diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 73bbc9b4..968a563c 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -1162,8 +1162,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2023)", - "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary force with domestic law enforcement and security responsibilities; it is under the Ministry of Defense, but also reports to the Ministry of Interior; the Ministry of Interior also controls the National Police" + "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force, National Gendarmerie

Ministry of Interior: National Police (2024)", + "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie (GN) is a paramilitary force with domestic law enforcement and security responsibilities; it is under the Ministry of Defense, but also reports to the Ministry of Interior; the GN nominally includes the Republican Guard (GR), which is responsible for presidential security and has a separate command structure" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1183,10 +1183,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 12,000 active-duty troops (including 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2023)" + "text": "approximately 14,000 active-duty troops (including about 4,000 Gendarmerie) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAC has mostly Soviet-era armaments, with a small mix of French and South African equipment (2023)" + "text": "the FAC has mostly Soviet-era armaments, with a small mix of Chinese, French, and South African equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription ended in 1969 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 235cd29f..eef3de74 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Land Forces, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC); Republican Guard (2024)", - "note": "note 1: the Congolese National Police are under the Ministry of Interior

note 2: the Republican Guard is a division-size element with armored and infantry units; it is regarded as the country’s most capable unit and is under the direct control of the president" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Land Forces, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC); Republican Guard

Ministry of Interior: Congolese National Police (2024)", + "note": "note: the Republican Guard is a division-size element with armored and infantry units; it is regarded as the country’s most capable unit and is under the direct control of the president" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1241,14 +1241,14 @@ "text": "estimates vary; up to 140,000 active troops, including approximately 10,000 Republican Guard (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era weapons systems and equipment (2023)" + "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era and older French weapons and equipment; in 2024, the DRC signed an agreement with China for the provision of military equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2023)", "note": "note: in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, including some associated with government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

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

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

the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of 2023, MONUSCO had around 14,000 personnel assigned, but it was drawing down its forces towards a complete withdrawal at the request of the DRC Government; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; three infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2023)" + "text": "

the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other illegal armed groups (IOGs); while it is large on paper, the FARDC is widely assessed to suffer from insufficient training, low equipment readiness, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline, and widespread corruption; it was created out of the armed factions of the Congo wars that ended in 2003, incorporating various militia, paramilitary, and rebel formations; the DRC’s most effective military force, the Republican Guard, is overseen by the office of the presidency rather than the FARDC and focuses largely on protecting the president and government institutions and enforcing internal security

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

the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of 2023, MONUSCO had around 14,000 personnel assigned, but it was drawing down its forces towards a complete withdrawal at the request of the DRC Government; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; three infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 7dc790a1..f2c116fb 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 450,000 active-duty personnel (325,000 Army; 18,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force; 75,000 Air Defense Command); approximately 300,000 Central Security Forces personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an extensive equipment modernization program with significant purchases from foreign suppliers; major suppliers have included France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the US; Egypt has an established defense industry that produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including the US (2023)" + "text": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an equipment modernization program with significant purchases from foreign suppliers; major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the US; Egypt has an established defense industry that produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including Germany and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 for men and 17 for women; 18-30 years of age for conscript service for men; service obligation 14-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; active service length depends on education; high school drop-outs serve for the full 36 months, while college graduates serve for lesser periods of time, depending on their education level (2023)", diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 9e4a342d..b922aadd 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ "text": "approximately 1,500 active-duty troops; approximately 500 Gendarmerie (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and second-hand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2023)" + "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and second-hand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 24-month service obligation (2023)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 7587a60f..9f8ab55e 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the EDF inventory is comprised primarily of older Russian and Soviet-era systems; Eritrea was under a UN arms embargo from 2009 to 2018; from the 1990s to 2008, Russia was the leading supplier of arms to Eritrea, and in recent years, Eritrea has expressed interest in purchasing additional Russian equipment; in 2022, it reportedly received some UAVs from Russia (2023)" + "text": "the EDF inventory is comprised primarily of older Russian and Soviet-era systems; Eritrea was under a UN arms embargo from 2009 to 2018; from the 1990s to 2008, Russia was the leading supplier of arms to Eritrea, and in recent years, Eritrea has expressed interest in purchasing additional Russian equipment (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens between the ages of 18 and 40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 55 eligible for recall during mobilization (2023)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 7245036b..63fcfc3d 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President SAHLE-WORK Zewde (since 25 October 2018)" + "text": "President TAYE Atske Selassie (since 7 October 2024)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed Ali (since April 2018)" @@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces (Army), Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: national and regional police forces are responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of order, with the ENDF sometimes providing internal security support; the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) report to the Prime Minister’s Office

note 2: the regional governments control regional security forces, including \"special\" paramilitary forces, which generally operate independently from the federal government and in some cases operate as regional defense forces maintaining national borders; local militias also operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP; in April 2023, the federal government ordered the integration of these regional special forces into the EFP or ENDF; in some cases, the regional governments have maintained former members of the special forces for “crowd control/Adma Bitena” as a separate unit within their security structures

note 3: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy; in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit responsible to the Prime Minister for protecting senior officials


" + "note": "note 1: national and regional police forces are responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of order, with the ENDF sometimes providing internal security support; the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) report to the Prime Minister’s Office

note 2: the regional governments control regional security forces, including \"special\" paramilitary forces, which generally operate independently from the federal government and in some cases operate as regional defense forces maintaining national borders;  in April 2023, the federal government ordered the integration of these regional special forces into the EFP or ENDF; in some cases, the regional governments have maintained former members of the special forces for “crowd control/Adma Bitena” as a separate unit within their security structures; local militias also operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP

note 3: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy

note 4: in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit as a separate command operationally under the Office of the Prime Minister and administratively accountable to the Ministry of Defense; it is responsible for protecting senior officials and government institutions and conducting some military operations 


" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ "text": "information varies; prior to the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active-duty troops (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ENDF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in recent years, the ENDF has received arms from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles (2023)" + "text": "the ENDF's inventory has traditionally been comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include weapons from China, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (although the military may, when necessary, recruit a person more than 22 years old); no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2023)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index a9845e9c..b1081539 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -1088,8 +1088,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Gambian Armed Forces (GAF; aka Armed Forces of the Gambia): the Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambia Navy, Gambia Air Force, Republican National Guard (2024)", - "note": "note: the National Guard is responsible for VIP protection, riot control, and presidential security; the Gambia Police Force under the Ministry of Interior maintains internal security" + "text": "Gambian Armed Forces (GAF; aka Armed Forces of the Gambia): the Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambia Navy, Gambia Air Force, Republican National Guard (RNG)

Ministry of Interior: Gambia Police Force (GPF) (2024)", + "note": "note: the RNG is responsible for VIP protection, riot control, and presidential security, while the GPF maintains internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ "text": "estimated 3,000 military personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the GAF has a limited and obsolescent or secondhand equipment inventory originating from several suppliers, including China, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the military of Gambia has a limited inventory of mostly older or donated equipment originating from several suppliers, including China, Turkey, the UK, and the US  (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (18-22 for officers); no conscription; service obligation six months (2024)" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index adca5c72..8cd1ff4e 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -1127,8 +1127,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka Gabonese Defense and Security Forces): Land Forces (Army), National Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (includes Coast Guard), Corps of Firemen; Republican Guard (2024)", - "note": "note 1: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie, under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the president under his direct authority, sometimes perform internal security functions

note 2: the Gendarmerie is organized into regionally-based “legions,” mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group" + "text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka Gabonese Defense and Security Forces or Forces de Défense et de Sécurité Gabonaises) : Army (Armée de Terre, AT), Navy (Marine Nationale, MN), Air Force (l'Armée de l'Air, AA), Light Aviation (L’Aviation Légère des Armées, ALA), Fire Brigade (du Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers); National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Gabonaise, GENA); Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine,GEN GR); Military Health Service (Service de Santé Militaire, SSM); Military Engineering (Génie Militaire)  (2024)", + "note": "note 1: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie (GENA), under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the president under his direct authority, sometimes perform internal security functions

note 2: the GENA is organized into regionally-based “legions,” mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ "text": "approximately 6,500 active-duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Gabonese military is lightly armed with a mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers including Brazil, China, France, Germany, and South Africa (2023)" + "text": "the Gabonese military has a mix of older and more modern weapons and equipment from a variety of suppliers including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, and South Africa (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2023)" diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 054417f2..bfd54d49 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ "text": "approximately 16,000 active personnel (12,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix older and some newer Russian, Chinese, and Western equipment; the government in recent years has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and some newer Russian, Chinese, and Western equipment, including US; the government in recent years has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service, with basic education certificate; no conscription (2024)", diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 2f3f5a81..d9cf2b8d 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), Gendarmerie (2023)", + "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), National Gendarmerie (2023)", "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie is overseen by the Ministry of Defense, while the National Police is under the Ministry of Security; the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security, but only the Gendarmerie can arrest police or military officials" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index ac56220a..6e9a5b07 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ "text": "approximately 24,000 personnel (20,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "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, and suppliers have included several countries including China, Italy, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the KDF's inventory is a mix of older, donated/secondhand, and some modern weapon systems from a variety of sources; major suppliers have included China, France, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US; in late 2023, the Kenyan Government unveiled a five-year spending plan to procure upgraded military equipment, including aerial surveillance drones, tactical vehicles, and air defense systems (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "no conscription; 18-26 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (under 18 with parental consent; upper limit 30 years of age for specialists, tradesmen, or women with a diploma; 39 years of age for chaplains/imams); 9-year service obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy) and subsequent 3-year re-enlistments; applicants must be Kenyan citizens (2024)" diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 8eccf20d..6a4cb37c 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ "text": "President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI (since 1 August 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mohamed Ould BILAL (since 6 August 2020)" + "text": "Prime Minister Moctar Ould DIAY (since 2 August 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers - nominees suggested by the prime minister, appointed by the president" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 27217a44..48087079 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ "text": "approximately 4,000 active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FARP is armed mostly with Soviet-era equipment, much of which is reportedly unserviceable (2023)" + "text": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era equipment (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2023)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index d1ab2678..8f4df5cb 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); note - a constitutional amendment approved in December 2016 reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years but included an exception that allowed President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 4 August 2017 (next to be held on 15 July 2024); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); note - a constitutional amendment approved in December 2016 reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years but included an exception that allowed President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 4 August 2017 (next to be held on 15 July 2029); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "
2024: Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 99.2%, Frank HABINEZA (DGPR) 0.50%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent) 0.32%

2017: Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 98.8%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent), other 1.2%

 

" diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index aa6be9d2..65262735 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ "note": "note: implementation of conscription is reportedly uneven" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the primary responsibilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are internal security, border control, and countering potential external threats from its neighbors; SAF operations have traditionally been supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, heavy fighting broke out between the SAF and the paramilitary RSF, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule; fighting has since spread and continued into 2024 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons

the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the military has 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

the UN 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; as of 2024, UNISFA had approximately 3,200 personnel assigned

the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force that operated in the war-torn region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in December 2020; 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; in September 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training; the status of the JSKF since the start of the civil war is unclear (2024)" + "text": "

the primary responsibilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are internal security, border control, and countering potential external threats from its neighbors; SAF operations have traditionally been supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, heavy fighting broke out between the SAF and the paramilitary RSF, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule; fighting has since spread and continued into 2024 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons

the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the military has 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

the UN 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; as of 2024, UNISFA had approximately 3,200 personnel assigned

the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force that operated in the war-torn region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in December 2020; 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; in September 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training; the status of the JSKF since the start of the civil war is not available (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 9e636488..a4070ac5 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Jean-Baptiste GAGRE (since 31 July 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Edouard BOUDA (since 1 February 2024)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 89e69d2d..f6f0dc95 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF): Army (includes a small air wing); the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) (2023)" + "text": "Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF): Army (includes a small air wing); the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) (2024)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1076,13 +1076,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 3,000 active-duty personnel (2022)" + "text": "approximately 3,000 active-duty personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the UEDF is lightly armed with mostly older equipment from Europe, South Africa, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the UEDF has a light and small inventory of mostly older equipment originating from Europe, South Africa, and the US (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the UEDF’s primary mission is external security but it also has domestic security responsibilities, including protecting members of the royal family; the king is the UEDF commander in chief and holds the position of minister of defense, although the UEDF reports to the Army commander and principal undersecretary of defense for day-to-day operations; the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is responsible for maintaining internal security as well as migration and border crossing enforcement; it is under the prime minister, although the king is the force’s titular commissioner in chief; the UEDF was originally created in 1973 as the Royal Swaziland Defense Force (2023)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index e4eb4472..65cfd737 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 4705a3bb..e9c2ec35 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; Cook Islands Police Service" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

the Cook Islands have a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

the Cook Islands have a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 6c50e1b7..d6fce4d3 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "first round held on 14 August 2024; second round held on 19 August 2024 (next to be held in 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - 41 men, 4 women; percentage women 9% (as of August 2024)" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 33 TKP, 8 BKM, 4 Independents; composition - 40 men, 5 women; percentage women 11% (as of September 2024)" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index bbb3537b..25718a19 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ "text": "approximately 600 active personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Netherlands provide the BDF's major equipment inventory (maritime patrol boats) (2023)" + "text": "the Netherlands provide the BDF's major equipment inventory (maritime patrol boats) (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "voluntary service only (men and women); 17 years, 9 months to 17 years, 11 months with letter of consent from a parent or guardian, or be in the age range of 18-25 years (18-30 for the Reserves) at the start of recruit training; citizens of Barbados by descent or naturalization (2024)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 4dcbfe04..8219aa75 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ "text": "approximately 1,500 BDF personnel; approximately 500 Coast Guard (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a small inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2023)" + "text": "the military has a light inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient, but conscription has never been implemented; initial service obligation is 12 years (2024)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index a1d0c7b6..98483d6a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel, including approximately 40,000 Army (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of aging Russian and Soviet-era equipment (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscripts serve for 24 months (2024)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index d51dcab4..6123ce90 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 active personnel (30,000 Army; 13,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force); approximately 35,000 National Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory consisting mostly of older US equipment (2023)" + "text": "the military's equipment inventory comes largely from the US, with smaller quantities from such suppliers as Brazil and Spain  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (ages vary slightly according to the military service; under 18 admitted with permission of parents); recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens (2024)", diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index c80ef5b3..4a8e60a2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active military personnel (21,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAES has a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US (2023)" + "text": "the FAES is lightly armed with an inventory of mostly older imported arms and equipment, largely from the US  (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and non-commissioned officers (2023)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 7d9727c1..652445cd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 20,000 active military personnel (18,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is limited and mostly comprised of older US equipment; in recent years, Guatemala has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Colombia, Spain, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory mostly comprised of older US equipment; in recent years, Guatemala has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Colombia, Spain, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "all male citizens 18-50 are eligible for military service; most of the force is volunteer; a selective draft system is employed, resulting in a small portion of 17-21 year-olds being conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 12-24 months; women may volunteer (2023)" @@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ "text": "190 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military is responsible for maintaining sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the honor of Guatemala, but has long focused on internal security; since the 2000s, the Guatemalan Government has used the military extensively to support the National Civil Police in internal security operations (as permitted by the constitution) to combat organized crime, gang violence, and narco-trafficking; in recent years, however, the military has moved to refocus on border security and preparing for conventional operations; it participates in UN missions on a small scale and has a peacekeeping operations training command that offers training to regional countries; the military has security ties with regional partners such as Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras; cooperation with El Salvador and Honduras has included a combined police-military anti-gang task force to patrol border areas; it also has ties with the US, including joint training exercises and material assistance

the military held power during most of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war (1960-1996) and conducted a campaign of widespread violence and repression, particularly against the country’s majority indigenous population; more than 200,000 people were estimated to have been killed or disappeared during the conflict (2024)" + "text": "the military is responsible for maintaining sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the honor of Guatemala, but has long focused on internal security; since the 2000s, the Guatemalan Government has used the military to support the National Civil Police in internal security operations (as permitted by the constitution) to combat organized crime, gang violence, and narco-trafficking; in recent years however, the military has sought to place more focus on other missions such as border security and traditional military operations; it has also created new brigades for cybersecurity (2024) and responding to national emergencies/providing humanitarian assistance (2023); it participates in UN missions on a small scale and has a peacekeeping operations training command that offers training to regional countries; the military has security ties with regional partners such as Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras; cooperation with El Salvador and Honduras has included a combined police-military anti-gang task force to patrol border areas; it also has ties with the US, including joint training exercises and material assistance

