periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley
volcanism: Nyiragongo (3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano
" @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the border with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the border with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa" + "text": "26 provinces; Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law" @@ -791,15 +791,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Caa1 (2019)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "CCC+ (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "17.4% (2023 est.)" @@ -1190,7 +1181,7 @@ "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 (Forces Terrestres), National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC); Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine, GR)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 late 2024, MONUSCO was authorized around 14,000 personnel, and its mandate had been extended to the end of 2025; 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)" + "text": "the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other 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 Rwanda has been accused of supporting militarily; the FARDC incorporates some non-state armed groups and has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-Rvolcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
volcanism: Mt. Cameroon (4,095 m), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986
" @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 regions (regions, singular - region); Adamaoua, Centre, East (Est), Far North (Extrême-Nord), Littoral, North (Nord), North-West (Nord-Ouest), West (Ouest), South (Sud), South-West (Sud-Ouest)" + "text": "10 regions (régions, singular - région); Adamaoua, Centre, East (Est), Far North (Extrême-Nord), Littoral, North (Nord), North-West (Nord-Ouest), West (Ouest), South (Sud), South-West (Sud-Ouest)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index bb458fbd..c6c4ff39 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "1.3 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the capital city of Maroni, located on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, of the three islands that comprise Comoros, it is Anjouan that is the most densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the capital city of Maroni, on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, Anjouan is the most densely populated of the three islands that comprise Comoros, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore
volcanism: Karthala (2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud
" @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the capital city of Maroni, located on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, of the three islands that comprise Comoros, it is Anjouan that is the most densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the capital city of Maroni, on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, Anjouan is the most densely populated of the three islands that comprise Comoros, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 71605b9b..783a6c56 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ "text": "Congo Basin, Lake Chad Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common" @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 prefectures (préfectures, singular - préfecture), 2 economic préfectures* (préfectures économiques, singular - préfecture économique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga" + "text": "14 prefectures (préfectures, singular - préfecture), 2 economic prefectures* (préfectures économiques, singular - préfecture économique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" @@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the 2013 coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned after the coup, and the FACA has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since, despite significant foreign assistance; considerable portions of the country remain outside state control and are ungoverned, with the presence of multiple armed actors creating insecurity in much of the countryprolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
volcanism: Fogo (2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano
" @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, São Domingos, São Filipe, São Lourenco dos Orgaos, São Miguel, São Salvador do Mundo, São Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de São Nicolau" + "text": "22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, São Domingos, São Filipe, São Lourenco dos Orgaos, São Miguel, São Salvador do Mundo, São Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de São Nicolau" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system of Portugal" diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index f08c5aa3..40645a55 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, with a population over 600,000; no other city in the country has a total population over 50,000 as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, and the other cities in the country are a fraction of its size, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
volcanism: experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active
" @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ "text": "4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, with a population over 600,000; no other city in the country has a total population over 50,000 as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, and the other cities in the country are a fraction of its size, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah" + "text": "6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law" @@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ "text": "approximately 1,500 Somalia (AUSSOM) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Djibouti's military forces are largely focused on border, coastal, and internal security duties, such as counterterrorism; as recently as February 2025, Djiboutian forces have conducted operations near its border with Ethiopia against members of the Armed Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD A), which Djibouti considers a terrorist groupviolent windstorms; flash floods
volcanism: Santa Isabel (3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea
" @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ "text": "12.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the two large cities are Bata on the mainland and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko; small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Djibloho, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas" + "text": "8 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Djibloho, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and customary law" @@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 24-month service obligation (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; it also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; the FAGE’s National Guard (Army) is a small force with a few infantry battalions; over the past decade, the country has made considerable investments in naval capabilities to protect its oil installations and combat piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea; while the Navy is small, its inventory includes a light frigate and a corvette, as well as several off-shore patrol vessels; the Air Force has a handful of operational combat aircraft and ground attack-capable helicopters (2023)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea, is a key priority (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 8d42f566..fe0deee0 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ "text": "210 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "density is highest in the center of the country in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "density is highest in the center of the country, in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms
volcanism: Dubbi (1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011
" @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ "text": "-8.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "density is highest in the center of the country in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "density is highest in the center of the country, in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); 'Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash-Barka, Ma'ikel (Central), Semienawi K'eyyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)" + "text": "6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); 'Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash-Barka, Ma'ikel (Central), Semienawi K'eyyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law" @@ -1012,10 +1012,10 @@ "text": "the EDF's inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 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)" + "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly 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 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s primary responsibilities are external defense, border security, and providing the regime a vehicle for national cohesion; the Army is the dominant service; it is a large, conscript-based force and estimated to have more than 20 infantry divisions, including some that are mechanized, as well as a division of commandos/special forcesgeologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, forcing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir
