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"text": "Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,941 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km"
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"text": "Libya 989 km; Mali 1,359 km; Mauritania 460 km; Morocco 1,941 km; Niger 951 km; Tunisia 1,034 km"
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "approximately 130,000 ANP personnel (110,000 Army; 6,000 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 130-140,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 200,000 General Directorate of National Security (2021)"
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"text": "approximately 140,000 ANP personnel (120,000 Army; 6,000 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 130,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 200,000 General Directorate of National Security (2021)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the ANP's inventory includes mostly Russian-sourced equipment; since 2010, China, Germany, and Russia are the leading suppliers of armaments to Algeria (2021)"
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"text": "5,369 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1,427 km, Zambia 1,065 km"
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"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province); Republic of the Congo 231 km; Namibia 1,427 km; Zambia 1,065 km"
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "approximately 107,000 active troops (100,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 Rapid Reaction Police (2021)"
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"text": "approximately 101,000 active troops (95,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 Rapid Reaction Police (2021)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "most Angolan military weapons and equipment are of Russian, Soviet, or Warsaw Pact origin; since 2010, Russia has remained the principle supplier of military hardware to Angola (2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "37,088 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,272 (Guinea), 6,357 (Cote d'Ivoire), 5,725 (Mauritania) (2022)"
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"text": "37,084 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,272 (Guinea), 6,357 (Cote d'Ivoire), 5,725 (Mauritania) (2022)"
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"text": "Namibia 1544 km, South Africa 1969 km, Zambia 0.15 km, Zimbabwe 834 km"
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"text": "Namibia 1,544 km; South Africa 1,969 km; Zambia 0.15 km; Zimbabwe 834 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Burkina Faso 386 km, Niger 277 km, Nigeria 809 km, Togo 651 km"
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"text": "Burkina Faso 386 km; Niger 277 km; Nigeria 809 km; Togo 651 km"
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"text": "1,140 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km, Rwanda 315 km, Tanzania 589 km"
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"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km; Rwanda 315 km; Tanzania 589 km"
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"text": "6,406 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Cameroon 1116 km, Central African Republic 1556 km, Libya 1050 km, Niger 1196 km, Nigeria 85 km, Sudan 1403 km"
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"text": "Cameroon 1,116 km; Central African Republic 1,556 km; Libya 1,050 km; Niger 1,196 km; Nigeria 85 km; Sudan 1,403 km"
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "limited and varied information; approximately 30,000 active personnel (20-25,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 5-10,000 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); 5,000 National Gendarmerie; 3,500 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2021)"
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"text": "limited and varied information; approximately 30,000 active personnel (20-25,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 5-10,000 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); approximately 5,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 3,000 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2021)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the ANT is mostly armed with older or second-hand equipment from Belgium, France, Russia, and the former Soviet Union; since 2010, it has received equipment, including donations, from a variety of countries, including China, Italy, Ukraine, and the US (2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "376,172 (Sudan), 118,849 (Central African Republic), 43,603 (Cameroon), 19,321 (Nigeria) (2022)"
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"text": "384,979 (Sudan), 121,253 (Central African Republic), 42,746 (Cameroon), 19,346 (Nigeria) (2022)"
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"IDPs": {
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"text": "406,573 (majority are in the east) (2022)"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1775 km, Gabon 2567 km"
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"text": "Angola 231 km; Cameroon 494 km; Central African Republic 487 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,775 km; Gabon 2,567 km"
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "11,027 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Angola 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1747 km, Republic of the Congo 1775 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2332 km"
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"text": "Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province); Burundi 236 km; Central African Republic 1,747 km; Republic of the Congo 1,775 km; Rwanda 221 km; South Sudan 714 km; Tanzania 479 km; Uganda 877 km; Zambia 2,332 km"
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "5,018 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Central African Republic 901 km, Chad 1116 km, Republic of the Congo 494 km, Equatorial Guinea 183 km, Gabon 349 km, Nigeria 1975 km"
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"text": "Central African Republic 901 km; Chad 1,116 km; Republic of the Congo 494 km; Equatorial Guinea 183 km; Gabon 349 km; Nigeria 1975 km"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "343,548 (Central African Republic), 121,539 (Nigeria) (2022)"
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"text": "346,784 (Central African Republic), 124,715 (Nigeria) (2022)"
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"IDPs": {
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"text": "936,767 (2022) (includes far north, northwest, and southwest)"
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"text": "5,920 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1055 km, Sudan 174 km"
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"text": "Cameroon 901 km; Chad 1556 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km; South Sudan 1055 km; Sudan 174 km"
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active troops, including an air component of 100-200 and up to 2,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 2,000 Mixed Special Security Units (2021)"
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"text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active troops, including an air component of about 200 and up to 2,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 2,000 Mixed Special Security Units (2021)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the FACA is lightly and poorly armed with mostly outdated weapons; since 2010, it has received small amounts of second-hand equipment from China, Russia, and Ukraine (2021)",
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Eritrea 125 km, Ethiopia 342 km, Somalia 61 km"
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"text": "Eritrea 125 km; Ethiopia 342 km; Somalia 61 km"
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"text": "2,612 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Gaza Strip 13 km, Israel 208 km, Libya 1115 km, Sudan 1276 km"
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"text": "Gaza Strip 13 km; Israel 208 km; Libya 1,115 km; Sudan 1,276 km"
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Cameroon 183 km, Gabon 345 km"
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"text": "Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1033 km, Sudan 682 km"
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"text": "Djibouti 125 km; Ethiopia 1,033 km; Sudan 682 km"
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"text": "Djibouti 342 km, Eritrea 1033 km, Kenya 867 km, Somalia 1640 km, South Sudan 1299 km, Sudan 744 km"
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"text": "Djibouti 342 km; Eritrea 1,033 km; Kenya 867 km; Somalia 1,640 km; South Sudan 1,299 km; Sudan 744 km"
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"text": "Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km"
