jordan-Israel peace treaty reaffirmed Jordan's \"special role\" in administering the Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem. Jordanian kings claim custodianship of the Christian sites in Jerusalem on the basis of the 7th-century Pact of Omar, when the Muslim leader, after conquering Jerusalem, agreed to permit Christian worship.

King HUSSEIN died in 1999 and was succeeded by his eldest son, ABDALLAH II, who remains the current king. In 2009, King ABDALLAH II designated his son HUSSEIN as the Crown Prince. During his reign, ABDALLAH II has contended with a series of challenges, including the Arab Spring influx of refugees from neighboring states, the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of the war in Ukraine, and a perennially weak economy.

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.5% (2016)" }, @@ -841,17 +838,6 @@ "text": "28.7% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "11.29% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "11.05% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.34% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$10.813 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1168,27 +1154,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 13108b74..df17424b 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "37.9% (2016)" }, @@ -553,12 +550,12 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (65 seats; 50 members directly elected from 5 multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 15 ex-officio members (cabinet ministers) appointed by the amir; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 September 2022 (next to be held in 2026)" + "text": "last held on 29 September 2022 (next to be held on 6 June 2023, due to dissolution by royal decree on 1 May)" }, "election results": { - "text": "50 nonpartisans elected, of which 28 were opposition candidates; composition - men 48, women 2, percent of women 4%" + "text": "50 nonpartisans elected, of which 28 were opposition candidates: composition - men 48, women 2, percent of women 4%" }, - "note": "Note: on 17 April 2023, Crown Prince Mishal al-AHMAD al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly, which had been reinstated in March at the direction of the Constitutional Court, following its annulment of the September 2022 election" + "note": "Note: on 17 April 2023, Crown Prince Mishal al-AHMAD al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly, which had been reinstated in March at the direction of the Constitutional Court, following its annulment of the September 2022 election; the Assembly was formally dissolved by royal decree on 1 May 2023, and a new election scheduled for 6 June" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { @@ -793,17 +790,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$77.988 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -855,7 +841,7 @@ "text": "China 20%, South Korea 16%, India 15%, Japan 10%, Taiwan 6%, Vietnam 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, refined petroleum, aircraft, natural gas, industrial hydrocarbon products (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, refined petroleum, natural gas, industrial hydrocarbon products, industrial alcohols (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1119,27 +1105,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "4 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index b7b944e0..064ca162 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "As a result of its location at the crossroads of three continents, the area that is modern-day Lebanon is rich in cultural and religious diversity. This region was subject to various foreign conquests for much of its history, including by the Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. From it the French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920, and it gained independence in 1943. Since then, Lebanon has experienced periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its historical position as a regional center for finance and trade, although that status has significantly diminished since the beginning of Lebanon’s economic crisis in 2019, which includes simultaneous currency, debt, and banking crises. The country's 1975-90 civil war, which resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign and domestic policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. Hizballah - a major Lebanese political party, militia, and US-designated foreign terrorist organization - and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved." + "text": "As a result of its location at the crossroads of three continents, the area that is modern-day Lebanon is rich in cultural and religious diversity. This region was subject to various foreign conquests for much of its history, including by the Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. From it the French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920, and it gained independence in 1943. Since then, Lebanon has experienced periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its historical position as a regional center for finance and trade, although that status has significantly diminished since the beginning of Lebanon’s economic crisis in 2019, which includes simultaneous currency, debt, and banking crises. The country's 1975-90 civil war, which resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign and domestic policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. Hizballah - a major Lebanese political party, militia, and US-designated foreign terrorist organization - and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.

Since 2019, Lebanon has experienced a severe economic crisis that has crippled its economy, shut down its previously lucrative banking sector, reduced the value of its currency, and caused many Lebanese to emigrate in search of better prospects." } }, "Geography": { @@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32% (2016)" }, @@ -823,17 +820,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "20.92% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "14.26% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "12.71% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$11.061 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -886,7 +872,7 @@ "text": "Switzerland 27%, United Arab Emirates 15%, South Korea 11%, Saudi Arabia 7%, Kuwait 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, jewelry, shotguns, diamonds, scrap copper (2019)" + "text": "gold, diamonds, scrap iron, wood furniture, grapes, jewelry, cars (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1150,30 +1136,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1248,7 +1217,7 @@ "note": "note: women were allowed to volunteer for military service in the 1980s; as of 2020, they comprised about 5% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Lebanese military faced multiple challenges, including securing parts of the border with war-torn Syria from infiltrations of militants linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida terrorist groups and maintaining stability along its volatile border with Israel, where the Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based terrorist group Hizballah conducted a war with Israel in 2006 and tensions remained high, including occasional armed skirmishes; the military also faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties undercut its ability to fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces may disintegrate

the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities, support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deployed throughout the south of Lebanon, and provide assistance for humanitarian access for civilians and the return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had approximately 9,500 military personnel deployed in the country as of early 2023; UNIFIL includes a maritime task force (2022)" + "text": "the Lebanese military faces a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties undercut its ability to fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces may disintegrate; the military also faces other challenges, including infiltrations of militants linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) and maintaining stability along its volatile border with Israel, where the Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based terrorist group Hizballah conducted a war with Israel in 2006 and tensions remain high, including occasional armed skirmishes

the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities, support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deployed throughout the south of Lebanon, and provide assistance for humanitarian access for civilians and the return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had approximately 9,500 military personnel deployed in the country as of early 2023; UNIFIL includes a maritime task force; in 2022, Israel and Lebanese officials agreed on a common demarcation of their maritime border after US mediation (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index da8d5862..2ce5aa35 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27% (2016)" }, @@ -850,7 +847,7 @@ "text": "China 46%, India 8%, Japan 6%, South Korea 6%, United Arab Emirates 6%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, iron products, fertilizers (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, fertilizers, iron  (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1120,36 +1117,13 @@ "total": { "text": "13" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "119" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "51" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "26 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 9dd15728..b2ec3517 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.1% (2016)" }, @@ -603,7 +600,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Evyenia SIDEREAS" + "text": "Ambassador Timmy DAVIS (since 5 September 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "22 February Street, Al Luqta District, P.O. Box 2399, Doha" @@ -1115,24 +1112,13 @@ "total": { "text": "4" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index c22e38ce..129c65e4 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.4% (2016)" }, @@ -1137,39 +1134,13 @@ "total": { "text": "82" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "27" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "132" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "72" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "10 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 7afa273c..8104e6d0 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.8% (2016)" }, @@ -580,7 +577,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "legal parties/alliances:
 Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Bashar al-ASAD, regional secretary]
Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD]
Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI]
Democratic Arab Socialist Union [Hassan Abdul AZIM, general secretary] 
National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party, Socialist Unionist Democratic Party)
Socialist Unionist Party [Fayiz ISMAIL]
Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN]
Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL]
Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [Ali HAIDAR]
Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL]

Major Kurdish parties 
Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Shahoz HASAN and Aysha HISSO]
Kurdish National Council [Sa'ud MALA]
 
other: Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]" + "text": "legal parties/alliances:
 Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Bashar al-ASAD, regional secretary]
Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD]
Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI]
Democratic Arab Socialist Union [Hassan Abdul AZIM, general secretary] 
National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party, Socialist Unionist Democratic Party)
Socialist Unionist Party [Fayiz ISMAIL]
Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN]
Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL]
Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [Ali HAIDAR]
Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL]

major Kurdish political organizations:
Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Saleh MUSLIM, Asia ABDULLAH]
Kurdish National Council or KNC [Sa'ud MALA]
Self-Administration of Northeast Syria or SANES [Abd Hamid al-MAHBASH] 
Syrian Democratic Council or SDC [Ilham AHMAD]

other:
Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WBG, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" @@ -1083,33 +1080,13 @@ "total": { "text": "29" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "61" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "48 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "6 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index fe46b6f3..49dd4f92 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or \"Father of the Turks.\" Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democrat Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of formal political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a \"post-modern coup\" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. An unsuccessful coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces.

Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,\" which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization, has long dominated the attention of Turkish security forces and claimed more than 40,000 lives. In 2013, the Turkish Government and the PKK conducted negotiations aimed at ending the violence, however intense fighting resumed in 2015. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1963, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; it began accession talks with the EU in 2005. Over the past decade, economic reforms, coupled with some political reforms, have contributed to a growing economy, although economic growth slowed in recent years, with occasional bouts of turmoil.