the military held power during most of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war (1960-1996) and conducted a campaign of widespread violence and repression, particularly against the country’s majority indigenous population; more than 200,000 people were estimated to have been killed or disappeared during the conflict (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 31c73fc3..cade9faa 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@ "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "up to 2,000 trained military troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2023)" }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "in recent years, Canada, Taiwan, the US, and the UAE have provide some equipment to the Haitian security forces, including vehicles (2024)" + }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index e1ed649e..5c4c77fa 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ "text": "approximately 16,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 2,000 Air Force; 5,000 Military Police of Public Order); approximately 18,000 National Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FFAA's inventory is comprised of mostly older imported equipment from Israel, the UK, and the US; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of military equipment from several countries, including Colombia and Israel (2023)" + "text": "the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more equipment from a wide mix of suppliers, including Colombia, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, the UK, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month service obligation; no conscription (2024)", diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 12de1b43..52417c69 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -1085,8 +1085,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Jamaica Defense Force (JDF): Jamaica Regiment (Ground Forces), Maritime-Air-Cyber Command (includes Coast Guard, Air Wing, Military Intelligence Unit, Special Activities Regiment, and Military Cyber Corps), Support Brigade (logistics, engineers, health service, and military police); Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC); Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: the JCF is the country’s police force; it has primary responsibility for internal security and has units for community policing, special response, intelligence gathering, and internal affairs; both it and the JDF are under the Ministry of National Security 

note 2: the JNSC is a third category of service that military recruits can join as a preparatory phase for future careers; JNSC soldiers receive basic military, vocational, and life skills training; upon completion of 12 months of service, soldiers can continue on with the JDF or the JDF reserves or seek opportunities in other public sector entities such as the JCF, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the Jamaica Customs Agency, or the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency" + "text": "Jamaica Defense Force (JDF): Ground Forces (Jamaica Regiment), Air Wing, Coast Guard; Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF); Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) (2024)", + "note": "note 1: the Coast Guard and Air Wing are operationally combined under the joint Military-Air-Cyber Command, along with the Military Cyber Corps, Special Activities Regiment, Support Brigade, and Military Intelligence Unit

note 2: the JCF is the country’s police force; it has primary responsibility for internal security and has units for community policing, special response, intelligence gathering, and internal affairs; both it and the JDF are under the Ministry of National Security 

note 3: the JNSC is a third category of service that military recruits can join as a preparatory phase for future careers; JNSC soldiers receive basic military, vocational, and life skills training; upon completion of 12 months of service, soldiers can continue on with the JDF or the JDF reserves or seek opportunities in other public sector entities such as the JCF, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the Jamaica Customs Agency, or the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ "text": "approximately 5,000 personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JDF is lightly armed with a limited inventory featuring equipment mostly from Europe and the US (2023)" + "text": "the JDF is lightly armed with a limited inventory featuring equipment mostly from Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-23 for voluntary military service (17 with parental consent) for men and women; 18-28 for the reserves; no conscription; since 2017, the JDF's standard mode of recruitment is to enroll recruits ages 18-23 through the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), which has a service requirement of 12 months (2024)", diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 67d75dc7..db31dc1f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ "National holiday": { "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)" }, + "Legal system": { + "text": "French civil law" + }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" @@ -309,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "amendment procedures of France's constitution apply" } }, - "Legal system": { - "text": "French civil law" - }, "Citizenship": { "text": "see France" }, diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 8920ed3c..c11035ac 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 40,000 active-duty personnel (25,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces); approximately 30,000 National Guard (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment, and Russia continues to be the leading supplier of arms (2023)" + "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, other suppliers have included China, France, Israel, South Korea, and Turkey; Kazakhstan has a defense industry capable of assembling or producing such items as naval vessels, combat vehicles, helicopters, and radar systems  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "all men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for 12-24 months; women may volunteer (2023)", diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 84d6608a..267c1ac5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joko \"Jokowi\" WIDODO (since 20 October 2014)" + "text": "President PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo (since 20 October 2024)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Joko \"Jokowi\" WIDODO (since 20 October 2014)" + "text": "President PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo (since 20 October 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes Marine Corps (Korps Marinir or KorMar)), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: in 2014, Indonesia created a Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to coordinate the actions of all maritime security agencies, including the Navy, the Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai, KPLP), the Water Police (Polair), Customs (Bea Cukai), and Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

note 2: the Indonesian National Police, which reports directly to the president, includes a paramilitary Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB); following the Bali terror bombing in 2002, the National Police formed a special counterterrorism force called Detachment 88 (Densus or Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror); Detachment 88 often works with the TNI's Joint Special Operations Command, which has counterterrorism and counterinsurgency units; the National Police are also bolstered by the KAMRA \"People's Security\" police auxiliaries" + "note": "note 1: in 2014, Indonesia created a Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to coordinate the actions of all maritime security agencies, including the Navy, the Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai, KPLP), the Water Police (Polair), Customs (Bea Cukai), and Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