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"text": "the Gabonese Defense Forces (FDG) are comprised of approximately 6,500 active duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2021)"
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"text": "Cote d'Ivoire 816 km; Guinea-Bissau 421 km; Liberia 590 km; Mali 1062 km; Senegal 363 km; Sierra Leone 794 km"
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"text": "the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) are comprised of approximately 24,000 personnel (20,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2021)"
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"text": "the KDF's inventory traditionally carried mostly older or second-hand Western weapons systems, particularly from France, the UK, and the US; however, since the 2000s it has sought to modernize and diversify its imports; suppliers since 2010 include China, France, Italy, Jordan, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, and the US (2021)"
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"text": "Algeria 989 km, Chad 1050 km, Egypt 1115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km"
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"text": "the FAMa's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of mostly second-hand armaments from more than a dozen countries (2021)"
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"text": "3,523.5 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Algeria 1941 km, Mauritania 1564 km, Spain (Ceuta) 8 km and Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km"
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"text": "Algeria 1,941 km; Mauritania 1,564 km; Spain (Ceuta) 8 km and Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km"
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},
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera"
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},
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}
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},
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||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "the Royal Armed Forces have approximately 200,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force); est. 25,000 Gendarmerie (2021)"
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"text": "approximately 200,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force); est. 25,000 Gendarmerie (2021)"
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||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is comprised of mostly older French and US equipment; since 2010, France and the US are the leading suppliers of weapons to Morocco (2021)"
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"text": "5,002 km"
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},
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||||
"border countries": {
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||||
"text": "Algeria 460 km, Mali 2236 km, Morocco 1564 km, Senegal 742 km"
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"text": "Algeria 460 km; Mali 2,236 km; Morocco 1,564 km; Senegal 742 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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}
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||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "the Mauritanian Armed Forces have approximately 16,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 700 Navy; 300 Air Force); est. 3,000 Gendarmerie; est. 2,000 National Guard (2021)"
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||||
"text": "approximately 16,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 700 Navy; 300 Air Force); est. 3,000 Gendarmerie; est. 2,000 National Guard (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Mauritanian Armed Forces' inventory is limited and made up largely of older French and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Mauritania has received a limited amount of mostly secondhand military equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, and Turkey (2021)"
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"text": "4,783 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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||||
"text": "Malawi 1498 km, South Africa 496 km, Eswatini 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1402 km"
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||||
"text": "Malawi 1498 km; South Africa 496 km; Eswatini 108 km; Tanzania 840 km; Zambia 439 km; Zimbabwe 1,402 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
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"text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015, re-elected 15 Oct 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015); Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO (since 17 January 2015; reconfirmed DO ROSARIO 17 January 2020)"
|
||||
"text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015); Prime Minister Adriano Afonso MALEIANE (since 3 March 2022); note - President NYUSI removed former Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO from office on 3 March 2022 as part of a cabinet reshuffle"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"cabinet": {
|
||||
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president"
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information limited and varied; approximately 11,000 personnel (10,000 Army; 200 Navy; 800 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information limited and varied; approximately 12,000 personnel (11,000 Army; 200 Navy; 800 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although since 2010 it has received limited quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, mostly as aid/donations (2021)"
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||||
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|
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|
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"text": "5,834 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Algeria 951 km, Benin 277 km, Burkina Faso 622 km, Chad 1196 km, Libya 342 km, Mali 838 km, Nigeria 1608 km"
|
||||
"text": "Algeria 951 km; Benin 277 km; Burkina Faso 622 km; Chad 1,196 km; Libya 342 km; Mali 838 km; Nigeria 1,608 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
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|
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|||
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|
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|
|||
"text": "4,477 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Benin 809 km, Cameroon 1975 km, Chad 85 km, Niger 1608 km"
|
||||
"text": "Benin 809 km; Cameroon 1,975 km; Chad 85 km; Niger 1,608 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
"text": "information varies; approximately 135,000 active personnel (100,000 Army; 20,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 15,000 Air Force); est. 80,000 Security and Civil Defense Corps (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Nigerian Armed Forces' inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; since 2010, Nigeria has undertaken a considerable military modernization program, and has received equipment from some 20 countries with China, Russia, and the US as the leading suppliers; Nigeria has been the largest arms importer in sub-Saharan Africa since 2014; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the Nigerian Armed Forces' inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; since 2010, Nigeria has undertaken a considerable military modernization program, and has received equipment from some 20 countries with China, Russia, and the US as the leading suppliers; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); no conscription (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "6,018 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Central African Republic 1055 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km, Ethiopia 1299 km, Kenya 317 km, Sudan 2158 km, Uganda 475 km"
|
||||
"text": "Central African Republic 1,055 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km; Ethiopia 1,299 km; Kenya 317 km; Sudan 2,158 km; Uganda 475 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "762 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Guinea 421 km, Senegal 341 km"
|
||||
"text": "Guinea 421 km; Senegal 341 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP) has approximately 4,000 total active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 4,000 total active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the FARP is poorly armed with an inventory consisting of Soviet-era equipment, much of which is reportedly unserviceable; the only reported deliveries of military equipment since 2015 were patrol boats from Spain in 2017 and non-lethal equipment from China in 2015; Guinea-Bissau has also discussed acquiring military equipment with Indonesia (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "930 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Burundi 315 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km, Tanzania 222 km, Uganda 172 km"