From 2015 and continuing through 2016, Turkey witnessed an uptick in terrorist violence, including major attacks in Ankara, Istanbul, and throughout the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. On 15 July 2016, elements of the Turkish Armed forces attempted a coup that ultimately failed following widespread popular resistance. More than 240 people were killed and over 2,000 injured when Turkish citizens took to the streets en masse to confront the coup forces. The government accused followers of the Fethullah Gulen transnational religious and social movement (\"Hizmet\") for allegedly instigating the failed coup and designates the movement’s followers as terrorists. Since the attempted coup, Turkish Government authorities arrested, suspended, or dismissed more than 130,000 security personnel, journalists, judges, academics, and civil servants due to their alleged connection to Gulen's movement. Following the failed coup, the Turkish Government instituted a State of Emergency from July 2016 to July 2018. The Turkish Government conducted a referendum on 16 April 2017 in which voters approved constitutional amendments changing Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system. The amendments went into effect fully following the presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2018.

" + "text": "

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or \"Father of the Turks.\" Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democrat Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of formal political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a \"post-modern coup\" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. An unsuccessful coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces.

Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,\" which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization, has long dominated the attention of Turkish security forces and claimed more than 40,000 lives. In 2013, the Turkish Government and the PKK conducted negotiations aimed at ending the violence, however intense fighting resumed in 2015. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1963, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; it began accession talks with the EU in 2005. Over the past decade, economic reforms, coupled with some political reforms, have contributed to a growing economy, although in recent years, the government's growth-by-any-means strategy has sent inflation to historic highs and tested the broader financial system's resilience.

From 2015 and continuing through 2016, Turkey witnessed an uptick in terrorist violence, including major attacks in Ankara, Istanbul, and throughout the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. On 15 July 2016, elements of the Turkish Armed forces attempted a coup that ultimately failed following widespread popular resistance. More than 240 people were killed and over 2,000 injured when Turkish citizens took to the streets en masse to confront the coup forces. The government accused followers of the Fethullah Gulen transnational religious and social movement (\"Hizmet\") of instigating the failed coup and designates the movement’s followers as terrorists. Since the attempted coup, Turkish Government authorities arrested, suspended, or dismissed more than 130,000 security personnel, journalists, judges, academics, and civil servants due to their alleged connection to Gulen's movement. Following the failed coup, the Turkish Government instituted a State of Emergency from July 2016 to July 2018. The Turkish Government conducted a referendum on 16 April 2017 in which voters approved constitutional amendments changing Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system. The amendments went into effect fully following the presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2018.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ "text": "Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "
The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "
The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish)

کتێبی فاکتی ژیهانی، باشترین سەرچاوەێک بۆ زانیاری بنەرەتی (Kurdish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32.1% (2016)" }, @@ -1165,36 +1162,13 @@ "total": { "text": "91" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "38" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "20 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index dd146985..177b17cf 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ }, "note": "note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "

note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Asia; the West Bank is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine

" }, @@ -893,12 +890,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 6d02ded9..af6bd6a3 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 40.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1121,39 +1118,13 @@ "total": { "text": "17" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "40" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "641 km gas, 22 km liquid petroleum gas, 1,370 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 5da2c652..b0a25754 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -687,17 +684,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "22.86% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "20.84% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "20.02% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$999.2 million (2017 est.)" @@ -986,9 +972,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 8569890c..0c377d0b 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -314,9 +314,6 @@ "text": "total: 1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "text": "

note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in North America; Canada is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine

" }, @@ -606,7 +603,7 @@ "text": "chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; Courts Martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; note -  in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court, as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements" + "text": "federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; Courts Martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; note - in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court, as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { @@ -860,17 +857,6 @@ "text": "24.8% (2000)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.05% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.08% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$686.718 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1191,36 +1177,13 @@ "total": { "text": "523" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "147" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "257" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "79 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "944" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "75" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "385" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "484 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "26 (2021)" diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index f8a82556..a882b20f 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -922,33 +919,13 @@ "total": { "text": "10" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "text": "

note: although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport is either by sea or by air

" diff --git a/north-america/ip.json b/north-america/ip.json index 7f715a07..51b13666 100644 --- a/north-america/ip.json +++ b/north-america/ip.json @@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index ed159121..6408984e 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -315,9 +315,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -949,7 +946,7 @@ "text": "United States 75% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars and vehicle parts, computers, delivery trucks, crude petroleum, insulated wiring (2019)" + "text": "cars and vehicle parts, computers, delivery trucks, crude petroleum, video displays, insulated wiring (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1214,42 +1211,13 @@ "total": { "text": "243" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "32" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "80" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "86" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "33 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1,471" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "42" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "281" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1,146 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1307,7 +1275,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Mexican Armed Forces are divided between the Secretariat of National Defense and the Secretariat of the Navy:

Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM), National Guard; Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Secretariat of Public Security and Civilian Protection (Secretaria de Seguridad y Proteccion Ciudadana) (2022)", + "text": "the Mexican Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de México) are divided between the Secretariat of National Defense and the Secretariat of the Navy:

Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM), National Guard; Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Secretariat of Public Security and Civilian Protection (Secretaria de Seguridad y Proteccion Ciudadana) (2023)", "note": "note: the National Guard was formed in 2019 of personnel from the former Federal Police (disbanded in December 2019) and military police units of the Army and Navy; up until September 2022, the Guard was under the civilian-led Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection, while the SEDENA had day-to-day operational control and provided the commanders and the training; in September 2022, complete control of the Guard was handed over to the SEDENA/Mexican Army; the Guard, along with state and municipal police, is responsible for enforcing the law and maintaining order; the regular military also actively supports police operations" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1331,10 +1299,10 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 218,000 armed forces personnel (160,000 Army; 8,000 Air Force; 50,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines); approximately 110,000 National Guard personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported equipment from a variety of mostly Western suppliers; the US has been the leading supplier of military hardware to Mexico; Mexico's defense industry produces naval vessels and light armored vehicles, as well as small arms and other miscellaneous equipment (2022)" + "text": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported equipment from a variety of mostly Western suppliers; the US has been the leading supplier of military hardware to Mexico in recent years; Mexico's defense industry produces naval vessels and light armored vehicles, as well as small arms and other miscellaneous equipment (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service for males (selection for service determined by lottery); conscript service obligation is 12 months; those selected serve on Saturdays in a Batallón del Servicio Militar Nacional (National Military Service Battalion) composed entirely of 12-month Servicio Militar Nacional (SMN) conscripts; 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 (2023)", + "text": "18 years of age (16 with parental consent) for voluntary enlistment for men and women; 18 years of age for compulsory military service for men (selection for service determined by lottery); conscript service obligation is 12 months; those selected serve on Saturdays in a Batallón del Servicio Militar Nacional (National Military Service Battalion) composed entirely of 12-month Servicio Militar Nacional (SMN) conscripts; conscripts remain in reserve status until the age of 40; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; National Guard: single men and women 18-30 years of age may volunteer (2023)", "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised about 15% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 103a6f54..44a7e8dc 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -792,12 +789,6 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 842b431b..d2462d06 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "36.2% (2016)" }, @@ -1165,42 +1162,13 @@ "total": { "text": "5,054" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "189" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "235" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1,478" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2,249" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "903 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "8,459" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "140" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1,552" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "6,760 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "6,092 (2022)" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 90c8d3ba..670db293 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -311,9 +311,6 @@ "text": "total: (2020 est.) NA" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.3% (2016)" }, @@ -592,7 +589,7 @@ "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:
Senate or Senado (72 seats; members directly elected on a provincial basis with 2 seats awarded to the party with the most votes and 1 seat to the party with the second highest number of votes; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years)
Chamber of Deputies or Cámara de Diputados (257 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method; members serve 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last held on 14 November 2021 (next to be held 29 October 2023)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 14 November 2021 (next to be held 29 October 2023)" + "text": "
Senate - last held on 14 November 2021 (next to be held 22 October 2023)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 14 November 2021 (next to be held 22 October 2023)" }, "election results": { "text": "


Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FdT 35, JxC 33, other 4; composition (as of February 2022) men 41, women 31, percent of women 43.1%

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FdT 118, JxC 116, FIT-U 4, other: 19; composition (as of February 2022) - men 142, women 115, percent of women 44.7%; note - total National Congress percent of women 44.4%

" @@ -610,7 +607,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "

