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"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": {

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"text": "118 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "France 55 km, Spain 63 km"
"text": "France 55 km; Spain 63 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"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": {
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}
},
"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)"

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"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": {

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"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": {
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"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": {

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"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": {

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"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": {
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}
},
"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)"

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"text": "156 km"
},
"border sovereign base areas": {
"text": "Akrotiri 48 km, Dhekelia 108 km"
"text": "Akrotiri 48 km; Dhekelia 108 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"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>"

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"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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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alexandra MCKNIGHT (since 19 January 2021)"
"text": "Ambassador Claire D. CRONIN (since 10 February 2022)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4"

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"text": "657 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Latvia 333 km, Russia 324 km"
"text": "Latvia 333 km; Russia 324 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"text": "approximately 100 Mali (Operation Barkhane/MINUSMA/EUTM) (2021)"
},
"Military - note": {
"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 Alliances 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 Estonias Ämari Air Base since 2014</p>"
"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 Alliances 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 Estonias Ämari Air Base since 2014</p>"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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"text": "2,046 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 699 km, Slovakia 241 km"
"text": "Austria 402 km; Germany 704 km; Poland 699 km; Slovakia 241 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"text": "2,563 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1309 km"
"text": "Norway 709 km; Sweden 545 km; Russia 1,309 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"text": "3,956 km"
},
"border countries": {
"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"
"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"
},
"metropolitan France - total": {
"text": "2751"

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"text": "3,694 km"
},
"border countries": {
"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"
"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"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Albania 212 km, Bulgaria 472 km, Macedonia 234 km, Turkey 192 km"
"text": "Albania 212 km; Bulgaria 472 km; North Macedonia 234 km; Turkey 192 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"stateless persons": {
"text": "5,552 (mid-year 2021)"
},
"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"
"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"

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"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": {

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"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": {
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},
"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)"

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"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": {
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"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"

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"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": {

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"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": {
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"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 Alliances 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 Alliances 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": {

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"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": {
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},
"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": {
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},
"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": {
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"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 Alliances 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 Lithuanias 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 Alliances 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 Lithuanias Šiauliai Air Base</p>"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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"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": {
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"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)"
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"text": "75 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Austria 34 km, Switzerland 41 km"
"text": "Austria 34 km; Switzerland 41 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"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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"text": "1,885 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Romania 683 km, Ukraine 1202 km"
"text": "Romania 683 km; Ukraine 1202 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the Moldovan National Army has approximately 6,000 active troops (2021)"
"text": "approximately 6,000 active troops (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the Moldovan military's inventory is limited and almost entirely comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2000, it has received small amounts of donated material from other nations, including the US (2021)"
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "6,779 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)"
"text": "82,762 (Ukraine) (2022)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "3,372 (mid-year 2021)"

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"text": "680 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Albania 186 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km, Croatia 19 km, Kosovo 76 km, Serbia 157 km"
"text": "Albania 186 km; Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km; Croatia 19 km; Kosovo 76 km; Serbia 157 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2021)"
"text": "approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the inventory of the Armed Forces of Montenegro is small and consists mostly of equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, with a limited mix of other imported systems; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Austria, Turkey, and the US (2021)"
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"stateless persons": {
"text": "458 (mid-year 2021)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 20,748 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 20,770 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets</p>"

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"text": "838 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Albania 181 km, Bulgaria 162 km, Greece 234 km, Kosovo 160 km, Serbia 101 km"
"text": "Albania 181 km; Bulgaria 162 km; Greece 234 km; Kosovo 160 km; Serbia 101 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the Armed Forces of Malta have approximately 2,000 active duty personnel (2021)"
"text": "approximately 2,000 active duty personnel (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the small inventory of the Armed Forces of Malta consists of equipment from a mix of European countries, particularly Italy, and the US (2021)"

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"text": "1,053 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Belgium 478 km, Germany 575 km"
"text": "Belgium 478 km; Germany 575 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"text": "Dutch (official); note - Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands; English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba; Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
"text": "<br>Het Wereld Feitenboek, een onmisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
"Religions": {