|
||||
"text": "Burundi 315 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km; Tanzania 222 km; Uganda 172 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "5,244 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Botswana 1969 km, Lesotho 1106 km, Mozambique 496 km, Namibia 1005 km, Eswatini 438 km, Zimbabwe 230 km"
|
||||
"text": "Botswana 1,969 km; Lesotho 1,106 km; Mozambique 496 km; Namibia 1,005 km; Eswatini 438 km; Zimbabwe 230 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 72,000 personnel (38,000 Army; 6,500 Navy; 9,500 Air Force; 7,500 Military Health Service; 10,500 other, including administrative, logistics, military police); 180,000 South African Police Service (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police); 180,000 South African Police Service (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly-produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of European, Israeli, and US-origin weapons systems; since 2010, Sweden is the largest supplier of weapons to the SANDF (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "2,684 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "The Gambia 749 km, Guinea 363 km, Guinea-Bissau 341 km, Mali 489 km, Mauritania 742 km"
|
||||
"text": "The Gambia 749 km; Guinea 363 km; Guinea-Bissau 341 km; Mali 489 km; Mauritania 742 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,093 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Guinea 794 km, Liberia 299 km"
|
||||
"text": "Guinea 794 km; Liberia 299 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "2,385 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Djibouti 61 km, Ethiopia 1640 km, Kenya 684 km"
|
||||
"text": "Djibouti 61 km; Ethiopia 1,640 km; Kenya 684 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@
|
|||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "Ministry of Defense: Somali National Army (SNA); Ministry of Internal Security: Somali National Police (SNP, includes a maritime unit and a Turkish-trained commando unit known as Harmacad, or Cheetah) (2021)",
|
||||
"note": "note - Somalia has numerous militia and regional forces operating throughout the country; these forces include ones that are clan- and warlord-based, semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (aka <em>darwish</em>), and externally-sponsored militias; the SNA is attempting to incorporate some of these militia units"
|
||||
"note": "note(s) - Somalia also has numerous militia and regional forces operating throughout the country; these forces include ones that are clan- and warlord-based, semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (aka <em>darwish</em>), and externally-sponsored militias; the SNA is attempting to incorporate some of these militia units; in addition, Somaliland has army and naval forces under the Somaliland Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "from 2014-2019, Somalia allocated an estimated 5-6% of its GDP to military expenditures annually"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscription is authorized, but not currently utilized (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>as of 2022, a significant portion of the country remained outside government control and under the control of the insurgent Islamist group al-Shabaab; al-Shabaab contested government control in some other areas (see Appendix T)<br><br>as of 2021, a significant portion of the SNA was comprised of militia forces that lacked the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; of the SNA’s approximately 13 brigades, the most effective were assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; in 2020-2021, the Danab Brigade conducted most of the SNA’s offensive operations in Somalia and nearly all counterterrorism operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of early 2021, it numbered about 1,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops</p> AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; its peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of 2021, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; in February 2021, the UN Security Council renewed AMISOM's mandate until December 2021 (note - in 2017, the Somali Government drafted a Somalia Transition Plan that called for the gradual transfer of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces by 2021)<br><br>UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the Federal Government of Somalia to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international community<br><br>the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is responsible for providing logistical field support to AMISOM, UNSOM, the Somali National Army, and the Somali Police Force on joint operations with AMISOM<br><br>the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) has operated in the country since 2010; the EUTM provides advice and training to the Somali military; the US and Turkey maintain separate unilateral military training missions in Somalia; the UAE also maintains a base in Somalia (Somaliland)"
|
||||
"text": "<p>as of 2022, a significant portion of the country remained outside government control and under the control of the insurgent Islamist group al-Shabaab; al-Shabaab contested government control in some other areas (see Appendix T)<br><br>as of 2022, a significant portion of the SNA was comprised of militia forces that lacked the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; of the SNA’s approximately 13 brigades, the most effective were assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; in 2020-2021, the Danab Brigade conducted most of the SNA’s offensive operations in Somalia and nearly all counterterrorism operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of 2021, it numbered about 1,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops</p> AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; its peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of early 2022, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; note - AMISOM's mandate scheduled to end on 31 March 2022; it is to be replaced by the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS); the ATMIS mission will be to support the Somalia Federal Government (FGS) in implementing the security objectives of the FGS's security transition plan, a comprehensive strategy developed by the FGS and its international partners to gradually transfer security responsibilities from AMISOM to Somali security forces<br><br>UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the Federal Government of Somalia to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international community<br><br>the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is responsible for providing logistical field support to AMISOM, UNSOM, the Somali National Army, and the Somali Police Force on joint operations with AMISOM<br><br>the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) has operated in the country since 2010; the EUTM provides advice and training to the Somali military; the US and Turkey maintain separate unilateral military training missions in Somalia; the UAE also maintains a base in Somalia (Somaliland)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime threats": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center (PRC) received zero incidents of piracy and armed robbery in 2020 for the Horn of Africa; while there were no recorded incidents, the IMB PRC warns that Somalia pirates continue to possess the capacity to carry out attacks in the Somali basin and wider Indian Ocean; in particular, the report warns that, \"Masters and crew must remain vigilant and cautious when transiting these waters.\"; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022; naval units from China, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, the US, and other countries also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa</p>"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "6,819 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1403 km, Egypt 1276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2158 km"
|
||||
"text": "Central African Republic 174 km; Chad 1,403 km; Egypt 1,276 km; Eritrea 682 km; Ethiopia 744 km; Libya 382 km; South Sudan 2,158 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information varies widely, ranging from about 100,000 to more than 200,000 active personnel, including approximately 1,500 Navy and 3,000 Air Force; approximately 30-40,000 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces; approximately 20,000 Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information varies widely, ranging from about 100,000 to more than 200,000 active personnel, including approximately 5,000 combined Navy and Air Force; approximately 30-40,000 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces; approximately 20,000 Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, Ukrainian, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the leading arms providers to the SAF are Belarus, China, Russia, and Ukraine; North Korea has also provided arms; Sudan has a domestic arms industry that manufactures ammunition, small arms, and armored vehicles, largely based on older Chinese and Russian systems (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "note - implementation of conscription is reportedly uneven"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