note 2: the Indonesian National Police, which reports directly to the president, includes a paramilitary Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB) and Detachment 88 (Densus or Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror), a specialized counterterrorism force" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ "text": "approximately 400,000 active-duty troops (300,000 Army; 60,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 30,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a wide mix of Chinese, Russian, and Western (including US) equipment; in recent years, the top suppliers have included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a modernization program for more than a decade; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; in 2019, the Indonesian Government said that growing its domestic defense industry would be a national priority over the following decade (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a wide mix of Chinese, Russian, and Western (including US) equipment; in recent years, major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a modernization program for more than a decade; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; in 2019, the Indonesian Government said that growing its domestic defense industry would be a national priority over the following decade (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, with selective conscription authorized (men, age 18), but not utilized; 24-month service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers) (2024)", diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 415fee38..ea437bd1 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -1209,10 +1209,10 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 1995 (2024)", - "note": "note 1: in 2023, women comprised nearly 11% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: foreign nationals 18-34 years of age who speak Dutch or French and are citizens of EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland may apply to join the military" + "note": "note 1: in 2024, women comprised about 11% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: foreign nationals 18-34 years of age who speak Dutch or French and are citizens of EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland may apply to join the military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "100 Middle East; Belgium has more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe, as well as air and naval assets, supporting NATO missions for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (numbers vary based on the mission) (2024)" + "text": "has about 1,000 personnel deployed on foreign missions, including more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe, as well as air and naval assets, supporting NATO missions for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (2024)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Belgian military is a small, all-volunteer force equipped with modern Western equipment; its responsibilities include territorial defense, humanitarian/disaster relief, assistance to the police if required, international peacekeeping missions, and support to its NATO and EU security commitments, which Belgium considers vital components of its national security policy; outside of the country, the military operates almost always within an international organization or a coalition, such as its ongoing deployments to Africa for the EU and UN, eastern Europe as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence mission, and the Middle East with an international coalition to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; Belgium was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949; it hosts the NATO headquarters in Brussels; Belgium also cooperates with neighboring countries, such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in conducting joint patrols of their respective air spaces and in a composite combined special operations command with Denmark and the Netherlands (2024)" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index e80354ee..09d22a28 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -1145,14 +1145,14 @@ "text": "approximately 15,000 total active-duty personnel (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with some more modern systems from several countries, including France, Israel, Russia, and Serbia (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a large quantity of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with a smaller mix of mostly older Brazilian, European, Israeli, and US armaments; in 2023, Cyprus announced a 5-year modernization program to replace its Russian-made weapon systems with modern equipment from the West; the country had been under an arms embargo by the US since 1987 but the embargo was lifted in 2022 with conditions that require certifying each year (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 14-month service obligation (2023)", "note": "note: the CNG accepts all foreign nationals of at least partial Cypriot descent under age 32 as volunteers; dual citizenship Cypriot origin citizens, who were born in Cyprus or abroad, have the obligation to serve in the CNG on repatriation, regardless of whether or not they possess a foreign citizenship; a person is considered as having Cypriot origin where a grandparent or parent was/is a Cypriot citizen" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "established in 1964, the National Guard (EF) is responsible for ensuring Cyprus’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; its primary focus is Turkey, which invaded Cyprus in 1974 and maintains a large military presence in the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; the majority of the force is deployed along the “Green Line” that separates the Greek Cypriots from the Turkish Cypriots; the EF also participates in some internal missions, such as providing assistance during natural disasters; Greece is its main security partner and maintains about 1,000 troops on Cyprus; the EF has conducted training exercises with other militaries including France, Israel, and the US; since Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, the EF has actively participated in the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has sent small numbers of personnel to some EU and missions; Cyprus is also part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (2023)" + "text": "established in 1964, the National Guard (EF) is responsible for ensuring Cyprus’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; its primary focus is Turkey, which invaded Cyprus in 1974 and maintains a large military presence in the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; the majority of the force is deployed along the “Green Line” that separates the Greek Cypriots from the Turkish Cypriots; the EF also participates in some internal missions, such as providing assistance during natural disasters; Greece is its main security partner and maintains about 1,000 troops on Cyprus; the EF has conducted training exercises with other militaries including France, Israel, and the US; since Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, the EF has actively participated in the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has sent small numbers of personnel to some EU and missions; Cyprus is also part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index c4b561f6..a8bfb23b 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 8,000 active-duty personnel (2023)" + "text": "approximately 7,500 active-duty personnel (authorized establishment of 9,500)  (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries, particularly the UK (2023)" + "text": "the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries, particularly the UK (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves) (2024)", diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 1a5efc35..0ffd7831 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ "note": "note: the Estonian Defense Forces rely largely on reservists who have completed compulsory conscription in the previous 10 years to fill out its active duty and Territorial Defense units during a crisis; there are more than 40,000 trained reservists and approximately 230,000 Estonians are enrolled in the mobilization registry" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Estonian military has a mix of Soviet-era and growing amounts of more modern equipment, mostly from western European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the Estonian military has a mix of weapons and equipment from western European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the US  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer, and as of 2018 could serve in any military branch (2024)", diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 38c08cbb..484bfbe7 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ "note": "note: active-duty figures include about 21,000 conscripts carrying out their obligated military service (approximately 17,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of arms; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also cooperates with other European countries and the US (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of arms  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2024)", diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index ac9a42aa..0815f58b 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ "text": "approximately 185,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (62,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 27,000 Air Force; 20,000 Medical Service, 14,000 Cyber and Information Space Command; 45,000 other, including central staff, support, logistics, etc.) (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of Federal Armed Forces is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; in recent years, the US has been the leading foreign supplier; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems, and Germany is one of the world's leading arms exporters; it also participates in joint defense production projects with the US and European partners (2024)" + "text": "the inventory of Federal Armed Forces is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems, and Germany is one of the world's leading arms exporters; it also participates in joint defense production projects with the US and European partners (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (must have completed compulsory full-time education and have German citizenship); conscription ended July 2011; service obligation 7-23 months or 12 years; in July 2020, the government launched a new voluntary conscript initiative focused on homeland security tasks; volunteers serve for 7 months plus 5 months as reservists over a 6 year period (2024)", diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 143b3f24..f15c7c6c 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -1194,8 +1194,8 @@ "text": "approximately 115,000 active-duty personnel (80,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 20,000 Air Force); approximately 35,000 National Guard (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the US, as well as a limited number of domestically produced systems; in recent years, France, Germany, and the US have been the top suppliers; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing a range of military hardware, including naval vessels and associated subsystems (2023)", - "note": "note: Greece is in the midst of a significant military modernization program which includes acquisitions of fighter aircraft and naval ships from France and armored vehicles and tanks from Germany; it has also boosted purchases of US equipment, including fighter aircraft upgrades, helicopters, and naval patrol craft" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the US, as well as a limited number of domestically produced systems; in recent years, France, Germany, and the US have been major suppliers; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing a range of military hardware, including naval vessels and associated subsystems (2024)", + "note": "note: Greece is in the midst of a military modernization program which includes acquisitions of fighter aircraft and naval ships from France and armored vehicles and tanks from Germany; it has also boosted purchases of US equipment, including fighter aircraft upgrades, helicopters, and naval patrol craft" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "19-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 12-month obligation for all services (note - as an exception, the duration of the full military service is 9 instead of 12 months if conscripts, after the initial training, serve the entire remaining time in certain areas of the eastern borders, in Cyprus, or in certain military units); 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)", diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 2b2576c9..3677eee3 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2023)", + "text": "Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2024)", "note": "note: the National Police are under the Ministry of Interior and responsible for maintaining order nationwide; the Ministry of Interior also has the Counterterrorism Center, a special police force responsible for protecting the president and the prime minister and for preventing, uncovering, and detecting terrorist acts" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2017, Hungary announced plans to increase the number of active soldiers to around 37,000 but did not give a timeline" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists largely of Soviet-era weapons, with a smaller but growing mix of more modern European and US equipment; in recent years, Germany has been the top supplier of military hardware to Hungary (2023)" + "text": "the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, Western equipment from such countries as Germany, France, Sweden, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program known as Zrinyi 2026, which was aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems, and increasing Hungary’s defense expenditure to 2% of GDP by 2024, in line with NATO spending targets  (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005); 6-month service obligation (2023)", diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 3044f7ef..16acb0ed 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 October 2012 (next to be held no later than 3 October 2026)" + "text": "last held on 1 October 2022 (next to be held no later than 3 October 2026)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - JV 19.2%, ZZS 12.6%, AS 11.1%, NA 9.4%, S! 6.9%, LPV 6.3%, PRO 6.2%; seats by party - JV 26, ZZS 16, AS 15, NA 13, S! 11, LPV 9, PRO 10; composition- men 68, women 32, percentage women 32%" diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index fb857b04..11b56092 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1969) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: since 2003, the Army has allowed EU citizens 18-24 years of age who have been a resident in the country for at least 36 months to volunteer