" @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 ethnically based regional states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach, singular - astedader akabibi); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela), Hareri Hizb (Harari), Oromia, Sidama, Sumale, Tigray, YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples), YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples), Southern Ethiopia Peoples" + "text": "12 ethnically based regional states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach, singular - astedader akabibi); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela), Hareri Hizb (Harari), Oromia, Sidama, Sumale, Tigray, YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples), YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples), Southern Ethiopia Peoples" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -787,18 +787,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B (2014)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B (2014)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "35.8% (2023 est.)" @@ -1204,7 +1192,7 @@ "text": "as many as 10,000 troops Somalia (approximately 2,500 under the AU; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government); 1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF)) has been one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest, most experienced, and best equipped militaries, but it suffered heavy casualties and equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; the ENDF is focused on both external threats emanating from its neighbors and internal threats from multiple internal armed groups; since 1998, the ENDF has engaged in several conventional and counterinsurgency operations, including border wars with Eritrea (1998-2000) and Somalia (2006-2008) and internal conflicts with the Tigray regional state (2020-2022), several insurgent groups and ethnic militias (including the ethno-nationalist Amhara Fano), and the al-Shabaab terrorist grouprecurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
volcanism: limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano
" @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -786,18 +786,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B+ (2007)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B+ (2010)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "21.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index f11fb9e0..edc39763 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ "text": "30 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one-third living within an 80-km radius of Monrovia as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one third living within an 80-km (50-mi) radius of Monrovia, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)" @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one-third living within an 80-km radius of Monrovia as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one third living within an 80-km (50-mi) radius of Monrovia, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 4444f207..1653bfb3 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Orange (941,351 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts" @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ "text": "-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -748,12 +748,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "6.6% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 75da8732..9e10461d 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati" + "text": "22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Libya's post-revolution system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities" diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 34a4d401..4a3e43e6 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ "text": "10,860 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
volcanism: Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times
" @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara" + "text": "6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation" diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 993f95e7..d3b7dedb 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km)periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
volcanism: Visoke (3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano
" @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)" + "text": "4 provinces (provinces, singular - province (French); intara for singular and plural (Kinyarwanda)) and 1 city* (ville (French); umujyi (Kinyarwanda)); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index ee1df2db..37e74087 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ "text": "3 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "more than three-quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin contains less than 10%; a smaller percent on La Digue and the outer islands as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "more than three quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin is home to less than 10%, and a smaller percentage is on La Digue and the outer islands, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; occasional short droughts" @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "more than three-quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin contains less than 10%; a smaller percent on La Digue and the outer islands as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "more than three quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin is home to less than 10%, and a smaller percentage is on La Digue and the outer islands, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -688,12 +688,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B+ (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 3775f913..64cde87a 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ "text": "Karoo Basin, Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "prolonged droughts
volcanism: the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano
" @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index f1eb98d3..fe6fc64a 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ "text": "Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 regions (régions, singular - région); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kéedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor" + "text": "14 regions (régions, singular - région); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kéedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French law; Constitutional Council reviews legislative acts" @@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2017)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B+ (2000)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "17.4% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index cf860d03..72fdbf58 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Saint Helena - population is concentrated in and around the capital Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area; Ascension - largest settlement, and location of most of the population, is Georgetown; Tristan da Cunha - most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas" + "text": "Saint Helena: population is concentrated in and around the capital of Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood areaactive volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
volcanism: the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004
" @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Saint Helena - population is concentrated in and around the capital Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area; Ascension - largest settlement, and location of most of the population, is Georgetown; Tristan da Cunha - most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas" + "text": "Saint Helena: population is concentrated in and around the capital of Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood areaflooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
volcanism: limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active volcanoes include Kieyo and Meru
" @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -761,12 +761,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "23.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index db5a70a7..7695a2f2 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Congo (3,730,881 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Nile (3,254,853 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms" @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -714,18 +714,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B+ (2015)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2016)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B (2014)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "24.1% (2023 est.)" @@ -1119,7 +1107,7 @@ "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military duty for men and women; 9-year service obligation (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "as many as 4-5,000 Democratic Republic of Congo; approximately 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" + "text": "up to 5,000 Democratic Republic of Congo; up to 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the UPDF’s missions include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, and participating in socio-economic development projects; it supports the police in maintaining internal security and participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions; it is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF also has considerable political influence; it is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and his political party to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidatesMost of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly one-third of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million as shown in this population distribution map
(2019)" + "text": "most of the population is located in the center and south; nearly one third of the population lives in cities, including the capital city of Ouagadougou (Ouaga), as shown in this population distribution map
(2019)" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts" @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Most of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly one-third of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million as shown in this population distribution map