"text": "Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, reportedly providing as many as 40,000 troops during the peak of the war in 2016-17, mostly from the Rapid Support Forces; by 2020-21, Sudan had reduced the size of the force to about a brigade (1-2,000) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, reportedly providing as many as 40,000 troops during the peak of the war in 2016-17, mostly from the Rapid Support Forces; by 2021, Sudan had reduced the size of the force to about a brigade (approximately 2-3,000 troops) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>prior to the October 2021 overthrow of the Sovereignty Council, the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the Sudanese military and security forces have a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports</p> United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 3,800 personnel deployed as of November 2021<br><br>in addition, the United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region since 2007 until its mission was completed in mid-2021; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; in July 2021, UNAMID entered a year-long liquidation phase in which it will maintain a guard unit consisting of about 360 police to protect UN personnel, facilities, and assets inside the El Fasher Logistics Base; Sudanese joint security forces will continue to be deployed outside the base and assist the remaining UN contingent with securing its perimeter; note - the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a joint security force comprised of 12,000 members tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,880 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1098 km"
|
||||
"text": "Benin 651 km; Burkina Faso 131 km; Ghana 1,098 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,495 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Algeria 1034 km, Libya 461 km"
|
||||
"text": "Algeria 1,034 km; Libya 461 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "approximately 36,000 active personnel (27,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 4,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 National Guard (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 35,000 active personnel (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 National Guard (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Tunisian military's inventory includes mostly older or secondhand US and European equipment; since 2010, the Netherlands and US are the leading suppliers of arms to Tunisia (2021)"
|
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"text": "4,161 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Burundi 589 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 479 km, Kenya 775 km, Malawi 512 km, Mozambique 840 km, Rwanda 222 km, Uganda 391 km, Zambia 353 km"
|
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"text": "Burundi 589 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 479 km; Kenya 775 km; Malawi 512 km; Mozambique 840 km; Rwanda 222 km; Uganda 391 km; Zambia 353 km"
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}
|
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},
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"Coastline": {
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}
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||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "approximately 26,000 active personnel (22,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 25,000 active personnel (21,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the TPDF inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and Chinese equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to the TPDF (2021)"
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},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "126,362 (Burundi), 79,839 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2022)"
|
||||
"text": "126,663 (Burundi), 79,839 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2022)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Trafficking in persons": {
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"text": "2,729 km"
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},
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||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km"
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"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km; Kenya 814 km; Rwanda 172 km; South Sudan 475 km; Tanzania 391 km"
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||||
}
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||||
},
|
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "3,611 km"
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},
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||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Benin 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 545 km, Ghana 602 km, Mali 1325 km, Niger 622 km, Togo 131 km"
|
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"text": "Benin 386 km; Cote d'Ivoire 545 km; Ghana 602 km; Mali 1325 km; Niger 622 km; Togo 131 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
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|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF) have approximately 12,000 personnel (7,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 4,500 National Gendarmerie) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 12,000 personnel (7,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 4,500 National Gendarmerie) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the FABF has a mix of foreign-supplied weapons; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of mostly donated second-hand equipment from more than 10 countries (2021)"
|
||||
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|
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},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "24,737 (Mali) (2022)"
|
||||
"text": "24,740 (Mali) (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"IDPs": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>1,501,775 (2021)</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<p>1,741,655 (2022)</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
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"text": "4,220 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Angola 1427 km, Botswana 1544 km, South Africa 1005 km, Zambia 244 km"
|
||||
"text": "Angola 1,427 km; Botswana 1,544 km; South Africa 1,005 km; Zambia 244 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
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|
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|
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|
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"text": "546 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Mozambique 108 km, South Africa 438 km"
|
||||
"text": "Mozambique 108 km; South Africa 438 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "6,043.15 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Angola 1065 km, Botswana 0.15 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km"
|
||||
"text": "Angola 1,065 km; Botswana 0.15 km; Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,332 km; Malawi 847 km; Mozambique 439 km; Namibia 244 km; Tanzania 353 km; Zimbabwe 763 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has approximately 16,500 active troops (15,000 Army; 1,500 Air) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has approximately 17,000 active troops (15,000 Army; 2,000 Air) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the ZDF's inventory is largely comprised of Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era armaments; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to Zambia (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "3,229 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km"
|
||||
"text": "Botswana 834 km; Mozambique 1,402 km; South Africa 230 km; Zambia 763 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
|
||||
"text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
|
||||
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2018 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2017": {
|
||||
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2016": {
|
||||
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2015": {
|
||||
"text": "1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "542 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 276 km"
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 266 km; Mexico 276 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "661 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Nicaragua 313 km, Panama 348 km"