Avanza Libertad or AL [José Luis ESPERT]
Civic Coalition ARI or CC-ARI [Elisa CARRIÓ, Maximiliano FERRARO]
Consenso Federal (Federal Consensus) or CF [Roberto LAVAGNA, Juan Manuel URTUBEY]
Frente Cívico por Santiago (Civic Front for Santiago) [Gerardo ZAMORA]
Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores – Unidad (Workers' Left Front) or FIT-U [Nicolás DEL CAÑO, Miriam BREGMAN] (coalition of leftist parties in lower house; includes PTS, PO, and MST)
Frente de la Concordia Misionero (Front for the Renewal of Social Concord) or FRCS [Carlos Eduardo ROVIRA]
Frente de Todos (Everyone's Front) or FdT [Alberto FERNÁNDEZ] (includes FR, La Campora, and PJ); note - ruling coalition since 2019; includes several national and provincial Peronist political parties
Frente Renovador (Renewal Front) or FR [Sergio MASSA, Pablo MIROLO]
Generación por un Encuentro Nacional (Generation for a National Encounter) or GEN [Margarita STOLBIZER]
Hacemos por Córdoba (We do for Cordoba) or HC [Juan SCHIARETTI]
Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) or JxC [Horacio Rodríguez LARRETA] (includes CC-ARI, PRO, and UCR); note - primary opposition coalition since 2019
Juntos Somos Río Negro (Together We Are Rio Negro) or JSRN [Alberto WERETILNECK]   
Justicialist Party or PJ [Alberto Angel FERNÁNDEZ]
La Cámpora [Maximo KIRCHNER]
La Libertad Avanza (The Liberty Advances) or LLA [Javier MILEI]
Movimiento Popular Neuquino (Neuquén People's Movement) or MPN [Omar GUTIÉRREZ]
Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (Workers' Socialist Movement) or MST [Vilma RIPOLL, Alejandro BODART]
Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) or PTS [Nicolás DEL CAÑO]
Partido Obrero (Workers' Party) or PO [Gabriel SOLANO]
Partido Socialista or PS [Mónica Haydée FEIN]
Propuesta Republicana (Republican Proposal) or PRO [Mauricio MACRI]
Unidad Federal (coalition of provencial parties in the lower house; includes FRCS and JSRN)
Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union) or UCR [Gerardo Rubén MORALES]
Vamos con Vos (Let's Go with You) or VcV [Florencio RANDAZZO]

" + "text": "

Avanza Libertad or AL [José Luis ESPERT]
Civic Coalition ARI or CC-ARI [Elisa CARRIÓ, Maximiliano FERRARO]
Consenso Federal (Federal Consensus) or CF [Roberto LAVAGNA, Juan Manuel URTUBEY]
Frente Cívico por Santiago (Civic Front for Santiago) [Gerardo ZAMORA]
Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores – Unidad (Workers' Left Front) or FIT-U [Nicolás DEL CAÑO, Miriam BREGMAN] (coalition of leftist parties in lower house; includes PTS, PO, and MST)
Frente de la Concordia Misionero (Front for the Renewal of Social Concord) or FRCS [Carlos Eduardo ROVIRA]
Frente de Todos (Everyone's Front) or FdT [Alberto FERNÁNDEZ] (includes FR, La Campora, and PJ); note - ruling coalition since 2019; includes several national and provincial Peronist political parties
Frente Renovador (Renewal Front) or FR [Sergio MASSA, Pablo MIROLO]
Generación por un Encuentro Nacional (Generation for a National Encounter) or GEN [Margarita STOLBIZER]
Hacemos por Córdoba (We do for Cordoba) or HC [Juan SCHIARETTI]
Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) or JxC [Patricia BULLRICH, Horacio Rodríguez LARRETA, Mauricio MACRI] (includes CC-ARI, PRO, and UCR); note - primary opposition coalition since 2019
Juntos Somos Río Negro (Together We Are Rio Negro) or JSRN [Alberto WERETILNECK]   
Justicialist Party or PJ [Alberto Angel FERNÁNDEZ]
La Cámpora [Maximo KIRCHNER]
La Libertad Avanza (The Liberty Advances) or LLA [Javier MILEI]
Movimiento Popular Neuquino (Neuquén People's Movement) or MPN [Omar GUTIÉRREZ]
Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (Workers' Socialist Movement) or MST [Vilma RIPOLL, Alejandro BODART]
Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) or PTS [Nicolás DEL CAÑO]
Partido Obrero (Workers' Party) or PO [Gabriel SOLANO]
Partido Socialista or PS [Mónica Haydée FEIN]
Propuesta Republicana (Republican Proposal) or PRO [Mauricio MACRI]
Unidad Federal (coalition of provencial parties in the lower house; includes FRCS and JSRN)
Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union) or UCR [Gerardo Rubén MORALES]
Vamos con Vos (Let's Go with You) or VcV [Florencio RANDAZZO]

" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -844,17 +841,6 @@ "text": "31% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.19% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.17% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$150.823 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1177,42 +1163,13 @@ "total": { "text": "161" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "65" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "977" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "43" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "484" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "448 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 5625793c..5af69800 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "text": "total: 16.9% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -597,7 +594,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot one of 3 ways: candidate wins at least 50% of the vote, or at least 40% of the vote and 10% more than the next highest candidate; otherwise a second round is held and the winner determined by simple majority vote; president and vice president are elected by majority vote to serve a 5-year term; no term limits (changed from two consecutive term limit by Constitutional Court in late 2017); election last held on 18 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora elected president; percent of vote - Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (MAS) 55.1%; Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (CC) 28.8%; Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca (Creemos) 14%; other 2.1%

2018: Juan Evo MORALES Ayma reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (MAS) 61%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana (UN) 24.5%; Jorge QUIROGA Ramirez (POC) 9.1%; other 5.4%; note - MORALES resigned from office on 10 November 2019 over alleged election rigging; resignations of all his constitutionally designated successors followed, including the Vice President, President of the Senate, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and First Vice President of the Senate, leaving the Second Vice President of the Senate, Jeanine ANEZ Chavez, the highest-ranking official still in office; her appointment to the presidency was endorsed by Bolivia's Constitutional Court, and she served as interim president until the 8 November 2020 inauguration of Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora, who was winner of the 18 October 2020 presidential election" + "text": "
2020: Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora elected president; percent of vote - Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (MAS) 55.1%; Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (CC) 28.8%; Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca (Creemos) 14%; other 2.1%

2019: Juan Evo MORALES Ayma reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (MAS) 61%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana (UN) 24.5%; Jorge QUIROGA Ramirez (POC) 9.1%; other 5.4%; note - MORALES resigned from office on 10 November 2019 over alleged election rigging; resignations of all his constitutionally designated successors followed, including the Vice President, President of the Senate, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and First Vice President of the Senate, leaving the Second Vice President of the Senate, Jeanine ANEZ Chavez, the highest-ranking official still in office; her appointment to the presidency was endorsed by Bolivia's Constitutional Court, and she served as interim president until the 8 November 2020 inauguration of Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora, who was winner of the 18 October 2020 presidential election" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -861,17 +858,6 @@ "text": "36.1% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.51% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.08% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.27% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$11.796 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1196,39 +1182,13 @@ "total": { "text": "21" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "834" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "47" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "151" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "631 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "5,457 km gas, 51 km liquid petroleum gas, 2,511 km oil, 1,627 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index a095381c..abb1ce50 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -315,9 +315,6 @@ "text": "total: 9.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -886,17 +883,6 @@ "text": "43.4% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.25% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.25% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.17% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$424.196 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1216,36 +1202,13 @@ "total": { "text": "698" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "27" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "179" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "436 (2017)" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "49 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "3,395" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "92" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1,619" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1,684 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "13 (2021)" diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 07a6f8f0..1f0e174c 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28% (2016)" }, @@ -831,17 +828,6 @@ "text": "41.5% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.03% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$55.16 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1158,39 +1144,13 @@ "total": { "text": "90" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "31" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "391" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "56" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "319 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 4ae691a9..bb4063dd 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged after the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A decades-long conflict between government forces, paramilitaries, and antigovernment insurgent groups heavily funded by the drug trade, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries demobilized by the end of 2006, and the AUC as a formal organization ceased to operate. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, illegal armed groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a final peace accord with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently ratified by the Colombian Congress. The accord calls for members of the FARC to demobilize, disarm, and reincorporate into society and politics. The accord also committed the Colombian Government to create three new institutions to form a 'comprehensive system for truth, justice, reparation, and non-repetition,' to include a truth commission, a special unit to coordinate the search for those who disappeared during the conflict, and a 'Special Jurisdiction for Peace' to administer justice for conflict-related crimes. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug-related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong and independent democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties.