note 2: 2023, women made up about 12% of the military's full-time personnel" + "note": "note 1: since 2003, the Army has allowed EU citizens 18-24 years of age who have been a resident in the country for at least 36 months to volunteer

note 2: 2024, women made up about 12% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { "text": "founded in 1881, the Luxembourg Army is responsible for the defense of the country and fulfilling the Grand Duchy’s commitments to NATO, European security, and international peacekeeping, as well as providing support to civil authorities in the event of emergencies, such as floods or disease outbreaks; the Army is an active participant in EU, NATO, and UN missions and has contributed small numbers of troops to multinational operations in such places as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Mali, Mozambique, and Uganda; it trains and exercises regularly with EU and NATO partners and has contributed to the NATO battlegroup forward deployed in Lithuania since 2017; Luxembourg was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949

in 2015, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories; under the agreement, which went into effect in January 2017, the Belgian and Dutch Air Forces trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries (2024)" diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index c5e3061c..0307aaae 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -549,10 +549,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 November 2020 (next to be held in fall 2024); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 November 2020 (first round held on 20 October 2024, the runoff will be held on 3 November 2024); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Maia SANDU elected president in second round; percent of vote in second round - Maia SANDU (PAS) 57.7%, Igor DODON (PSRM) 42.3%

2016: Igor DODON elected president in second round; percent of vote - Igor DODON (PSRM) 52.1%, Maia SANDU (PAS) 47.9%" + "text": "
2024: In the first round of presidential elections, incumbent Maia SANDU (Action and Solidarity Party) wins 42.5% of the vote, Alexandr STOIANOGLO (Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova) 26.0%, Renato USATII (Our Party) 13.8%, and Irina VLAH (independent) 5.4%; turnout is 51.7%; the runoff will take place on November 3. 