|
||||
"text": "Nicaragua 313 km; Panama 348 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "590 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 199 km, Honduras 391 km"
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 199 km; Honduras 391 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) has approximately 21,000 active troops (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021)",
|
||||
"text": "approximately 21,000 active troops (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021)",
|
||||
"note": "note - in 2021, El Salvador announced intentions to double the size of the military, although no time frame was given"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,667 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Belize 266 km, El Salvador 199 km, Honduras 244 km, Mexico 958 km"
|
||||
"text": "Belize 266 km; El Salvador 199 km; Honduras 244 km; Mexico 958 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 21,500 active personnel (19,000 Land Forces; 1,500 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 21,000 active personnel (19,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Guatemalan military inventory is small and mostly comprised of older US equipment; since 2010, Guatemala has received small amounts of equipment from Canada, Colombia, Spain, Taiwan, and the US (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,575 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km"
|
||||
"text": "Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Scott FEEKEN (since 9 August 2021)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires John McINTYRE (since 20 January 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,253 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Costa Rica 313 km, Honduras 940 km"
|
||||
"text": "Costa Rica 313 km; Honduras 940 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "687 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Colombia 339 km, Costa Rica 348 km"
|
||||
"text": "Colombia 339 km; Costa Rica 348 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "4,573 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "China 1063 km, Kazakhstan 1212 km, Tajikistan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1314 km"
|
||||
"text": "China 1,063 km; Kazakhstan 1,212 km; Tajikistan 984 km; Uzbekistan 1,314 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13,364 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "China 1765 km, Kyrgyzstan 1212 km, Russia 7644 km, Turkmenistan 413 km, Uzbekistan 2330 km"
|
||||
"text": "China 1,765 km; Kyrgyzstan 1,212 km; Russia 7,644 km; Turkmenistan 413 km; Uzbekistan 2,330 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "22,407 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Azerbaijan 338 km, Belarus 1312 km, China (southeast) 4133 km and China (south) 46 km, Estonia 324 km, Finland 1309 km, Georgia 894 km, Kazakhstan 7644 km, North Korea 18 km, Latvia 332 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km, Mongolia 3452 km, Norway 191 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 km, Ukraine 1944 km"
|
||||
"text": "Azerbaijan 338 km; Belarus 1,312 km; China (southeast) 4,133 km and China (south) 46 km; Estonia 324 km; Finland 1,309 km; Georgia 894 km; Kazakhstan 7,644 km; North Korea 18 km; Latvia 332 km; Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km; Mongolia 3,452 km; Norway 191 km; Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 km; Ukraine 1,944 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Salt water lake(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Kurshskiy Zaliv/Kursiu Marios (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km<br>note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake"
|
||||
"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Curonian Lagoon (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km<br>note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Salt water lake(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Kurshskiy Zaliv/Kursiu Marios (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km<br>note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake"
|
||||
"text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Curonian Lagoon (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km<br>note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major rivers (by length in km)": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 850,000 total active duty troops (300,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); est. 200-250,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 850,000 total active duty troops (300,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); estimated 200-250,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems, although since 2010 Russia has imported limited amounts of military hardware from several countries, including Czechia, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey, and Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of designing, developing, and producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "13,298 (Ukraine) (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
"text": "99,300 (Ukraine) (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "56,960 (mid-year 2021); note - Russia's stateless population consists of Roma, Meskhetian Turks, and ex-Soviet citizens from the former republics; between 2003 and 2010 more than 600,000 stateless people were naturalized; most Meskhetian Turks, followers of Islam with origins in Georgia, fled or were evacuated from Uzbekistan after a 1989 pogrom and have lived in Russia for more than the required five-year residency period; they continue to be denied registration for citizenship and basic rights by local Krasnodar Krai authorities on the grounds that they are temporary illegal migrants"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "4,130 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 1357 km, China 477 km, Kyrgyzstan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1312 km"
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 1,357 km; China 477 km; Kyrgyzstan 984 km; Uzbekistan 1,312 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "4,158 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 804 km, Iran 1148 km, Kazakhstan 413 km, Uzbekistan 1793 km"
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 804 km; Iran 1,148 km; Kazakhstan 413 km; Uzbekistan 1,793 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "6,893 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 144 km, Kazakhstan 2330 km, Kyrgyzstan 1314 km, Tajikistan 1312 km, Turkmenistan 1793 km"
|
||||
"text": "Afghanistan 144 km; Kazakhstan 2,330 km; Kyrgyzstan 1,314 km; Tajikistan 1,312 km; Turkmenistan 1,793 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 50-60,000 total active troops (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 total active troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment, although since 2010 they have received weapons and aircraft from a variety of sources, including China, France, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the US (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "6,522 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Bangladesh 271 km, China 2129 km, India 1468 km, Laos 238 km, Thailand 2416 km"
|
||||
"text": "Bangladesh 271 km; China 2,129 km; India 1,468 km; Laos 238 km; Thailand 2,416 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "2,530 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1158 km"
|
||||
"text": "Laos 555 km; Thailand 817 km; Vietnam 1158 km"
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}
|
||||
},
|
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "22,457 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Afghanistan 91 km, Bhutan 477 km, Burma 2129 km, India 2659 km, Kazakhstan 1765 km, North Korea 1352 km, Kyrgyzstan 1063 km, Laos 475 km, Mongolia 4630 km, Nepal 1389 km, Pakistan 438 km, Russia (northeast) 4133 km and Russia (northwest) 46 km, Tajikistan 477 km, Vietnam 1297 km"
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"text": "Afghanistan 91 km; Bhutan 477 km; Burma 2,129 km; India 2,659 km; Kazakhstan 1,765 km; North Korea 1,352 km; Kyrgyzstan 1,063 km; Laos 475 km; Mongolia 4,630 km; Nepal 1,389 km; Pakistan 438 km; Russia (northeast) 4,133 km and Russia (northwest) 46 km; Tajikistan 477 km; Vietnam 1,297 km"
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}
|
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},
|
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "2,958 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Malaysia 1881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km, Timor-Leste 253 km"
|
||||
"text": "Malaysia 1,881 km; Papua New Guinea 824 km; Timor-Leste 253 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
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}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "the<strong> </strong>Indonesian National Armed Forces have<strong> </strong>approximately, 400,000 active duty troops (300,000 Army; 65,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 30,000 Air Force) (2021)"