" + "text": "

Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged after the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A decades-long conflict between government forces, paramilitaries, and antigovernment insurgent groups heavily funded by the drug trade, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries demobilized by the end of 2006, and the AUC as a formal organization ceased to operate. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, new criminal groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a final peace accord with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently ratified by the Colombian Congress. The accord calls for members of the FARC to demobilize, disarm, and reincorporate into society and politics. The accord also committed the Colombian Government to create three new institutions to form a 'comprehensive system for truth, justice, reparation, and non-repetition,' to include a truth commission, a special unit to coordinate the search for those who disappeared during the conflict, and a 'Special Jurisdiction for Peace' to administer justice for conflict-related crimes. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug-related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong and independent democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ "text": "total: 3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -582,10 +579,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (since 7 August 2022); Vice President Francia Elena MARQUEZ Mina (since 7 August 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (since 7 August 2022); Vice President Francia Elena MÁRQUEZ Mina (since 7 August 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (since 7 August 2022); Vice President Francia Elena MARQUEZ Mina (since 7 August 2022)" + "text": "President Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (since 7 August 2022); Vice President Francia Elena MÁRQUEZ Mina (since 7 August 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" @@ -594,7 +591,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 29 May 2022 with a runoff held on 19 June 2022 (next to be held on 31 May 2026); note - political reform in 2015 eliminated presidential reelection" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2022: Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (PHxC) 40.3%, Rodolfo HERNANDEZ Suarez (LIGA) 28.2%, Federico GUTIERREZ (Team for Colombia / CREEMOS) 23.9%, other 7.6%; percent of vote in second round - Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (PHxC) 50.4%, Rodolfo HERNANDEZ Suarez (LIGA) 47.3%

2018: Ivan DUQUE Marquez elected president in second round; percent of vote - Ivan DUQUE Marquez (CD) 54%, Gustavo PETRO (Humane Colombia) 41.8%, other/blank/invalid 4.2%" + "text": "
2022: Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (PHxC) 40.3%, Rodolfo HERNÁNDEZ Suárez (LIGA) 28.2%, Federico GUTIÉRREZ Zuluaga (Team for Colombia / CREEMOS) 23.9%, other 7.6%; percent of vote in second round - Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (PHxC) 50.4%, Rodolfo HERNÁNDEZ Suarez (LIGA) 47.3%

2018: Iván DUQUE Márquez elected president in second round; percent of vote - Iván DUQUE Márquez (CD) 54%, Gustavo Francisco PETRO Urrego (Humane Colombia) 41.8%, other/blank/invalid 4.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -859,17 +856,6 @@ "text": "39.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.74% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.56% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$94.985 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1196,39 +1182,13 @@ "total": { "text": "121" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "39" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "715" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "201" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "488 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" @@ -1311,13 +1271,13 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2023)", - "note": "note 1: conscripts reportedly comprise about 50% of the Colombian military's active force with more than 50,000 conscripts brought into the military annually

note 2: as of 2022, women comprised about 1% of the military" + "note": "note 1: conscripts reportedly comprise about 50% of the Colombian military's active force with more than 50,000 conscripts brought into the military annually

note 2: the Colombian military first incorporated women in 1976 in administrative positions; women were incorporated as non-commissioned officers in 1983 and officers in 2009; women comprise about 1% of the military" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2023)" }, "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 several factions of 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 (note - these dissident groups include the designated terrorist groups Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army or FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia; see Appendix T); 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 suspended 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 the FARC dissident groups and the ELN continued into 2023, although the Colombian Government resumed talks with ELN in November 2022; 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, including FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia, operate openly

Colombia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)" + "text": "the Colombian Armed Forces are primarily focused on internal security, particularly counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and counterinsurgency operations against drug traffickers, several factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the terrorist/insurgent group National Liberation Army (ELN); the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, but some former members (known as dissidents) have returned to fighting (note - these dissident groups include the designated terrorist groups Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army or FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia; see Appendix T); in 2017, the Colombian Government initiated formal peace talks with the ELN, but in January 2019, it officially ended the peace talks shortly after the ELN exploded a car bomb at the National Police Academy in Bogotá; operations against the FARC dissident groups and the ELN continued into 2023, although the Colombian Government resumed talks with ELN in November 2022 and began exploratory talks with the FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia; 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, including FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia, operate openly

Colombia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported no incidents in 2022 in the territorial waters of Colombia; there remains a risk for armed robbery against ships particularly in the main port of Cartagena while ships are berthed or at anchor" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 60c911b2..451e2f34 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -857,17 +854,6 @@ }, "note": "note: data are for urban households only" }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.11% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.37% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$35.914 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1188,33 +1174,13 @@ "total": { "text": "104" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "18" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "51 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "328" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "291 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" @@ -1267,8 +1233,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Ecuadorian Armed Forces: the Ecuadorian Army (Ejército Ecuatoriano), Ecuadorian Navy (Armada del Ecuador, Fuerza Naval del Ecuador, FNE; includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2022)", - "note": "note: the National Police of Ecuador (Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is under the Ministry of Government" + "text": "Ecuadorian Armed Forces: the Ecuadorian Army (Ejército Ecuatoriano), Ecuadorian Navy (Armada del Ecuador, Fuerza Naval del Ecuador, FNE; includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2023)", + "note": "note: the National Police of Ecuador (Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is under the Ministry of Government/Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1291,7 +1257,7 @@ "text": "approximately 40,000 active military personnel (25,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's equipment inventory is mostly older and derived from a wide variety of sources; in recent years, Ecuador has received limited amounts of military equipment from more than 15 countries, including Brazil, China, Russia, and the US (2022)" + "text": "the military's equipment inventory is mostly older and derived from a wide variety of sources; in recent years, Ecuador has received limited amounts of military equipment from more than 15 countries, including Brazil, China, Russia, and the US (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for selective conscript military service, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation; females have been allowed to serve in all branches since 2012 (2022)", diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index bd228e3d..669da4c0 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,198 (2016 est.)", - "note": "note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census" + "text": "3,662 (2021 est.)", + "note": "note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2020)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -321,7 +318,7 @@ "text": "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel itself was named after the Viscount of FALKLAND, who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spanish name for the archipelago derives from the French \"Iles Malouines,\" the name applied to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1764" + "text": "the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel itself was named after the Viscount of FALKLAND, who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spanish name for the archipelago derives from the French \"Iles Malouines,\" meaning Islands of Malo, the name applied to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1764 after the port of Saint-Malo" } }, "Government type": { @@ -800,21 +797,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "5" }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -846,7 +835,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK, which maintains about 1,200 troops on the islands" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK, which maintains about 1,200 troops on the islands (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 0cd5922a..2dff7d4b 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ "text": "total: 4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -662,7 +659,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "small South American export economy; COVID-19 disruptions and commodity price drops; high emigration and remittances; widespread poverty; recently discovered oil and gas reserves; formalizing financial sector; large bauxite and gold resources" + "text": "small, hydrocarbon-driven South American export economy; major forest coverage being leveraged in carbon credit offsets to encourage preservation; strengthening financial sector; large bauxite and gold resources" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -805,17 +802,6 @@ "text": "33.8% (1999)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.01% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "7.35% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "6.97% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.333 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -864,7 +850,7 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 31%, Canada 11%, Portugal 11%, Ghana 8%, Norway 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 40%, Singapore 14%, United Arab Emirates 6%, United Kingdom 6%, Barbados 6% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude petroleum, gold, rice, aluminum ores, railway shipping containers, rums   (2021)" @@ -881,10 +867,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 26%, Singapore 18%, Trinidad and Tobago 16%, Liberia 11%, China 5%, Norway 5% (2019)" + "text": "Singapore 33%, United States 19%, Trinidad and Tobago 12%, China 8%, Brazil 2% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "ships, refined petroleum, excavation machinery, shipping containers, aircraft (2019)" + "text": "floating drilling platforms, refined petroleum, valves, construction vehicles, cars (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1123,30 +1109,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "106" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "89 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1178,9 +1147,12 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force is a unified force with ground, air, and coast guard components, as well as a militia (Guyana People's Militia) (2022)" + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force is a unified force with ground, air, and coast guard components, as well as the Guyana National Reserve (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1192,16 +1164,13 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 4,000 active duty military personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force's limited inventory is mostly comprised of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2022)" + "text": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)" diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 319a68cc..9c7263a5 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -613,7 +610,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Karen Lynn WILLIAMS (since 20 November 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert J. FAUCHER (since 20 November 2018)" }, "embassy": { "text": "165 Kristalstraat, Paramaribo" @@ -657,7 +654,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income South American economy; natural resource rich; foreign investments in oil field development; key aluminum goods exporter; central bank sets currency value and is experiencing devaluation; controversial hardwood industry" + "text": "upper middle-income South American economy; new floating currency regime; key aluminum goods, gold, and hydrocarbon exporter; new IMF plan for economic recovery and fiscal sustainability; controversial hardwood industry" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -855,10 +852,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 39%, United Arab Emirates 31%, Belgium 10% (2019)" + "text": "Switzerland 51%, United Arab Emirates 22%, Belgium 6%, Trinidad and Tobago 2%, Guyana 2% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, lumber, refined petroleum, fish, cigarettes (2019)" + "text": "gold, lumber, refined petroleum, excavation machinery, rice (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -872,10 +869,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United States 22%, Netherlands 14%, China 13%, Trinidad and Tobago 7%, Antigua and Barbuda 5% (2019)" + "text": "United States 19%, China 16%, Netherlands 15%, Trinidad and Tobago 8%, Japan 3% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, delivery trucks, excavation machinery, cars, construction vehicles (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, excavation machinery, delivery trucks, cars, cigarettes (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1128,24 +1125,13 @@ "total": { "text": "6" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "49" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "45 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "50 km oil (2013)" diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index f360e112..2fef3ac3 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "text": "total: 3.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -567,19 +564,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Mario ABDO BENITEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELÁZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Mario ABDO BENITEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018)" + "text": "President Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELÁZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2018: Mario ABDO BENITEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario ABDO BENITEZ (ANR) 49%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 45.1%, Juan Bautista YBANEZ 3.4%, other 2.5%