2020: Maia SANDU elected president in second round; percent of vote in second round - Maia SANDU (PAS) 57.7%, Igor DODON (PSRM) 42.3%

2016: Igor DODON elected president in second round; percent of vote - Igor DODON (PSRM) 52.1%, Maia SANDU (PAS) 47.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 12-month service obligation (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2021, women made up about 20% of the military's full-time personnel" + "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up about 23% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the National Army is responsible for defense against external aggression, suppressing illegal military violence along the state border or inside the country, and supporting other internal security forces in maintaining public order if necessary; its primary focuses are Transnistrian separatist forces and their Russian backers; the 1992 war between Moldovan forces and the Transnistrian separatists backed by Russian troops ended with a cease-fire; the separatists maintain several armed paramilitary combat units, plus other security forces and reserves; Russia maintains approximately 1,500 troops in the breakaway region, including some Transnistrian locals who serve as Russian troops; some of those troops are under the authority of a peacekeeping force known as a Joint Control Commission that also includes Moldovan and separatist personnel, while the remainder of the Russian contingent guard a depot of Soviet-era ammunition and train Transnistrian separatist forces

Moldova is constitutionally neutral but has maintained a relationship with NATO since 1992; bilateral cooperation started when Moldova joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994; Moldova has contributed small numbers of troops to NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) since 2014, and a civilian NATO liaison office was established in Moldova in 2017 at the request of the Moldovan Government to promote practical cooperation and facilitate support (2024)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 480541af..b92f3ff4 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month initial obligation; women allowed to serve in all branches, including combat units; no conscription (abolished 2001), but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2024)", - "note": "note 1: as of 2023, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: the military recruits foreign nationals with residency in Spain from countries of its former empire, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela" + "note": "note 1: as of 2024, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: the military recruits foreign nationals with residency in Spain from countries of its former empire, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "Spain has up to 3,000 military personnel deployed on 17 missions supporting the EU, NATO, and the UN on four continents, as well as naval missions in the Mediterranean and the seas off the Horn of Africa; its largest deployments are up to 700 troops in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and about 1,700 personnel in Eastern Europe supporting NATO missions in Latvia, Romania, and Slovakia (2024)", diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 272fec3b..34fecf77 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ "text": "estimates vary; approximately 60-75,000 active armed forces; approximately 15,000 Ministry of Internal Affairs troops (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "Baku has been actively upgrading its equipment for over a decade with purchases from Belarus, Israel, Russia, and Turkey; while most of the military's equipment was once Soviet-era material, it now fields quantities of advanced equipment, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, air defense systems, tanks, and UAVs (2023)" + "text": "Baku has been actively upgrading its equipment for over a decade with purchases from Belarus, Israel, Russia, and Turkey; while most of the military's equipment was once Soviet-era material, it now fields quantities of advanced equipment, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, air defense systems, tanks, and UAVs (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18-35 years of age for voluntary/contractual service for men and women; 18 months service for conscripts, 36 months for voluntary/contractual service (2023)" diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 6b32f376..c56f0ed1 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,500 Air Force); approximately 3,000 National Guard (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of equipment acquired from a wide variety of suppliers; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of arms to Bahrain (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of equipment acquired from a wide variety of suppliers; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of arms to Bahrain (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-55 to voluntarily join the reserves; no compulsory service (2024)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 7d16dc6d..a93bcfae 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 200,000 personnel under the Ministry of Defense (190,000 Army/Aviation Command/Special Forces; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air/Air Defense Forces); approximately 20-25,000 National-Level Security Forces; estimated 200,000+ Popular Mobilization Forces

Ministry of Peshmerga: approximately 150,000 (45-50,000 Regional Guard Brigades; 40-45,000 Unit 70 Forces; 65-70,000 Unit 80 Forces) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Iraqi military's inventory includes a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US; in recent years, Russia and the US have been the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq (2023)" + "text": "the Iraqi military's inventory includes a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including China, several European countries, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2023)", diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index a8cc24ba..bb627271 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ "text": "approximately 100,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (85,000 Army; 14,000 Air Force; 1,000 Navy); approximately 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, some Gulf States, Russia, and the US; in recent years, the Netherlands and the US have been the leading suppliers (2023)" + "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment, much of it older or secondhand, from China, Europe, some Gulf States, Russia, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women); initial service term is 24 months, with option to reenlist for up to 18 years; conscription was abolished in 1991, but in 2020 Jordan announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service for jobless men aged between 25 and 29 with 12 months of service, made up of 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training; in 2019, Jordan announced a voluntary 4-month National Military Service program for men and women aged between 18-25 years who have been unemployed for at least 6 months; service would include 1 month for military training with the remaining 3 months dedicated to vocational training in the sectors of construction and tourism (2023)", diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 1a7d3bf6..5310c40e 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ "election results": { "text": "50 nonpartisan candidates, including 29 opposition candidates; composition - men 63, women 2, percent women 3.1%" }, - "note": "Note: on 10 May 2024, Amir Sheikh MISHAL al-Ahmad al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly, and some powers held by the National Assembly are assumed by the government" + "note": "Note: on 10 May 2024, Amir Sheikh MISHAL al-Ahmad al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly, and some powers held by the National Assembly are assumed by the government" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index d75816b2..8e045ef3 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) are divided into two ministries:

Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes marines, special forces, naval aviation), Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard: Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)

Other security forces include: 

Ministry of Interior: police, Border Guard, Facilities Security Force
State Security Presidency (SSP): General Directorate of Investigation (Mabahith), Special Security Forces, Special Emergency Forces (2024)", + "text": "the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) are divided into two ministries:

Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes marines, special forces, naval aviation), Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard: Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)

Other security forces include: 

Ministry of Interior: Special Forces for Security and Protection; Special Forces for Environmental Security; Special Forces for Roads Security; General Directorate of Border Guard

State Security Presidency (SSP): General Directorate of Investigation (Mabahith), Special Security Forces, Special Emergency Forces (2024)", "note": "note 1: the SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force comprised off tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud; it is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, and external defense

note 2: the SAAF includes the Saudi Royal Guard Command, a unit which provides security and protection to the ruling family and other dignitaries" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 73f87938..32846a7d 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ "note": "note: the Army also has approximately 19,000 part-time volunteer soldiers in the Reserve Force, including about 5,500 Rangers" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2023)" + "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2023)", diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index b305573d..ed2aea84 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { "Transportation - note": { "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US" diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index d65e2106..cdbec45e 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ "election results": { "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - ChP+ 12 (RN 5, UDI 5, EVOPOLI 2), NPS 8 (PS 4, PPD 2, PDC 2), AD 4 (PCCh 2, FREVS 2), PLR 1, independent 2; composition - men 37, women 13, percentage women 26%