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"text": "approximately, 405,000 active duty troops (300,000 Army; 65,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 30,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Indonesian military inventory is comprised of equipment from a wide variety of sources; since 2010, the top suppliers included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a long-term modernization program since 2010 with uneven success; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; in 2019, the Indonesian Government publicly said that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years (2021)"
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|
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"text": "230 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,030 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 1,230 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Oct 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "as of 2021, Indonesian military and police forces were engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Papua against the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, which has been fighting a low-level insurgency since the 1960s when Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony; since 2019, there has been an increase in militant activity in Papua and a larger Indonesian military presence; Papua was formally incorporated into Indonesia in 1969; in addition, the Indonesian military has been assisting police in countering the Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT; aka East Indonesia Mujahideen), a local Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated terrorist group <br><br>Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within China's “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; since 2016, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on Great Natuna Island (aka Pulau Natuna Besar), the main island of the Middle Natuna Archipelago, which is part of the Riau Islands Province, and held military exercises in surrounding waters"
|
||||
"text": "as of 2022, Indonesian military and police forces were engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Papua against the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, which has been fighting a low-level insurgency since the 1960s when Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony; since 2019, there has been an increase in militant activity in Papua and a larger Indonesian military presence; Papua was formally incorporated into Indonesia in 1969; in addition, the Indonesian military has been assisting police in countering the Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT; aka East Indonesia Mujahideen), a local Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated terrorist group <br><br>Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within China's “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; since 2016, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on Great Natuna Island (aka Pulau Natuna Besar), the main island of the Middle Natuna Archipelago, which is part of the Riau Islands Province, and held military exercises in surrounding waters"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime threats": {
|
||||
"text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; the number of attacks increased slightly from 25 incidents in 2019 to 26 in 2020 due to aggressive maritime patrolling by regional authorities; vessels continue to be boarded while anchored or berthed at Indonesian ports with two crew taken hostage and two threatened in 2020; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia"
|
||||
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) is comprised of approximately 240,000 active personnel (145,000 Ground; 45,000 Maritime; 45,000 Air; 4,000 Joint Forces); 14,000 Coast Guard (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) is comprised of approximately 244,000 active personnel (150,000 Ground; 45,000 Maritime; 45,000 Air; 4,000 Joint Forces); 14,000 Coast Guard (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment; Japan has a robust defense industry and is capable of producing a wide range of air, ground, and naval weapons systems; the majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license (2021)"
|
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|
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|||
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|
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|
|||
"text": "1,607 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "China 1352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km"
|
||||
"text": "China 1,352 km; South Korea 237 km; Russia 18 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
"text": "between 2010 and 2019, military expenditures accounted for an estimated 20-25% of North Korea's GDP annually"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "assessments of the size of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) vary widely; approximately 1.1-1.3 million active troops (950,000-1.0 million Army; 110-120,000 Air Force; 60,000 Navy; 10,000 Strategic Missile Forces); est. 200,000 internal security forces (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "widely varied information and assessments; approximately 1.14 million active troops (950,000 Army; 120,000 Air Force; 60,000 Navy; 10,000 Strategic Missile Forces); est. 200,000 internal security forces (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the KPA is equipped with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China, as well as some domestically-produced equipment; North Korea manufactures copies and provides some upgrades to the older foreign weapon systems; it also produces a diverse array of military hardware, including small arms, munitions, light armored vehicles, tanks, naval vessels and submarines, and advanced weapons systems, such as ballistic missiles; since 2010, there were no publicly-reported transfers of weapons to North Korea (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
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|||
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|
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|
|||
"text": "5,274 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Burma 238 km, Cambodia 555 km, China 475 km, Thailand 1845 km, Vietnam 2161 km"
|
||||
"text": "Burma 238 km; Cambodia 555 km; China 475 km; Thailand 1,845 km; Vietnam 2,161 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the LPAF is armed largely with weapons from the former Soviet Union; since 2010, China and Russia are the leading suppliers of military equipment to Laos (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "8,082 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "China 4630 km, Russia 3452 km"
|
||||
"text": "China 4,630 km; Russia 3,452 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "2,742 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Brunei 266 km, Indonesia 1881 km, Thailand 595 km"
|
||||
"text": "Brunei 266 km; Indonesia 1,881 km; Thailand 595 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have approximately 122,000 active duty personnel (80,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,700 marines; 17,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have approximately 120,000 active duty personnel (80,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 9,000 marines; 15,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the US; since 2014, its top weapons suppliers include Israel, South Korea, and the US (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "Singapore Armed Forces (aka Singapore Defense Force): Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes air defense); Police Coast Guard (subordinate to the Singapore Police Force) (2021)<br><br>note - in 2009, Singapore established a multi-agency national Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) to work with law enforcement and maritime agencies to guard Singapore’s waters, including conducting daily patrols, as well as boarding and escort operations in the Singapore Strait; the MSTF is subordinate to the Singapore Navy",
|
||||
"note": "note - in 2009, Singapore established a multi-agency national Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) to work with law enforcement and maritime agencies to guard Singapore’s waters, including conducting daily patrols, as well as boarding and escort operations in the Singapore Strait; the MSTF is subordinate to the Singapore Navy"
|
||||
"text": "Singapore Armed Forces (aka Singapore Defense Force): Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes air defense); Police Coast Guard (subordinate to the Singapore Police Force) (2021)<br><br>note(s) - in 2022, the SAF announced that it would form a Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) by the end of the year; in 2009, Singapore established a multi-agency national Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) to work with law enforcement and maritime agencies to guard Singapore’s waters, including conducting daily patrols, as well as boarding and escort operations in the Singapore Strait; the MSTF is subordinate to the Singapore Navy",