2013: Horacio CARTES elected president; percent of vote - Horacio CARTES (ANR) 48.5%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 39%, Mario FERREIRO (AP) 6.2%, Anibal CARRILLO (FG) 3.5%, other 2.8%" + "text": "
2023: Santiago PEÑA Palacios elected president; percent of vote - Santiago PEÑA Palacios (ANR) 43.9%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 28.3%, Paraguayo CUBAS Colomes 23.6%, other 4.2%; note - PEÑA will take office 15 August 2023

2018: Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ (ANR) 49%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 45.1%, Juan Bautista YBÁÑEZ 3.4%, other 2.5%

2013: Horacio Manuel CARTES Jara elected president; percent of vote - Horacio Manuel CARTES Jara (ANR) 48.5%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 39%, Mario FERREIRO (AP) 6.2%, Aníbal CARRILLO (FG) 3.5%, other 2.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -587,10 +584,10 @@ "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:
Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)
Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members directly elected in 18 multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 17 departments and capital city - by closed-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Chamber of Senators - last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)" + "text": "
Chamber of Senators - last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2028)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 32.52%, PLRA 24.18%, FG 11.83%, PPQ 6.77%, MH 4.47%, PDP 3.66%, MCN 2.48%, UNACE 2.12%, other 11.97%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 17, PLRA 13, FG 6, PPQ 3, MH 2, PDP 2, MCN 1, UNACE 1; composition - men 38, women 7, percent of women 15.6%
Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 39.1%, PLRA 17.74%, Ganar Alliance 12.08%, PPQ 4.46%, MH 3.19%; other 23.43%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 42, PLRA 17, Ganar Alliance 13, PPQ 3, MH 2, other 3; composition - men 66, women 14, percent of women 17.5%; note - total National Congress percent of women 16.8%" + "text": "
Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 32.52%, PLRA 24.18%, FG 11.83%, PPQ 6.77%, MH 4.47%, PDP 3.66%, MCN 2.48%, UNACE 2.12%, other 11.97%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 17, PLRA 13, FG 6, PPQ 3, MH 2, PDP 2, MCN 1, UNACE 1; composition - men 38, women 7, percent of women 15.6%

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 39.1%, PLRA 17.74%, Ganar Alliance 12.08%, PPQ 4.46%, MH 3.19%; other 23.43%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 42, PLRA 17, Ganar Alliance 13, PPQ 3, MH 2, other 3; composition - men 66, women 14, percent of women 17.5%; note - total National Congress percent of women 16.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -605,7 +602,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party or ANR [Mario ABDO BENITEZ]
Avanza Pais coalition or AP [Adolfo FERREIRO]
Broad Front coalition (Frente Guasu) or FG [Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez]
GANAR Alliance (Great Renewed National Alliance) (alliance between PLRA and Guasu Front)
Movimiento Cruzada Nacional or MCN
Movimiento Hagamos or MH [Antonio \"Tony\" APURIL]
Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos or UNACE [Jorge OVIEDO MATTO]
Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS [Camilo Ernesto SOARES Machado]
Partido Democratica Progresista or PDP [Rafael FILIZZOLA]
Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN [Fernando CAMACHO]
Partido Liberal Radical Autentico or PLRA [Efrain ALEGRE]
Partido Pais Solidario or PPS [Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares]
Partido Popular Tekojoja or PPT [Sixto PEREIRA Galeano]
Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ [Miguel CARRIZOSA]" + "text": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party or ANR [Mario ABDO BENITEZ]
Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Autentico) or PLRA [Efrain ALEGRE]
Avanza Pais coalition or AP [Adolfo FERREIRO]
Broad Front coalition (Frente Guasu) or FG [Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez]
GANAR Alliance (Great Renewed National Alliance) (alliance between PLRA and Guasú Front)
Movimiento Cruzada Nacional or MCN
Movimiento Hagamos or MH [Antonio \"Tony\" APURIL]
Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos or UNACE [Jorge OVIEDO MATTO]
Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS [Camilo Ernesto SOARES Machado]
Partido Democratica Progresista or PDP [Rafael FILIZZOLA]
Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN [Fernando CAMACHO]
Partido Pais Solidario or PPS [Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares]
Partido Popular Tekojoja or PPT [Sixto PEREIRA Galeano]
Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ [Miguel CARRIZOSA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1155,30 +1152,13 @@ "total": { "text": "15" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "784" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "290" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "471 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { @@ -1222,6 +1202,9 @@ "text": "Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares): Army (Ejercito), Navy (Armada, includes marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea)

Ministry of Internal Affairs: the National Police of Paraguay includes the Special Police Operations Force (Fuerza de Operaciones Policiales Especiales) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1229,13 +1212,10 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 357fb1a4..d9eed461 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "total: 12.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -1201,39 +1198,13 @@ "total": { "text": "59" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "132" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "30" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "82 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "5 (2021)" @@ -1292,6 +1263,9 @@ "text": "Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru (CCFFAA): Peruvian Army (Ejercito del Peru), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP, includes naval infantry and Coast Guard), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP); Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior): Peruvian National Police (Policía Nacional del Perú, PNP) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1299,13 +1273,10 @@ "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/sx.json b/south-america/sx.json index 1b5bbc7f..a2064b48 100644 --- a/south-america/sx.json +++ b/south-america/sx.json @@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index c9a01ba9..861c4495 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.9% (2016)" }, @@ -1153,33 +1150,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "122" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "40" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "79 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "257 km gas, 160 km oil (2013)" @@ -1226,6 +1203,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Police includes the paramilitary National Republican Guard or Guardia Nacional Republicana " }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1237,9 +1217,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index e1c6e26d..478c568f 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ "text": "total: 4.2% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -1125,39 +1122,13 @@ "total": { "text": "127" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "33" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "62" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "17 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "317" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "57" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "127" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "130 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 88c8a305..54e13e88 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in increased democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahidin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Usama BIN LADIN.

A UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan and was reelected in August 2009. In February 2020, the US and the Taliban signed the “US-Taliban Agreement,” which contained commitments by the US related to the withdrawal from Afghanistan of military forces of the US, its allies, and Coalition partners, as well as commitments by the Taliban related to counterterrorism, among other topics. Following a US drawdown of virtually all of its troops, a summer 2021 Taliban offensive quickly overran the country and the Taliban took over Kabul in August of 2021. 

" + "text": "

Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in increased democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahidin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Usama BIN LADIN.

A UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan and was reelected in August 2009. The Taliban conducted an insurgency for two decades against the Afghan Government and international forces from the United States and other countries. In February 2020, the US and the Taliban signed an agreement that led to the withdrawal from Afghanistan of international forces in exchange for commitments on counterterrorism and other assurances. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021. 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "text": "total: 38.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -831,17 +828,6 @@ "text": "24% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.92% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.38% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "4.36% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5.093 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1162,39 +1148,13 @@ "total": { "text": "29" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "17" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 2ec62eb6..0445dd13 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ "text": "total: 22% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -872,17 +869,6 @@ "text": "27% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "5.33% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.23% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$30.023 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1205,33 +1191,13 @@ "total": { "text": "16" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index ff10adf2..9a6bada0 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ "text": "total: 13.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.4% (2016)" }, @@ -732,17 +729,6 @@ "text": "30.6% (2012)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.59% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.23% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.38% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$710 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1063,21 +1049,13 @@ "total": { "text": "2" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "1" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2012)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index a3f450a1..8f62314c 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and the first kingdoms developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century followed by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Prevailing tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in July 1983. Fighting between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued for over a quarter century. Although Norway brokered peace negotiations that led to a cease-fire in 2002, the fighting slowly resumed and was again in full force by 2006. The government defeated the LTTE in May 2009.

During the post-conflict years under President Mahinda RAJAPAKSA, the government initiated infrastructure development projects, many of which were financed by loans from China. His regime faced significant allegations of human rights violations and a shrinking democratic space for civil society.  In 2015, a new coalition government headed by President Maithripala SIRISENA of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Prime Minister Ranil WICKREMESINGHE of the United National Party came to power with pledges to advance economic, governance, anti-corruption, reconciliation, justice, and accountability reforms. However, implementation of these reforms has been uneven. In October 2018, President SIRISENA attempted to oust Prime Minister WICKREMESINGHE, swearing in former President RAJAPAKSA as the new prime minister and issuing an order to dissolve the Parliament and hold elections. This sparked a seven-week constitutional crisis that ended when the Supreme Court ruled SIRISENA’s actions unconstitutional, RAJAPAKSA resigned, and WICKREMESINGHE was reinstated. In November 2019, Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA won the presidential election and appointed his brother, Mahinda, prime minister. Since Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA’s election, there have been concerns about his administration’s commitment to pursuing justice, human rights, and accountability reforms, as well as the risks to foreign creditors that Sri Lanka faces given its ongoing economic crisis. A combination of factors including the impact of the worldwide COVID pandemic; severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel; and power outages have triggered increasingly violent protests in Columbo. Longtime parliamentarian and former five-time prime minister, Ranil WICKREMESINGHE replaced Mahinda RAJAPASKA as prime-minister in mid-May 2022, with a mandate to resolve the country's economic problems.

" + "text": "

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and the first kingdoms developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century followed by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Prevailing tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in July 1983. Fighting between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued for over a quarter century. Although Norway brokered peace negotiations that led to a cease-fire in 2002, the fighting slowly resumed and was again in full force by 2006. The government defeated the LTTE in May 2009.

During the post-conflict years under then-President Mahinda RAJAPAKSA, the government initiated infrastructure development projects, many of which were financed by loans from China. His regime faced significant allegations of human rights violations and a shrinking democratic space for civil society.  In 2015, a new coalition government headed by then-President Maithripala SIRISENA of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and then-Prime Minister Ranil WICKREMESINGHE of the United National Party came to power with pledges to advance economic, governance, anti-corruption, reconciliation, justice, and accountability reforms. However, implementation of these reforms was uneven. In November 2019, Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA won the presidential election and appointed his brother, Mahinda, prime minister. Following Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA’s election, civil society raised concerns about his administration’s commitment to pursuing justice, human rights, and accountability reforms, as well as the risks to foreign creditors that Sri Lanka faces given its ongoing economic crisis. A combination of factors including the impact of the worldwide COVID pandemic; severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel; and power outages triggered increasingly violent protests in Columbo beginning in March 2022. In May 2022, longtime parliamentarian and former five-time prime minister, Ranil WICKREMESINGHE replaced Mahinda RAJAPASKA as prime-minister and then in July 2022, Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA fled from office in response to protests, and parliament subsequently elected WICKREMESINGHE president. Later that month, WICKREMESINGHE appointed Dinesh GUNAWARDENA to replace him as prime minister.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ "text": "total: 2.4% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "intermediate (2023)" @@ -578,7 +575,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ranil WICKREMESINGHE (since 20 July 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government; prime minister (vacant)" + "text": "President Ranil WICKREMESINGHE (since 20 July 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister Dinesh GUNAWARDENA (since 22 July 2022)" }, "head of government": { "text": "President Ranil WICKREMESINGHE (since 20 July 2022)" @@ -590,9 +587,9 @@ "text": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of Parliament for a 5-year term)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ranil WICKREMESINGHE elected president by Parliament on 20 July 2022; WICKREMESINGH 134 votes, Dullas ALAHAPPERUNA 82 votes" + "text": "Ranil WICKREMESINGHE elected president by Parliament on 20 July 2022; WICKREMESINGHE 134 votes, Dullas ALAHAPPERUNA 82 votes" }, - "note": "Note: amid public protests which began in March 2022, President Gotabaya RAJAPAKSE fled the country on 13 July and Ranil WICKREMESINGHE became acting president; RAJAPAKSE announced his resignation on the 14th, which was accepted by the speaker of Parliament the following day; Parliament on 20 July elected WICKREMESINGHE as president; vote - Ranil WICKREMESINGHE - 134,  Dullas ALAHAPPERUMA - 82" + "note": "Note: amid public protests which began in March 2022, President Gotabaya RAJAPAKSE fled the country on 13 July and Ranil WICKREMESINGHE became acting president; RAJAPAKSE announced his resignation on the 14th, which was accepted by the speaker of Parliament the following day" }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { @@ -617,7 +614,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Crusaders for Democracy or CFD [Ganeshalingam CHANDRALINGAM]
Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP [Douglas DEVANANDA]
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front or EPRLF [Suresh PREMACHANDRAN]
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi or ITAK [Mavai SENATHIRAJAH]
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]
Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Karunarathna PARANAWITHANA, Ven. Hadigalle Wimalasara THERO]
National Peoples Power or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam or PLOTE [D. SIDDARTHAN]
Samagi Jana Balawegaya or SJB [Sajith PREMADASA]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP [Maithripala SIRISENA]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC [Rauff HAKEEM]
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance or SLPFA [Mahinda RAJAPAKSA] (includes SLPFP, SLPP, and several smaller parties)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka's People's Front) or SLPP [G. L. PEIRIS]
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization or TELO [Selvam ADAIKALANATHAN]
Tamil National Alliance or TNA [Rajavarothiam SAMPANTHAN] (includes ITAK, PLOTE, TELO)
Tamil National People's Front or TNPF [Gajendrakumar PONNAMBALAM]
United National Front for Good Governance or UNFGG [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] (coalition includes JHU, UNP)
United National Party or UNP [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE]" + "text": "Crusaders for Democracy or CFD [Ganeshalingam CHANDRALINGAM]
Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP [Douglas DEVANANDA]
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front or EPRLF [Suresh PREMACHANDRAN]
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi or ITAK [Mavai SENATHIRAJAH]
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]
Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Udaya GAMMANPILA]
National People's Power or NPP (also known as Jathika Jana Balawegaya or JJB) [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam or PLOTE [Dharmalingam SIDDARTHAN]
Samagi Jana Balawegaya or SJB [Sajith PREMADASA]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP [Maithripala SIRISENA]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC [Rauff HAKEEM]
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance or SLPFA [Mahinda RAJAPAKSA] (includes SLPFP, SLPP, and several smaller parties)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka's People's Front) or SLPP [Gamini Lakshman PEIRIS]
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization or TELO [Selvam ADAIKALANATHAN]
Tamil National Alliance or TNA [Rajavarothiam SAMPANTHAN] (includes ITAK, PLOTE, TELO)
Tamil National People's Front or TNPF [Gajendrakumar PONNAMBALAM]
Tamil People's National Alliance or TPNA [Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam VIGNESWARAN]
United National Front for Good Governance or UNFGG [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] (coalition includes JHU, UNP)
United National Party or UNP [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -851,17 +848,6 @@ "text": "32.2% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.37% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "7.58% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "7.45% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$10.623 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1178,30 +1164,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "7" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index d3764674..2fdd7042 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "total: 16.6% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "very high (2023)" @@ -893,17 +890,6 @@ "text": "29.8% (2011)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.81% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.94% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$495.007 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1229,42 +1215,13 @@ "total": { "text": "253" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "22" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "59" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "76" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "82" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "93" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "38" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "45 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "45 (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index b759ae63..ff73567c 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ "Current health expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -292,9 +289,6 @@ "total": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index b15b6c8d..c93008f2 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "8.6% (2016)" }, @@ -822,7 +819,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 24%, United States 13%, China 12%, France 11%, Germany 11%, Italy 5%, United Kingdom 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish products, natural gas, scrap iron, jewelry, liquid pumps (2019)" + "text": "skipjack and stripe-bellied bonito, fish fillets, propane, tuna, butane, scrap iron (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1086,27 +1083,13 @@ "total": { "text": "7" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 5df1d830..48e16ea2 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ "text": "total: 12.3% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -570,19 +567,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ram Chandra POUDEL (since 13 March 2023); Vice President Nanda Bahadar PUN (since 31 October 2015)" + "text": "President Ram Chandra POUDEL (since 13 March 2023); Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad YADAV (since 31 March 2023)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DEUBA (since 13 July 2021); deputy prime ministers Ishwar POKHREL, Upendra YADAV (since 1 June 2018) (an)" + "text": "Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL (since 26 December 2022); deputy prime ministers Narayan Kaji SHRESTHA (since 26 December 2022), Purna Bahadur KHADKA (since 31 March 2023) (an)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet dominated by the Nepal Communist Party" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet split between Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre, and various coalition partners" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of the Federal Parliament and of the state assemblies for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 13 March 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of the Federal Parliament and of the state assemblies for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 March 2023 (next to be held in 2028); prime minister indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bidhya Devi BHANDARI reelected president; electoral vote - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 39,275, Kumari Laxmi RAI (NC) 11,730" + "text": "Ram Chandra POUDEL elected president; electoral vote - Ram Chandra POUDEL (NC) 33,802, Subash Chandra NEMBANG (CPN-UML) 15,518" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -593,7 +590,7 @@ "text": "
2022: National Assembly - last held on 26 January 2022 (next to be held in 2024)