(2019)" + "text": "most of the population is located in the center and south; nearly one third of the population lives in cities, including the capital city of Ouagadougou (Ouaga), as shown in this population distribution map
(2019)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index a2f6d470..25b61697 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "prolonged periods of drought" @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 regions; Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi; note - the Karas Region was renamed //Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language" + "text": "14 regions; Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi", + "note": "note: the Karas region was renamed //Karas in 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law" @@ -748,15 +749,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "7.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 0f7e5053..5e6e7bee 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)" @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -721,18 +721,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "RD (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ca (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "SD (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 3fde555d..a33c079f 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ "text": "Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare" @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ "text": "-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index 33ddba26..a628de85 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of France since 1955" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Éparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam; the fifth district is the \"Adelie Land\" claim in Antarctica that the US does not recognize" + "text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but the 5 administrative districts are Iles Crozet, Iles Éparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam, and \"Adelie Land,\" a claim in Antarctica that the US does not recognize" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of France apply" @@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Florence JEANBLANC-RISLER (since 5 October 2022)" } }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" }, @@ -127,6 +124,9 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of France is used" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index 2afc8340..d5744018 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these some two-thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" + "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "tropical cyclones, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
volcanism: Tinakula (851 m) has frequent eruption activity, while an eruption of Savo (485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal
" @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these some two-thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" + "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -682,12 +682,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B3 (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "33.8% (2022 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index ba3df189..aed62cd1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -194,12 +194,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the Australian model" }, @@ -265,9 +259,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "none" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" }, @@ -276,6 +267,15 @@ "text": "none (territory of Australia)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "none" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of Australia is used" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index e9690237..93590a19 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian" + "text": "none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 4 municipalities are considered second-order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 4590d855..fb0889ff 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ "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 requesttropical cyclones (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
volcanism: significant volcanic activity with multiple eruptions in recent years; Yasur (361 m), one of the world's most active volcanoes, has experienced continuous activity in recent centuries; other historically active volcanoes include Aoba, Ambrym, Epi, Gaua, Kuwae, Lopevi, Suretamatai, and Traitor's Head
" @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "three-quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; three largest islands - Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate - accomodate over half of the populace" + "text": "three quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index 2dac31a4..43ba021a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" + "text": "most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts" @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ "text": "-9.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" + "text": "most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index b0f6180a..af0bc9fb 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" + "text": "over three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity
volcanism: significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ "text": "3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" + "text": "over three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -732,18 +732,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AA (2011)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (2002)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AA (2011)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "5.8% (2021 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index 2b2fdd3d..aec3001f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown" + "text": "a handful of inhabitants, most residing near the village of Adamstown" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional tropical cyclones (especially November to March), but generally only heavy tropical storms; landslides" @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ "text": "0% (2014 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown" + "text": "a handful of inhabitants, most residing near the village of Adamstown" } }, "Environment": { @@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of King CHARLES III, second Saturday in June (1948); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "local island by-laws" }, @@ -255,9 +249,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "none" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "SPC, UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -266,6 +257,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "SPC, UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Birthday of King CHARLES III, second Saturday in June (1948); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor with a Bible over it (both were found on the HMS Bounty); a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow is on the crest, with a flowering twig of miro (a local plant)" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index cc3cb7f5..cc1726d5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" + "text": "most people live in urban clusters on many of the country's islands; more than two thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "infrequent typhoons" @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ "text": "-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" + "text": "most people live in urban clusters on many of the country's islands; more than two thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index 4ba953fb..36856f86 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls" + "text": "the small population is fairly evenly distributed among the three atolls" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lies in Pacific cyclone belt" @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ "text": "-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls" + "text": "the small population is fairly evenly distributed among the three atolls" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index eec9cd57..f331ad55 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea" + "text": "3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index d386d4b7..18a200ba 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ "Dependency status": { "text": "unincorporated, unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Department of the Interior; the 11th US Air Force currently conducts activities on the atoll, and it is managed from Pacific Air Force Support Center" }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "US common law" }, "Citizenship": { "text": "see United States" }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the US flag is used" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 96a3588c..71d492ee 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -964,13 +964,13 @@ "text": "approximately 300 active Defense Force personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2024)" + "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the ABDF’s responsibilities include providing for internal security and support to the police in maintaining law and order, interdicting narcotics smuggling, responding to natural disasters, and monitoring the country’s territorial waters and maritime resources; established in 1981 from colonial forces originally created in 1897, it is one of the world’s smallest militariesflash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
volcanism: Dominica was the last island to be formed in the Caribbean some 26 million years ago, it lies in the middle of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from the island of Saba in the north to Grenada in the south; of the 16 volcanoes that make up this arc, five are located on Dominica, more than any other island in the Caribbean: Morne aux Diables (861 m), Morne Diablotins (1,430 m), Morne Trois Pitons (1,387 m), Watt Mountain (1,224 m), which last erupted in 1997, and Morne Plat Pays (940 m); the two best known volcanic features on Dominica, the Valley of Desolation and the Boiling Lake thermal areas, lie on the flanks of Watt Mountain and both are popular tourist destinations