|
||||
"note": "note(s) - in 2022, the SAF announced that it would form a Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) by the end of the year; in 2009, Singapore established a multi-agency national Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) to work with law enforcement and maritime agencies to guard Singapore’s waters, including conducting daily patrols, as well as boarding and escort operations in the Singapore Strait; the MSTF is subordinate to the Singapore Navy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 active duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "information varies; approximately 65,000 active duty troops (50,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons; Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia and is also the largest importer of weapons; since 2010, the US is the chief supplier of arms to Singapore, followed by a diverse array of countries, including France, Germany, and Spain (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "5,673 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Burma 2416 km, Cambodia 817 km, Laos 1845 km, Malaysia 595 km"
|
||||
"text": "Burma 2,416 km; Cambodia 817 km; Laos 1,845 km; Malaysia 595 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "estimates vary widely; approximately 260,000 active duty personnel (150,000 Army; 65,000 Navy; 45,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Thai Rangers; est. 5-6,000 Internal Security Operations Command (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "estimates vary widely; approximately 300,000 active duty personnel (200,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Thai Rangers; est. 5,000 Internal Security Operations Command (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied weapons systems, including a large amount of obsolescent or second-hand US equipment; since 2010, Thailand has received military equipment from nearly 20 countries with China, South Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, and the US as the leading suppliers (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
"text": "4,616 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Cambodia 1158 km, China 1297 km, Laos 2161 km"
|
||||
"text": "Cambodia 1,158 km; China 1,297 km; Laos 2,161 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "691 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Greece 212 km, Kosovo 112 km, Macedonia 181 km, Montenegro 186 km"
|
||||
"text": "Greece 212 km; Kosovo 112 km; Macedonia 181 km; Montenegro 186 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "118 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "France 55 km, Spain 63 km"
|
||||
"text": "France 55 km; Spain 63 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "2,524 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Czech Republic 402 km, Germany 801 km, Hungary 321 km, Italy 404 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Slovakia 105 km, Slovenia 299 km, Switzerland 158 km"
|
||||
"text": "Czech Republic 402 km; Germany 801 km; Hungary 321 km; Italy 404 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; Slovakia 105 km; Slovenia 299 km; Switzerland 158 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Austrian Armed Forces have approximately 23,000 total active duty personnel (13,000 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force; 7,500 other, support forces) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the Austrian Armed Forces have approximately 25,000 total active duty personnel (20,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,297 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "France 556 km, Germany 133 km, Luxembourg 130 km, Netherlands 478 km"
|
||||
"text": "France 556 km; Germany 133 km; Luxembourg 130 km; Netherlands 478 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,543 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Croatia 956 km, Montenegro 242 km, Serbia 345 km"
|
||||
"text": "Croatia 956 km; Montenegro 242 km; Serbia 345 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "149 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 86,562 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 86,915 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Trafficking in persons": {
|
||||
"current situation": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "3,599 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Latvia 161 km, Lithuania 640 km, Poland 375 km, Russia 1312 km, Ukraine 1111 km"
|
||||
"text": "Latvia 161 km; Lithuania 640 km; Poland 375 km; Russia 1,312 km; Ukraine 1,111 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,806 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Greece 472 km, Macedonia 162 km, Romania 605 km, Serbia 344 km, Turkey 223 km"
|
||||
"text": "Greece 472 km; Macedonia 162 km; Romania 605 km; Serbia 344 km; Turkey 223 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "the Bulgarian Armed Forces have approximately 30,000 active duty personnel (16,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force; 3,000 other, joint staff, support) (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 30,000 active duty personnel (16,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force; 3,000 other, joint staff, support) (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Bulgarian Armed Forces inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured limited amounts of more modern weapons systems from Western countries, including France, Italy, Norway, and the US (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "156 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border sovereign base areas": {
|
||||
"text": "Akrotiri 48 km, Dhekelia 108 km"
|
||||
"text": "Akrotiri 48 km; Dhekelia 108 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "66 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 32,119 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-January 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 33,326 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>vulnerable to money laundering from illegal drugs</p> <p> </p>"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "13,770 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Albania 212 km, Andorra 118 km, Belarus 1176 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Holy See 3 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Macedonia 396 km, Moldova 683 km, Monaco 6 km, Montenegro 19 km, Norway 2375 km, Russia 2435 km, San Marino 37 km, Serbia 1353 km, Switzerland 1729 km, Turkey 415 km, United Kingdom 499 km, Ukraine 1324 km; note - the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (2020) commits the United Kingdom (UK) to maintain an open border in Ireland, so the border between Northern Ireland (UK) and the Republic of Ireland is only<em> de jure</em> and is not a hard border; the <em>de facto</em> border is the Irish Sea between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain"
|
||||
"text": "Albania 212 km; Andorra 118 km; Belarus 1,176 km; Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km; Holy See 3 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; North Macedonia 396 km; Moldova 683 km; Monaco 6 km; Montenegro 19 km; Norway 2,375 km; Russia 2,435 km; San Marino 37 km; Serbia 1,353 km; Switzerland 1,729 km; Turkey 415 km; United Kingdom 499 km; Ukraine 1,324 km; note - the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (2020) commits the United Kingdom (UK) to maintain an open border in Ireland, so the border between Northern Ireland (UK) and the Republic of Ireland is only<em> de jure</em> and is not a hard border; the <em>de facto</em> border is the Irish Sea between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data for European continent only"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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},
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"chief of mission": {
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"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alexandra MCKNIGHT (since 19 January 2021)"
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"text": "Ambassador Claire D. CRONIN (since 10 February 2022)"
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},
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"embassy": {
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"text": "42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4"
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"text": "657 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Latvia 333 km, Russia 324 km"
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"text": "Latvia 333 km; Russia 324 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "approximately 100 Mali (Operation Barkhane/MINUSMA/EUTM) (2021)"
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},