2022: House of Representatives - last held on 20 November 2022 (next to be held in November 2027)
2017: House of Representatives held on 26 November and 7 December 2017" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2022: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 42, NC 13, FSFN 2, RJPN 2; composition - men 37, women 22, percent of women 37.3%
2022: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NC 89, NCP 78, CPN-MC 32, RSP 20, RPP 14, PSP-N 12, CPN (Unified Socialist) 10, Janamat Party 6, Loktantrik Samajwadi Party 4,
other 10; composition - NA
2017: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 174, NC 63, RJPN 17, FSFN 16, vacant 4, independent 1; composition - men 180, women 91, percent of women 33.6%; note - total Federal Parliament percent of women 33.8%" + "text": "
2022: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPN-UML 42, NC 13, FSFN 2, RJPN 2; composition - men 37, women 22, percent of women 37.3%
2022: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NC 89, CPN-UML 78, CPN-MC 32, RSP 20, RPP 14, PSP-N 12, CPN (Unified Socialist) 10, Janamat Party 6, Loktantrik Samajwadi Party 4,
other 10; composition - men 184, women 91, percent of women 33.1%
2017: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 174, NC 63, RJPN 17, FSFN 16, vacant 4, independent 1; composition - men 180, women 91, percent of women 33.6%; note - total Federal Parliament percent of women 33.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -608,7 +605,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "


Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal or FSFN [Upendra YADAV]
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) or CPN-UMC [Pushpa Kamal DAHAL]
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) [Madhav Kumar NEPAL]
Janamat Party [Chandra Kant RAUT]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party [Mahantha THAKUR]
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal [Baburam BHATTARAI]
Nepal Communist Party or CPN-UML [Khadga Prasad OLI]
Nepali Congress or NC [Sher Bahadur DEUBA]
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party (Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party) or NWPP [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE]
People's Socialist Party [Upendra YAKAV]
Rastriya Janamorcha (National People's Front) [Chitra Bahadur K.C.]
Rastriya Janata Party (National People's Party, Nepal) or RJPN [Mahanta THAKUR]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (National Democratic Party) or RPP [Rajendra Prasad LINGDEN]
Rastriya Swatantra Party or RSP [Rabi LAMICHHANE]

" + "text": "


Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal or FSFN [Upendra YADAV]
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) or CPN-MC [Pushpa Kamal DAHAL]
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) or CPN-UML [Khadga Prasad OLI]
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) or CPN-US [Madhav Kumar NEPAL]
Janamat Party [Chandra Kant RAUT]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party [Mahantha THAKUR]
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal [Baburam BHATTARAI]
Nepali Congress or NC [Sher Bahadur DEUBA]
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party (Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party) or NWPP [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE]
People's Socialist Party [Upendra YAKAV]
Rastriya Janamorcha (National People's Front) [Chitra Bahadur K.C.]
Rastriya Janata Party (National People's Party, Nepal) or RJPN [Mahanta THAKUR]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (National Democratic Party) or RPP [Rajendra Prasad LINGDEN]
Rastriya Swatantra Party or RSP [Rabi LAMICHHANE]

" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CD, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -875,7 +872,7 @@ "text": "India 68%, United States 10% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "palm oil, clothing and apparel, carpets, soybean oil, flavored water (2019)" + "text": "soybean oil, palm oil, clothing and apparel, carpets, nutmeg (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1145,33 +1142,13 @@ "total": { "text": "11" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "36" }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "29 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 4e65024d..2de2ebc0 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ "text": "total: 21.1% of population (2020 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { "text": "high (2023)" @@ -618,7 +615,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on 17 August 2018" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on 11 April 2022" }, "election results": { "text": "2018: Arif ALVI elected president; Electoral College vote - Arif ALVI (PTI) 352, Fazl-ur-REHMAN (MMA) 184, Aitzaz AHSAN (PPP) 124; Imran KHAN elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Imran KHAN (PTI) 176, Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 96" @@ -626,13 +623,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of:
Senate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of:
Senate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the federal capital territory indirectly elected by the National Assembly using proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Senate - last held on 3 March 2021 (next to be held in March 2024)
National Assembly - last held on 25 July 2018 (next to be held in July 2023)" + "text": "
Senate - last held on 3 March 2021 (next to be held in March 2024)
National Assembly - last held on 25 July 2018 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PTI 25, PPP 21, PML-N 18, BAP 13, JU-F 5, other 13, independent 5; composition - men 81, women 19, percent of women 19%

National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party - PTI 156, PML-N 83, PPP 55, MMA 16, MQM-P 7, BAP 5, PML-Q 5, BNP 4, GDA 3, AML 1, ANP 1, JWP 1, independent 4; composition - men 272, women 70, percent of women 20.2%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.1%" + "text": "
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PTI 25, PPP 21, PML-N 18, BAP 13, JUI-F 5, other 13, independent 5; composition - men 81, women 19, percent of women 19%