" @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated" + "text": "population is mostly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 80bcc57c..4afb6570 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabón, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elías Piña, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Hermanas Mirabal, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde" + "text": "31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabón, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elías Piña, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Hermanas Mirabal, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system" @@ -778,18 +778,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB- (2016)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2017)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BB- (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "6.4% (2023 est.)" @@ -1220,7 +1208,7 @@ "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up approximately 18% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of the Dominican Republic; it also has an internal security role, which includes assisting with airport, border, port, tourism, and urban security, supporting the police in maintaining or restoring public order, countering transnational crime, and providing disaster or emergency relief/management; a key area of focus is securing the country’s 217-mile (350-kilometer) long border with Haiti; the Army in recent years, for example, has assigned as many as 12,000 troops to assist with security along the Haitian border; these forces complement the personnel of the Border Security Corps permanently deployed along the border; the Air Force and Navy also provide support to the Haitian border mission; the Army has a brigade dedicated to managing and providing relief during natural disasters; the military also contributes personnel to the National Drug Control Directorate, and both the Air Force and Navy devote assets to detecting and interdicting narcotics trafficking; the Navy conducts regular bilateral maritime interdiction exercises with the US Navy (2025)" + "text": "the military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of the Dominican Republic; it also has an internal security role, which includes assisting with airport, border, port, tourism, and urban security, supporting the police in maintaining or restoring public order, countering transnational crime, and providing disaster or emergency relief/management; a key area of focus is securing the country’s 217-mile (350-kilometer) long border with Haiti, where the Army in recent years has assigned thousands of troops to assist with security; these forces complement the personnel of the Border Security Corps permanently deployed along the border; the Air Force and Navy also provide support to the Haitian border mission; the Army has a brigade dedicated to managing and providing relief during natural disasters; the military also contributes personnel to the National Drug Control Directorate, and both the Air Force and Navy devote assets to detecting and interdicting narcotics trafficking; the Navy conducts regular bilateral maritime interdiction exercises with the US Navy (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index b16703b0..2dc02d75 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ "text": "240 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" + "text": "high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
volcanism: significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana
" @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ "text": "-7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" + "text": "high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan" + "text": "14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts" @@ -721,18 +721,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B- (2017)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B3 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B- (2018)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "4.6% (2023 est.)" @@ -1140,7 +1128,7 @@ "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)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) is responsible for defending national sovereignty and ensuring territorial integrity but also has considerable domestic security responsibilities; while the National Civil Police (PNC) is responsible for maintaining public security, the country’s constitution allows the president to use the FAES “in exceptional circumstances” to maintain internal peace and public security; in 2016, the government created a special 1,000-strong joint unit of Army commandos and police to fight criminal gangs; more military personnel were devoted to internal security beginning in 2019 when President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat rising gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security; since the decree, a considerable portion of the Army has been deployed in support of the PNC; in multiple cases since 2022, for example, as many as 8,000 troops have been deployed alongside thousands of police on single operations against criminal gang memberslies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north
" @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast" + "text": "approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -682,12 +682,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "SD (2013)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.3% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 557b99ac..a45b9132 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa" + "text": "22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -742,18 +742,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB- (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba1 (2010)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BB- (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "9.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 589e251c..2d89f154 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 departments (départements, singular - département); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est" + "text": "10 departments (départements, singular - département); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index c5eb69e4..2395cf33 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" + "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast" @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" + "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ "note": "note: the Honduran constitution states that Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela jointly constitute the capital of Honduras, but virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro" + "text": "18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B1 (2017)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BB- (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "12% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index 42cf7074..30b80c9d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac" + "text": "the most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg) and Cul de Sac" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "subject to hurricanes from July to November
" @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ "text": "5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac" + "text": "the most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg) and Cul de Sac" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index cd1c5fd8..b9eb916f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas" + "text": "15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts" @@ -710,18 +710,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B- (2018)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B3 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B- (2018)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "15.3% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 9ec574e5..a35dea25 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 4 indigenous regions* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Guna Yala*, Herrera, Los Santos, Naso Tjer Di*, Ngabe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas" + "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 4 indigenous regions* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Guna Yala*, Herrera, Los Santos, Naso Tjer Di*, Ngabe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court of Justice reviews legislative acts" @@ -721,18 +721,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB (2011)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa1 (2019)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 2d7b79d4..64f3c0dd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around the capital Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" + "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with the largest concentration around the capital of Marigot, as well as Orleans and Grand-Case" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "subject to hurricanes from July to November" @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around the capital Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" + "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with the largest concentration around the capital of Marigot, as well as Orleans and Grand-Case" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index eb46215f..64ef1159 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ "text": "220 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" + "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, with the largest of these in and around San Juan; an exception is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; hurricanes" @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "-9.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" + "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, with the largest of these in and around San Juan; an exception is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco" + "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) are considered second-order: Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code, within the framework of the US federal system" @@ -631,12 +631,6 @@ "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "D (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 49531b9d..5c575d43 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery" + "text": "most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "a 1,200-hectare (3,000-acre) marine nature reserve, the Reserve Naturelle, is made up of five zones around the island that form a network to protect the island's coral reefs, seagrass, and endangered marine species" @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery" + "text": "most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ "text": "named in honor of King GUSTAV III of Sweden, who was ruler when Sweden bought the island from France in 1784; the name was retained when the island was sold back to France in 1878 " } }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" - }, - "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" }, @@ -378,9 +372,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "All for Saint Barth (Tous pour Saint-Barth)none (overseas collectivity of France)
" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "ACS (associate), UPU" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + }, + "National holiday": { + "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of France is used" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 8fad9899..6bc7920a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Curaçao Militia (CURMIL); Curaçao Volunteer Corps; Curacao Police Force (Korps Politie Curacao) (2025)" + "text": "Curaçao Militia (CURMIL); Curaçao Volunteer Corps; Curacao Police Force (Korps Politie Curacao) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; local security forces are supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB)); there are two Dutch naval bases on Curaçao, and the Dutch Army maintains a small unit on a rotational basis (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index c7efe3c1..d5345ea9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "1 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" + "text": "overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, but concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes" @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ "text": "-7.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" + "text": "overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, but concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -369,13 +369,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas" - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)" + "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 3 islands are considered second-order: Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas" }, "Legal system": { "text": "US common law" @@ -425,15 +419,21 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Democratic Partypermafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
volcanism: significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" + "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')
oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad (Gatchina), Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl
republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol, Zabaykalsk [Transbaikal] (Chita)
federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]
autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", - "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous districts (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 federal subjects (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous province (avtonomnaya oblast')
oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad (Gatchina), Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl
republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
autonomous districts: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
federal subjects: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol, Zabaykalsk [Transbaikal] (Chita)
federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]
autonomous province: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", + "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; exceptions show the administrative center name in parentheses7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory
regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon)
states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Rakhine, Shan
union territory: Nay Pyi Taw
" + "text": "7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory
regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon)
states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Rakhine, Shan
union territory: Nay Pyi Taw
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index db96db53..800177f8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei dan Muara, Temburong, Tutong" + "text": "4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei dan Muara, Temburong, Tutong" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law", diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 1f6d7beb..4bdc7c1b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)
provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Sihanouk, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum
municipalities: Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)
" + "text": "24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)
provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Sihanouk, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum
municipalities: Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia), customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index a41e8c2b..80b93efd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ "text": "North China Aquifer System (Huang Huai Hai Plain), Song-Liao Plain, Tarim Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" + "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many Asian and European countries; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
volcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries
" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" + "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many Asian and European countries; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural), and two special administrative regions (tebie xingzhengqu, singular and plural)
provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uyghur, Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
special administrative regions: Hong Kong, Macau
23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural), and two special administrative regions (tebie xingzhengqu, singular and plural)
provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uyghur, Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
special administrative regions: Hong Kong, Macau
occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires
volcanism: Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; on 22 December 2018, a large explosion and flank collapse destroyed most of the 338 m high island of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) and generated a deadly tsunami inundating portions of western Java and southern Sumatra leaving more than 400 dead; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, Sinabung, and Tambora; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" + "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands, Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -533,8 +533,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2022, the relocation of the country’s capital was approved, from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara (\"archipelago\"), the new capital, was in development as of 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2045" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "35 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua), Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands), Papua Selatan (South Papua), Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta**", - "note": "note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services" + "text": "35 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua), Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands), Papua Selatan (South Papua), Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta**" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law" @@ -770,18 +769,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB (2017)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa2 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "12.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 99bd38c6..32446fc8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" + "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
volcanism: both Unzen (1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" + "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -784,18 +784,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2015)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A1 (2014)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A+ (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1% (2022 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index df4c9ba1..9e7a94ff 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 special administration cities (si, singular and plural)
provinces: Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ryanggang
special administration cities: Kaesong, Nampo, P'yongyang, Rason
", - "note": "note: P'yongyang is identified as a directly controlled city, while Kaesong, Nampo, and Rason are designated as special cities" + "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 special administration cities (si, singular and plural)