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "Estonia officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Estonia has hosted a multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; the battlegroup is led by the UK and had about 800 troops on a continuous rotational basis as of 2021</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Estonia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft have been hosted at Estonia’s Ämari Air Base since 2014</p>"
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"text": "Estonia officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Estonia has hosted a UK-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Estonia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft have been hosted at Estonia’s Ämari Air Base since 2014</p>"
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}
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},
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"Transnational Issues": {
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"text": "2,046 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 699 km, Slovakia 241 km"
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"text": "Austria 402 km; Germany 704 km; Poland 699 km; Slovakia 241 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "2,563 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1309 km"
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"text": "Norway 709 km; Sweden 545 km; Russia 1,309 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "3,956 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Andorra 55 km, Belgium 556 km, Germany 418 km, Italy 476 km, Luxembourg 69 km, Monaco 6 km, Spain 646 km, Switzerland 525 km"
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"text": "Andorra 55 km; Belgium 556 km; Germany 418 k; Italy 476 km; Luxembourg 69 km; Monaco 6 km; Spain 646 km; Switzerland 525 km"
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},
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"metropolitan France - total": {
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"text": "2751"
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|
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"text": "3,694 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Austria 801 km, Belgium 133 km, Czechia 704 km, Denmark 140 km, France 418 km, Luxembourg 128 km, Netherlands 575 km, Poland 447 km, Switzerland 348 km"
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"text": "Austria 801 km; Belgium 133 km; Czechia 704 km; Denmark 140 km; France 418 km; Luxembourg 128 km; Netherlands 575 km; Poland 447 km; Switzerland 348 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
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"text": "1,110 km"
|
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},
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||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Albania 212 km, Bulgaria 472 km, Macedonia 234 km, Turkey 192 km"
|
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"text": "Albania 212 km; Bulgaria 472 km; North Macedonia 234 km; Turkey 192 km"
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}
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||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
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||||
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "5,552 (mid-year 2021)"
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},
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,215,180 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022); as of the end of December 2020, an estimated 119,700 migrants and refugees were stranded in Greece since 2015-16"
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||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,215,376 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022); as of the end of September 2021, Greece hosted an estimated 164,009 refugees and asylum seekers"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis products and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "2,237 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Hungary 348 km, Montenegro 19 km, Serbia 314 km, Slovenia 600 km"
|
||||
"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km; Hungary 348 km; Montenegro 19 km; Serbia 314 km; Slovenia 600 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "2,106 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Austria 321 km, Croatia 348 km, Romania 424 km, Serbia 164 km, Slovakia 627 km, Slovenia 94 km, Ukraine 128 km"
|
||||
"text": "Austria 321 km; Croatia 348 km; Romania 424 km; Serbia 164 km; Slovakia 627 km; Slovenia 94 km; Ukraine 128 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "5,950 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)"
|
||||
"text": "203,222 (Ukraine) (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "130 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,836.4 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Austria 404 km, France 476 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.4 km, San Marino 37 km, Slovenia 218 km, Switzerland 698 km"
|
||||
"text": "Austria 404 km; France 476 km; Holy See (Vatican City) 3.4 km; San Marino 37 km; Slovenia 218 km; Switzerland 698 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,000 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 595,820 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 596,593 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "714 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Albania 112 km, Macedonia 160 km, Montenegro 76 km, Serbia 366 km"
|
||||
"text": "Albania 112 km; North Macedonia 160 km; Montenegro 76 km; Serbia 366 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,370 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Belarus 161 km, Estonia 333 km, Lithuania 544 km, Russia 332 km"
|
||||
"text": "Belarus 161 km; Estonia 333 km; Lithuania 544 km; Russia 332 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "note - as of 2019, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "Latvia officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Latvia has hosted a multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; the battlegroup is led by Canada and had about 1,500 troops on a continuous rotational basis as of 2021</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations</p>"
|
||||
"text": "Latvia officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Latvia has hosted a Canadian-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,545 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Belarus 640 km, Latvia 544 km, Poland 100 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km"
|
||||
"text": "Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"Salt water lake(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Kursiu Marios/Kurshskiy Zaliv/ (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km"
|
||||
"text": "Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Major lakes (area sq km)": {
|
||||
"Salt water lake(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Kursiu Marios/Kurshskiy Zaliv/ (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km"
|
||||
"text": "Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Total water withdrawal": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "contributes about 350-550 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 (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "Lithuania officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; the battlegroup is led by Germany and had about 1,250 troops on a continuous rotational basis as of 2021</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Lithuania since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base</p>"
|
||||
"text": "Lithuania officially became a member of NATO in 2004<br> <p>since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative</p> <p>NATO also has provided air protection for Lithuania since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base</p>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "1,587 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Austria 105 km, Czechia 241 km, Hungary 627 km, Poland 517 km, Ukraine 97 km"
|
||||
"text": "Austria 105 km; Czechia 241 km; Hungary 627 km; Poland 517 km; Ukraine 97 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1138,6 +1138,9 @@
|
|||
"text": "<p>bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented strict Schengen border rules</p>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "153,303 (Ukraine) (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,532 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "75 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Austria 34 km, Switzerland 41 km"
|
||||
"text": "Austria 34 km; Switzerland 41 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "327 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"border countries": {
|
||||
"text": "Belgium 130 km, France 69 km, Germany 128 km"
|
||||
"text": "Belgium 130 km; France 69 km; Germany 128 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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