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"text": "2,566 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Finland 709 km, Sweden 1666 km, Russia 191 km"
"text": "Finland 709 km; Sweden 1,666 km; Russia 191 km"
}
},
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"text": "2,865 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Belarus 375 km, Czechia 699 km, Germany 467 km, Lithuania 100 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 km, Slovakia 517 km, Ukraine 498 km"
"text": "Belarus 375 km; Czechia 699 km; Germany 467 km; Lithuania 100 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 km; Slovakia 517 km; Ukraine 498 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "approximately 120,000 total active duty personnel (approximately 60,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force; 3,500 Special Forces; 25,000 Territorial Defense Forces; 7,500 joint service) (2021)",
"text": "approximately 120,000 total active duty personnel (approximately 60,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force; 3,500 Special Forces; 7,500 joint service; 25,000 Territorial Defense Forces) (2021)",
"note": "note - in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military over a period of 10 years to over 200,000 troops, including doubling the size of the Territorial Defense Forces"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems; since 2010, the leading suppliers of armaments to Poland are Finland, Germany, Italy, and the US (2021)",
"note": "note - in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, and improved cyber security"
"note": "note - in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, frigates, and improved cyber security"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; professional soldiers serve on a permanent basis (for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months; women serve in the military on the same terms as men (2021)",
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"note": "note: Poland contributes about 2,500 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Poland joined NATO in 1999; Czechia, Hungary, and Poland were invited to begin accession talks at NATO's Madrid Summit in 1997, and in March 1999 they became the first former members of the Warsaw Pact to join the Alliance<br> <p>since 2017, Poland has hosted a multi-national NATO battlegroup as part of the Alliances Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; the battlegroup is led by the US and had about 1,000 troops on a continuous rotational basis as of 2021</p>"
"text": "Poland joined NATO in 1999; Czechia, Hungary, and Poland were invited to begin accession talks at NATO's Madrid Summit in 1997, and in March 1999 they became the first former members of the Warsaw Pact to join the Alliance<br> <p>since 2017, Poland has hosted a US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliances Enhanced Forward Presence initiative</p>"
}
},
"Terrorism": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019)"
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,294,903 (2022)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "1,389 (mid-year 2021)"

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"text": "1,224 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Spain 1224 km"
"text": "Spain 1,224 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"text": "2,322 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 345 km, Bulgaria 344 km, Croatia 314 km, Hungary 164 km, Kosovo 366 km, Macedonia 101 km, Montenegro 157 km, Romania 531 km"
"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina 345 km; Bulgaria 344 km; Croatia 314 km; Hungary 164 km; Kosovo 366 km; North Macedonia 101 km; Montenegro 157 km; Romania 531 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"stateless persons": {
"text": "2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 818,576 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,228 migrants and asylum seekers as of September 2021"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 820,038 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 4,865 migrants and asylum seekers as of January 2022"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets</p>"

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"text": "2,844 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Bulgaria 605 km, Hungary 424 km, Moldova 683 km, Serbia 531 km, Ukraine 601 km"
"text": "Bulgaria 605 km; Hungary 424 km; Moldova 683 km; Serbia 531 km; Ukraine 601 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the Romanian Armed Forces have approximately 67,000 active duty personnel (50,000 Land Forces; 7,000 Naval Forces; 10,000 Air Force; note - approximately 10-15,000 personnel are considered joint service) (2021)"
"text": "the Romanian Armed Forces have approximately 67,000 active duty personnel (50,000 Land Forces; 7,000 Naval Forces; 10,000 Air Force) (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems; there is also a smaller mix of Western-origin equipment received in more recent years from European countries and the US&nbsp; (2021)"
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"text": "<p>the ICJ ruled largely in favor of Romania in its dispute submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary delimitation; Romania opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation canal from the Danube border through Ukraine to the Black Sea</p>"
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "85,444 (Ukraine) (2022)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "314 (mid-year 2021)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 9,515 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 9,519 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"current situation": {

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"text": "1,211 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Austria 299 km, Croatia 600 km, Hungary 94 km, Italy 218 km"
"text": "Austria 299 km; Croatia 600 km; Hungary 94 km; Italy 218 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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"stateless persons": {
"text": "10 (2020)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:  </strong>534,907 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2021)"
"note": "<strong>note:  </strong>537,032 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2021)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals"