provinces: Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ryanggang
special administration cities: Kaesong, Nampo, P'yongyang, Rason
", + "note": "note: P'yongyang is considered a directly controlled city; Kaesong, Nampo, and Rason are designated as special cities" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Prussian model; influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 9f4fbbe3..62dc43e7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ "text": "7,780 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
volcanism: Halla (1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries
" @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ "text": "2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ "note": "note: Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, serves as an administrative capital for segments of the South Korean government" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi)
provinces: Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong), Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong), Gangwon-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang), Jeju-do (Jeju), Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla)
metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan
special city: Seoul
special self-governing city: Sejong
" + "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi)
provinces: Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong), Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong), Gangwon-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang), Jeju-do (Jeju), Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla)
metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan
special city: Seoul
special self-governing city: Sejong
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought" @@ -735,18 +735,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AA- (2012)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aa2 (2015)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AA (2016)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1.6% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 5b0fe634..ea7230c5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 prefecture* (kampheng nakhon); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxay, Champasak, Houaphanh, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang (Luang Prabang), Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang" + "text": "17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 prefecture* (kampheng nakhon); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxay, Champasak, Houaphanh, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang (Luang Prabang), Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system similar in form to the French system" @@ -733,15 +733,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "CCC (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Caa2 (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: the year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "16.1% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index a5448952..3f99824e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs" + "text": "21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ "text": "President Ukhnaagiin KHURELSUKH (since 25 June 2021)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Gombojavis ZANDANSHATAR (since 27 January 2021)" + "text": "Prime Minister Gombojavyn ZANDANSHATAR (since 13 June 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet directly appointed by the prime minister following a constitutional amendment ratified in November 2019; prior to the amendment, the Cabinet was nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index 8c4d851a..973c69c7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ "text": "4,420 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" + "text": "a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding; landslides; forest fires" @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" + "text": "a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ "note": "note: nearby Putrajaya is referred to as a federal government administrative center but not as the capital; the legislature meets in Kuala Lumpur" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu; and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya" + "text": "13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu; and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law, Islamic law (sharia), and customary law; the Federal Court can review legislative acts at the request of the supreme head of the federation" @@ -746,18 +746,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB+ (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A3 (2004)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A- (2003)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "7.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 5665a264..e0a644bd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ "text": "Sepik river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,126 km; Fly river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,050 km" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas" + "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "active volcanism; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
volcanism: severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Rabaul (688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951 killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas" + "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -724,15 +724,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2016)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B- (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "17% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 32bdf880..6557a3a4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population" + "text": "population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Taal (311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo, and Ragang; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population" + "text": "population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -780,18 +780,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB (2017)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa2 (2014)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB+ (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "9.4% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index b4bdefe1..7f010544 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "no first order administrative divisions; there are five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)" + "text": "no first-order administrative divisions; five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -719,18 +719,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AAA (2003)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (2002)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AAA (1995)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 4245df33..9ad05f6c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: Salween (271,914 sq km)includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan
counties: Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin
cities: Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung
special municipalities: Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)
", - "note": "note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems" + "text": "includes main island of Taiwan, plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuancounties: Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin
cities: Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung
special municipalities: Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)
", + "note": "note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, but the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names; other local authorities use different romanization systems" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 20ed1e90..f92f6d34 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)
provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai
municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
" + "text": "58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)
provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai
municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with European influences" @@ -753,18 +753,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB (2018)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BB (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "12% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 4f1b3202..ce1e465f 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane (Tirana), Vlore" + "text": "12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane (Tirana), Vlore" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" is still present" @@ -746,15 +746,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B1 (2021)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B+ (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "16.2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 481634e9..82bc7eaf 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria" + "text": "7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon (religious) law" @@ -643,18 +643,6 @@ "text": "$3.785 billion (2023 est.)", "note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A- (2022)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa2 (2022)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB+ (2023)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 12d2d293..adc52ba7 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)" + "text": "9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 4a234388..ac33c3b5 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Seine (78,919 sq km), Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas" + "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areas" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes" @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas" + "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 