National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party - PTI 156, PML-N 83, PPP 55, MMA 16, MQM-P 7, BAP 5, PML-Q 5, BNP-M 4, GDA 3, AML 1, ANP 1, JWP 1, independent 4; composition - men 272, women 70, percent of women 20.2%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -647,8 +644,8 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Asfandyar Wali KHAN]
Awami Muslim League or AML [Sheikh Rashid AHMED]
Balochistan Awami Party or BAP [Jam Kamal KHAN]
Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI]
Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL]
Grand Democratic Alliance or GDA  [Pir PAGARO] (includes F, NPP, PML-Q, PTI, QAT)
Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ]
Jamhoori Wattan Party or JWP [Shahzain BUGTI]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam or JUI-F [Maulana Fazal-ur-REHMAN]
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or MMA [Maulana Fazal-ur-REHMAN] (alliance of several parties)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London or MQM-L [Altaf HUSSAIN] (MQM split into two factions in 2016)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan or MQM-P [Dr. Khalid Maqbool SIDDIQUI] (MQM split into two factions in 2016)
National Party or NP [Abdul Malik BALOCH]
Pak Sarzameen Party or PSP [Mustafa KAMAL]
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party or PMAP or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI]
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Shehbaz SHARIF]
Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid-e-Azam Group or PML-Q [Chaudhry Shujaat HUSSAIN]
Pakistan Muslim League or PML-F [Pir PAGARO]
Pakistan Peoples Party or PPP [Bilawal BHUTTO ZARDARI, Asif Ali ZARDARI]
Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI (Pakistan Movement for Justice) [Imran KHAN]
Qaumi Awami Tehreek or AT [Sajjad Ahmed CHANDIO]
Qaumi Awami Tehreek or QAT [Ayaz Latif PALIJO]
Qaumi Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO]", - "note": "note: political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently" + "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Asfandyar Wali KHAN]
Awami Muslim League or AML [Sheikh Rashid AHMED]
Balochistan Awami Party or BAP [Abdul Quddus BIZENJO]
Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israrullah ZEHRI]
Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL]
Grand Democratic Alliance or GDA [Pir PAGARO] (alliance of several parties)
Hazara Democratic Party or HDP [Abdul Khaliq HAZARA]
Jamaat-e-Islami or JI [Siraj-ul-HAQ]
Jamhoori Wattan Party or JWP [Nawabzada Shahzain BUGTI]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl or JUI-F [Maulana Fazal-ur-REHMAN]
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or MMA [Maulana Fazal-ur-REHMAN] (alliance of several parties)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan or MQM-P [Khalid Maqbool SIDDIQUI]
National Party or NP [Abdul Malik BALOCH]
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party or PMAP or PKMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Shehbaz SHARIF]
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam or PML-Q [Chaudhry Shujaat HUSSAIN]
Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO]
Pakistan Peoples Party or PPP [Bilawal BHUTTO ZARDARI, Asif Ali ZARDARI]
Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party or PRHP [Muhammad Ibrahim QASMI]
Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI (Pakistan Movement for Justice) [Imran KHAN]
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP [Hafiz Muhammad Saad Hussain Rizvi MARKAZI]", + "note": "note: Pakistan has several hundred officially registered political parties; this list includes those that won seats in the most recent elections at the national and provincial levels" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AIIB, ARF, ASEAN (sectoral dialogue partner), C, CERN (associate member), CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-11, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MINUSCA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNSOS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -675,7 +672,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Angela AGGELER" + "text": "Ambassador Donald BLOME (since 2 July 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad" @@ -1210,39 +1207,13 @@ "total": { "text": "108" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "43" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2021)" - }, "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { "text": "43" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2021)" - } + "note": "note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control" }, "Heliports": { "text": "23 (2021)" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 23b7fd84..5e821a5d 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,905,336,896 (July 2022 est.)", - "note": "top ten most populous countries (in millions): China 1410.54; India 1389.37; United States 337.34; Indonesia 277.33; Pakistan 242.92; Nigeria 225.08; Brazil 217.24; Bangladesh 165.65; Russia 142.02; Mexico 129.15

ten least populous countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,257; Montserrat 5,414; Saint Barthelemy 7,103; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,925; Cook Islands 8,128; Nauru 9,811; Tuvalu 11,544; Wallis and Futuna 15,891; Anguilla 18,741

ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 22,689; Monaco 15,700; Singapore 8,351.5; Hong Kong 6,781.5; Gaza Strip 5,548.1; Gibraltar 4,224.7; Bahrain 2,027; Malta 1,468.9; Bermuda 1,339.6; Maldives 1,327.2

ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland .026; Falkland Islands .26; Mongolia 2.1; Namibia 3.3; Australia 3.4; Iceland 3.6; Guyana 4; Mauritania 4; Suriname 4.1; Libya 4.1" + "text": "7,979,261,010 (2023 est.)", + "note": "top ten most populous countries (in millions): China 1413.14; India 1339.92; United States 339.67; Indonesia 279.48; Pakistan 247.65; Nigeria 230.84; Brazil 218.69; Bangladesh 167.18; Russia 141.7; Mexico 129.88

ten least populous countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,195; Montserrat 5,440; Saint Barthelemy 7,093; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,935; Cook Islands 7,939; Nauru 9,852; Tuvalu 11,639; Wallis and Futuna 15,929; Anguilla 19,079

ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 22,856.1; Monaco 15,798.5; Singapore 8,427.9; Hong Kong 6,792.3; Gaza Strip 5,660.4; Gibraltar 4,232.7; Bahrain 2,044.6; Malta 1,478.3; Bermuda 1,344; Maldives 1,343.4

ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland 0.003; Falkland Islands 0.26; Mongolia 2.1; Namibia 3.37; Australia 3.4; Iceland 3.6; Guyana 4; Suriname 4.1; Mauritania 4; Libya 4.1" }, "Languages": { "text": "

most-spoken language: English 18.8%, Mandarin Chinese 13.8%, Hindi 7.5%, Spanish 6.9%, French 3.4%, Arabic 3.4%, Bengali 3.4%, Russian 3.2%, Portuguese 3.2%, Urdu 2.9% (2022 est.)

most-spoken first language: Mandarin Chinese 12.3%, Spanish 6%, English 5.1%, Arabic 5.1%, Hindi 3.5%, Bengali 3.3%, Portuguese 3%, Russian 2.1%, Japanese 1.7%, Punjabi, Western 1.3%, Javanese 1.1% (2018 est.)

note 1: the six UN languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish (Castilian) - are the mother tongue or second language of about 49.6% of the world's population (2022), and are the official languages in more than half the states in the world; some 400 languages have more than a million first-language speakers (2018)

note 2: all told, there are estimated to be just over 7,151 languages spoken in the world (2022); approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 150 languages are spoken by fewer than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 840 separate languages (2018)

note 3: approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140, in Africa, 1,310 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 290 in Europe (2020)

" @@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ "text": "total: 32.3% of population (2015 est.)" } }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2021 est.)" - }, "Major infectious diseases": { "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "Typhoid fever - An estimated 26 million cases of typhoid fever and 5 million cases of paratyphoid fever occur worldwide each year, causing 215,000 deaths. High-risk regions for typhoid and paratyphoid fever include Africa and Southeast Asia; lower-risk regions include East Asia, South America, and the Caribbean. Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria. Paratyphoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella Paratyphi bacteria. The bacteria that cause typhoid fever are most often spread through contaminated food and water and person to person contact. Symptoms of typhoid fever include high fever, weakness, stomach pain, headache, constipation or diarrhea, cough, and loss of appetite. Typhoid fever can be fatal without appropriate antibiotic treatment. CDC recommends that all travelers (even short-term travelers) to affected areas be vaccinated against typhoid fever before travel." @@ -741,7 +738,7 @@ } }, "Communications - note": { - "text": "a data center is a centralized facility that uses networked computers and storage systems in its infrastructure; they exist to provide shared access to applications and data and high-level computing; the worlds ten largest data center facilities are:
 
1. China Unicom

2. Amazon Web Services

3. China Telecom

4. NTT Communications

5. Equinix

6. Digital Reality

7. Cyxtera Technologies

8. Coresite

9. Switch (The Citadel Campus)

10. 365 Data Centers (2023)" + "text": "note 1: the development of formal postal systems may be traced back thousands of years; the earliest documented organized courier service for the dissemination of written dispatches was set up by the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (ca. 2400 B.C.); the invention of a true postal system organized for delivery of post to citizens, is credited to Ancient Persia (6th century B.C.); other credible early postal services are those of Ancient India (Mauryan Empire; 4th century B.C.) and Ancient China (Han Dynasty; 3rd century B.C.) 

note 2: data centers consist of a dedicated space within a building or a group of buildings used to house computing resources and other components, such as telecommunications and storage systems; the ongoing worldwide boom in data generation is responsible for the mushrooming of data centers; the three largest data center facilities by area as of the first half of 2022 are:
 
no. 1. - the China Telecom data center located in the Inner Mongolia Information Park, Hohhot, China, reportedly covers 1 million sq m (10.7 million sq ft); the largest Internet data center in the world, it has over 50% market share in the Chinese data center market, with an extensive network of over 400 data centers located in prime regions in mainland China and overseas markets

no. 2. - the China Mobile data center located in the Inner Mongolia Information Park, Hohhot, China, covers 720,000 sq m (7.7 million sq ft); it is one of the world's biggest cloud computing data centers

no. 3. - The Citadel data center owned by US-based Switch, in Tahoe Reno, Nevada, covers 670,000 sq m (7.2 million sq ft); called the world’s largest technology ecosystem, the facility runs on 100% renewable (solar and wind) energy  (2021)" } }, "Transportation": {