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"text": "1,952.7 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Andorra 63 km, France 646 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1224 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km and Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 km"
"text": "Andorra 63 km; France 646 km; Gibraltar 1.2 km; Portugal 1,224 km; Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km and Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 km"
},
"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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"stateless persons": {
"text": "6,.92 (mid-year 2021)"
},
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>198,452 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2022)"
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>198,770 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2022)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "primary transit point in Europe for cocaine from South America and for hashish from Morocco; cocaine is shipped in raw or liquid form with mixed cargo to avoid detection; traffickers ship methamphetamine via express mail; increasing number of indoor cannabis grow operations; illegal labs cutting, mixing, and reconstituting cocaine, and heroin and methamphetamine labs; synthetic drugs, including ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) transit from Spain to the United States"

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"text": "2,211 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Finland 545 km, Norway 1666 km"
"text": "Finland 545 km; Norway 1,666 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {

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"text": "1,770 km"
},
"border countries": {
"text": "Austria 158 km, France 525 km, Italy 698 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 348 km"
"text": "Austria 158 km; France 525 km; Italy 698 km; Liechtenstein 41 km; Germany 348 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the Swiss Armed Forces maintain a full-time professional cadre of about 4,000 personnel along with approximately 20,000 conscripts brought in annually for 18-23 weeks of training; approximately 120,000 reserve forces (2021)"
"text": "the Swiss Armed Forces maintain a full-time professional cadre of about 4,000 personnel along with approximately 18-20,000 conscripts brought in annually for 18-23 weeks of training; approximately 120,000 reserve forces (2021)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of military armaments to Switzerland since 2010; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2021)"

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}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "<p><strong>England:</strong> 25 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*);</p> <p><strong>two-tier counties:</strong> Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire</p> <p><strong>London boroughs and City of London or Greater London:</strong> Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster</p> <p><strong>metropolitan districts:</strong> Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton</p> <p><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Bath and North East Somerset; Bedford; Blackburn with Darwen; Blackpool; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; City of Bristol; Buckinghamshire; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cornwall; Darlington; Derby; Durham County*; East Riding of Yorkshire; Halton; Hartlepool; Herefordshire*; Isle of Wight*; Isles of Scilly; City of Kingston upon Hull; Leicester; Luton; Medway; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; North Northamptonshire; North Somerset; Northumberland*; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Reading; Redcar and Cleveland; Rutland; Shropshire; Slough; South Gloucestershire; Southampton; Southend-on-Sea; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Swindon; Telford and Wrekin; Thurrock; Torbay; Warrington; West Berkshire; West Northamptonshire; Wiltshire; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; York</p> <p><strong>Northern Ireland:</strong> 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils;</p> <p><strong>borough councils:</strong> Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim</p> <p><strong>district councils:</strong> Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down</p> <p><strong>city councils:</strong> Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh</p> <p><strong>Scotland:</strong> 32 council areas;</p> <p><strong>council areas:</strong> Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian</p> <p><strong>Wales:</strong> 22 unitary authorities;</p> <p><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham</p>"
"text": "<p><strong>England:</strong> 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*);</p> <p><strong>two-tier counties:</strong> Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire</p> <p><strong>London boroughs and City of London or Greater London:</strong> Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster</p> <p><strong>metropolitan districts:</strong> Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton</p> <p><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Bath and North East Somerset; Bedford; Blackburn with Darwen; Blackpool; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; City of Bristol; Buckinghamshire; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cornwall; Darlington; Derby; Dorset; Durham County*; East Riding of Yorkshire; Halton; Hartlepool; Herefordshire*; Isle of Wight*; Isles of Scilly; City of Kingston upon Hull; Leicester; Luton; Medway; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; North Northamptonshire; North Somerset; Northumberland*; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Reading; Redcar and Cleveland; Rutland; Shropshire; Slough; South Gloucestershire; Southampton; Southend-on-Sea; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Swindon; Telford and Wrekin; Thurrock; Torbay; Warrington; West Berkshire; West Northamptonshire; Wiltshire; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; York</p> <p><strong>Northern Ireland:</strong> 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils;</p> <p><strong>borough councils:</strong> Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim</p> <p><strong>district councils:</strong> Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down</p> <p><strong>city councils:</strong> Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh</p> <p><strong>Scotland:</strong> 32 council areas;</p> <p><strong>council areas:</strong> Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian</p> <p><strong>Wales:</strong> 22 unitary authorities;</p> <p><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham</p>"
},
"Dependent areas": {
"text": "Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands"

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