regions (French: régions, singular - région; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", + "text": "3 regions (French: régions, singular - région; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", "note": "note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities" }, "Legal system": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index 3283a47a..4254818b 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", + "text": "6 regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", "note": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian" }, "Legal system": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index b01a5566..c125657c 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Sofia-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Targovishte, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol" + "text": "28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Sofia-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Targovishte, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 95ceea21..88e1ddfb 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 districts; Ammochostos (Famagusta; all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos); note - the 5 \"districts\" of the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosa (Nicosia)" + "text": "6 districts; Ammochostos (Famagusta; all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos)", + "note": "note: the 5 \"districts\" of the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosa (Nicosia)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and civil law, with European law supremacy" @@ -747,18 +748,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2018)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba2 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2018)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1.2% (2023 est.)" @@ -1142,7 +1131,7 @@ "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 (2025)" + "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 primary security partner and maintains a military presence 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 Europe19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)
counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala
cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg
capital city: Budapest
" + "text": "19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)
counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala
cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg
capital city: Budapest
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil system influenced by the German model" @@ -749,18 +749,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa3 (2016)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "4.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 1c39c7dd..487e5dbb 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ "text": "0.5 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" + "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes and volcanic activity
volcanism: Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar
" @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" + "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "64 municipalities (sveitarfelog, singular - sveitarfelagidh); Akranes, Akureyri, Arneshreppur, Asahreppur, Blaskogabyggdh, Bolungarvik, Borgarbyggdh, Dalabyggdh, Dalvikurbyggdh, Eyjafjardharsveit, Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur, Fjallabyggdh, Fjardhabyggdh, Fljotsdalshreppur, Floahreppur, Gardhabaer, Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur, Grindavikurbaer, Grundarfjardharbaer, Grytubakkahreppur, Hafnarfjordhur, Horgarsveit, Hrunamannahreppur, Hunathing Vestra, Hunabyggdh, Hvalfjardharsveit, Hveragerdhi, Isafjardharbaer, Kaldrananeshreppur, Kjosarhreppur, Kopavogur, Langanesbyggdh, Mosfellsbaer, Mulathing, Myrdalshreppur, Nordhurthing, Rangarthing Eystra, Rangarthing Ytra, Reykholahreppur, Reykjanesbaer, Reykjavik, Seltjarnarnes, Skaftarhreppur, Skagabyggdh, Skagafjordhur, Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur, Skorradalshreppur, Snaefellsbaer, Strandabyggdh, Stykkisholmur, Sudhavikurhreppur, Sudhurnesjabaer, Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur, Sveitarfelagidh Arborg, Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur, Sveitarfelagidh Olfus, Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond, Sveitarfelagidh Vogar, Talknafjardharhreppur, Thingeyjarsveit, Tjorneshreppur, Vestmannaeyjar, Vesturbyggdh, Vopnafjardharhreppur" + "text": "64 municipalities (sveitarfelog, singular - sveitarfelagidh); Akranes, Akureyri, Arneshreppur, Asahreppur, Blaskogabyggdh, Bolungarvik, Borgarbyggdh, Dalabyggdh, Dalvikurbyggdh, Eyjafjardharsveit, Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur, Fjallabyggdh, Fjardhabyggdh, Fljotsdalshreppur, Floahreppur, Gardhabaer, Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur, Grindavikurbaer, Grundarfjardharbaer, Grytubakkahreppur, Hafnarfjordhur, Horgarsveit, Hrunamannahreppur, Hunathing Vestra, Hunabyggdh, Hvalfjardharsveit, Hveragerdhi, Isafjardharbaer, Kaldrananeshreppur, Kjosarhreppur, Kopavogur, Langanesbyggdh, Mosfellsbaer, Mulathing, Myrdalshreppur, Nordhurthing, Rangarthing Eystra, Rangarthing Ytra, Reykholahreppur, Reykjanesbaer, Reykjavik, Seltjarnarnes, Skaftarhreppur, Skagabyggdh, Skagafjordhur, Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur, Skorradalshreppur, Snaefellsbaer, Strandabyggdh, Stykkisholmur, Sudhavikurhreppur, Sudhurnesjabaer, Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur, Sveitarfelagidh Arborg, Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur, Sveitarfelagidh Olfus, Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond, Sveitarfelagidh Vogar, Talknafjardharhreppur, Thingeyjarsveit, Tjorneshreppur, Vestmannaeyjar, Vesturbyggdh, Vopnafjardharhreppur" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Danish model" @@ -714,18 +714,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2017)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A2 (2019)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 40139582..425d9728 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2022)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" + "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns; Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional high winds and rough seas" @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ "text": "4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" + "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns; Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections" + "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 24 local authorities each hold elections" }, "Legal system": { "text": "UK laws apply, as well as Manx statutes" @@ -566,15 +566,6 @@ "text": "1% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aa3 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "N/A" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 4718119d..36c273e6 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations" + "text": "a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice
volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Etna (3,330 m), which is in eruption as of 2013, is Europe's most active volcano; flank eruptions pose a threat to nearby Sicilian villages; Etna, along with the famous Vesuvius, which remains a threat to the millions of nearby residents in the Bay of Naples area, have both been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Stromboli, on its namesake island, has also been continuously active with moderate volcanic activity; other historically active volcanoes include Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Larderello, Pantelleria, Vulcano, and Vulsini
" @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ "text": "3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations" + "text": "a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)
regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto
autonomous regions: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardegna (Sardinia), Sicilia (Sicily), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German), Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)
" + "text": "15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)
regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto
autonomous regions: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardegna (Sardinia), Sicilia (Sicily), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German), Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallée d'Aoste (French)
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislation under certain conditions" @@ -774,18 +774,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa3 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1.9% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index eb8ca95e..d7957040 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends" + "text": "fairly even distribution" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation" @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ "text": "1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends" + "text": "fairly even distribution" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, Trinity" + "text": "none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but there are 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, Trinity" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK apply, as well as local statutes" diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index a691db0c..fcd30ffa 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" + "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, with the largest in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "the 41-km (25-mi) Nerodimka River divides into two branches, each of which flows into a different sea: the northern branch flows into the Sitnica River, which via the Ibar, Morava, and Danube Rivers ultimately flows into the Black Sea; the southern branch flows via the Lepenac and Vardar Rivers into the Aegean Sea" @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" + "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, with the largest in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" }, "Major urban areas - population": { "text": "218,782 PRISTINA (capital) (2020)" @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jugut (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" + "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jugut (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ "text": "any citizen of Kosovo over the age of 18 is eligible to serve in the Kosovo Security Force; upper age for enlisting is 30 for officers, 25 for other ranks, although these may be waived for recruits with key skills considered essential for the KSF36 municipalities (novadi, singular - novads) and 7 state cities (valstpilsetu pasvaldibas, singular valstspilsetas pasvaldiba)