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - ChP+ 53 (RN 25, UDI 23, EVOPOLI 4, PRI 1), AD 37 (PCCh 12, CS 9, RD 8, Commons 6, FREVS 2), NPS 37 (PS 13, PDC 8, PPD 7, PL 4, PRSD 4, CIU 1), FSC 15 (PLR 14, PCC 1), PDG 6, PH 3, PEV 2, IU 1, independent 1; composition - men 100, women 55, percentage women 35.5%; total National Congress percentage women 33.2% as of January 2024" }, - "note": "note: Senate seats by party/coalition as of May 2022 - ChP+ 24 (RN 12, UDI 9, EVOPOLI 3), NPS 18 (PS 7, PPD 6, PDC 5), AD 6 (PCCh 2, FREVS 2, RD 2), PLR 1, independent 1;" + "note": "note: Senate seats by party/coalition as of May 2022 - ChP+ 24 (RN 12, UDI 9, EVOPOLI 3), NPS 18 (PS 7, PPD 6, PDC 5), AD 6 (PCCh 2, FREVS 2, RD 2), PLR 1, independent 1" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 8c14e0d7..923b37db 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC; includes Coast Guard and marines), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC); Colombian National Police (PNC) (2023)", + "text": "Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC; includes Coast Guard and marines), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC); Colombian National Police (PNC) (2024)", "note": "note: the PNC is a civilian force that is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1223,11 +1223,11 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 265,000 active troops (200,000 Army; 50,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 15,000 Air Force); approximately 175,000 National Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Canada, Europe, Israel, South Korea, and the US; the US has been the top provider in recent years; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Canada, Germany, Israel, South Korea, and especially the US; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2023)", - "note": "note 1: more than 50,000 conscripts are brought into the military annually

note 2: the Colombian military first incorporated women in 1976 in administrative positions; women were incorporated as non-commissioned officers in 1983 and officers in 2009; as of 2023, about 6,000 women served in the uniformed military while more than 30,000 served in the National Police" + "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months or 12 months for those with a college degree; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2024)", + "note": "note: the Colombian military first incorporated women in 1976 in administrative positions; women were incorporated as non-commissioned officers in 1983 and officers in 2009; as of 2023, about 6,000 women served in the uniformed military while more than 30,000 served in the National Police" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2024)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 9378b6ec..33b86ce8 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ "text": "approximately 40,000 active military personnel (25,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a wide mix of mostly older equipment derived from a variety of sources such as Brazil, China, Russia, and the US; in recent years, Ecuador has received limited amounts of more modern material from several countries, including Germany and Spain (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a diverse mix of older and smaller quantities of more modern equipment derived from a variety of sources such as Brazil, China, France, Italy, Germany, Russia/Soviet-Union, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-22 years of age for selective conscript military service for men, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation (2023)", diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index e5a2a4e3..ce5e84d9 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -1089,13 +1089,13 @@ "text": "approximately 3,500 active-duty military personnel (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of older or second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2023)" + "text": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of older or second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) was established in 1965; its primary missions are defense of the country, including border security, assisting civil authorities with law and order as needed, and contributing to Guyana’s economic development; key areas of concern include disaster response, illegal fishing, narcotics trafficking, piracy, and porous borders; the GDF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relationships with Brazil, China, France, the UK, and the US; the GDF’s ground force officers are trained at the British Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, while coast guard officers receive training at the British Royal Naval College

Guyana joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 2022; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2024)" + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) was established in 1965; its primary missions are defense of the country, including border security, assisting civil authorities with law and order as needed, and contributing to Guyana’s economic development; key areas of concern include disaster response, illegal fishing, narcotics trafficking, piracy, porous borders, and threats from Venezuela over disputed territory; the GDF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relationships with Brazil, China, France, the UK, and the US; the GDF’s ground force officers are trained at the British Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, while coast guard officers receive training at the British Royal Naval College

Guyana joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 2022; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index d0afcce2..251e0791 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of the General Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 27 October 2019 with a runoff on 24 November 2019 (next to be held in October 2024 and a runoff, if needed, in November 2024)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 27 October 2019 with a runoff on 24 November 2019 (next to be held on 27 October 2024 and a runoff, if needed, on 24 November 2024)" }, "election results": { "text": "
2019: Luis Alberto LACALLE POU elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Daniel MARTINEZ (FA) 40.7%, Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (PN) 29.7%, Ernesto TALVI (Colorado Party) 12.8%, Guido MANINI RIOS (Open Cabildo) 11.3%, other 5.5%; percent of vote in second round - Luis Alberto LACALLE POU 50.6%, Daniel MARTINEZ 49.4%

2014: Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president in second round; percent of vote - Tabare VAZQUEZ (Socialist Party) 56.5%, Luis Alberto LACALLE Pou (PN) 43.4%" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 97140ae1..44a95b51 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 160,000 total active personnel (130,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; in recent years, China has been the leading provider of arms to Bangladesh (2023)" + "text": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; in recent years, China has been the leading provider of arms to Bangladesh (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "16-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi nationality and 10th grade education required; officers: 17-21 years of age, Bangladeshi nationality, and 12th grade education required (2023)"