municipalities: Adazi, Aizkraukle, Aluksne, Augsdaugava, Balvi, Bauska, Cesis, Dienvidkurzeme, Dobele, Gulbene, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Kekava, Kraslava, Kuldiga, Limbazi, Livani, Ludza, Madona, Marupe, Ogre, Olaine, Preili, Rezekne, Ropazi, Salaspils, Saldus, Saulkrasti, Sigulda, Smiltene, Talsi, Tukums, Valka, Valmiera, Varaklani, Ventspils
cities: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Ventspils
" + "text": "36 municipalities (novadi, singular - novads) and 7 state cities (valstpilsetu pasvaldibas, singular - valstspilsetas pasvaldiba)
municipalities: Adazi, Aizkraukle, Aluksne, Augsdaugava, Balvi, Bauska, Cesis, Dienvidkurzeme, Dobele, Gulbene, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Kekava, Kraslava, Kuldiga, Limbazi, Livani, Ludza, Madona, Marupe, Ogre, Olaine, Preili, Rezekne, Ropazi, Salaspils, Saldus, Saulkrasti, Sigulda, Smiltene, Talsi, Tukums, Valka, Valmiera, Varaklani, Ventspils
cities: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Ventspils
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with traces of socialist legal traditions and practices" @@ -721,18 +721,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A- (2014)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A3 (2015)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A+ (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index b657c01e..bfb33934 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda" + "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional floods, droughts" @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ "text": "-4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda" + "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "60 municipalities (savivaldybe, singular - savivaldybe); Akmene, Alytaus Miestas, Alytus, Anksciai, Birstonas, Birzai, Druskininkai, Elektrenai, Ignalina, Jonava, Joniskis, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kalvarija, Kauno Miestas, Kaunas, Kazlu Rudos, Kedainiai, Kelme, Klaipedos Miestas, Klaipeda, Kretinga, Kupiskis, Lazdijai, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Moletai, Neringa, Pagegiai, Pakruojis, Palangos Miestas, Panevezio Miestas, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Plunge, Prienai, Radviliskis, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Rokiskis, Sakiai, Salcininkai, Siauliu Miestas, Siauliai, Silale, Silute, Sirvintos, Skuodas, Svencionys, Taurage, Telsiai, Trakai, Ukmerge, Utena, Varena, Vilkaviskis, Vilniaus Miestas, Vilnius, Visaginas, Zarasai" + "text": "60 municipalities (savivaldybe, singular - savivaldybe); Akmene, Alytaus Miestas, Alytus, Anksciai, Birstonas, Birzai, Druskininkai, Elektrenai, Ignalina, Jonava, Joniskis, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kalvarija, Kauno Miestas, Kaunas, Kazlu Rudos, Kedainiai, Kelme, Klaipedos Miestas, Klaipeda, Kretinga, Kupiskis, Lazdijai, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Moletai, Neringa, Pagegiai, Pakruojis, Palangos Miestas, Panevezio Miestas, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Plunge, Prienai, Radviliskis, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Rokiskis, Sakiai, Salcininkai, Siauliu Miestas, Siauliai, Silale, Silute, Sirvintos, Skuodas, Svencionys, Taurage, Telsiai, Trakai, Ukmerge, Utena, Varena, Vilkaviskis, Vilniaus Miestas, Vilnius, Visaginas, Zarasai" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court" @@ -737,18 +737,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A3 (2015)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A+ (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 8cde8fec..4102ffd6 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trencin, Trnava, Zilina" + "text": "8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trencin, Trnava, Zilina" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes" @@ -736,18 +736,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A2 (2012)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A+ (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index 592475fc..6499ed98 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz" + "text": "11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law" @@ -593,12 +593,6 @@ "text": "-0.4% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AAA (1996)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 30ec01ed..f21ad881 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 cantons (cantons, singular - canton); Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Mersch, Redange, Remich, Vianden, Wiltz" + "text": "12 cantons; Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Mersch, Redange, Remich, Vianden, Wiltz" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -719,18 +719,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AAA (1994)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (1989)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AAA (1994)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 182311de..7f155f12 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" + "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "landslides" @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" + "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ "note": "note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)
raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni
municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau
autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia
territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)
" + "text": "32 districts (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)
raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni
municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau
autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia
territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" @@ -728,12 +728,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B3 (2010)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "7.6% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 3630f6ca..acdb98d5 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" + "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south and southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes" @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ "text": "-5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" + "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south and southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ "note": "note: Cetinje retains the status of \"Old Royal Capital\"" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "25 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Gusinje, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Petnjica, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Tuzi, Ulcinj, Zabljak, Zeta" + "text": "25 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Gusinje, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Petnjica, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Tuzi, Ulcinj, Zabljak, Zeta" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" @@ -740,15 +740,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B1 (2016)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B+ (2014)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "5.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 3ddccdd8..f38d7692 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "80 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina) and 1 city* (grad); Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Caska, Centar Zupa, Cesinovo-Oblesevo, Cucer Sandevo, Debar, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rostuse, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Skopje*, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vrapciste, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovci. The Greater Skopje area is comprised of 10 municipalities: Aerodrom, Butel, Centar, Chair, Gazi Baba, Gjorce Petrov, Karposh, Kisela Voda, Saraj, and Shuto Orizari." + "text": "80 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina) and 1 city* (grad); Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Caska, Centar Zupa, Cesinovo-Oblesevo, Cucer Sandevo, Debar, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rostuse, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Skopje*, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vrapciste, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovciflooding
volcanism: Mount Scenery (887 m), located on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, last erupted in 1640; Round Hill (601 m), a dormant volcano also known as The Quill, is located on the island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean; these islands are at the northern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends south to Grenada
" @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" + "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ "note": "note: The Hague is the seat of government" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie), 3 public entities* (openbare lichamen, singular - openbaar lichaam (Dutch); entidatnan publiko, singular - entidat publiko (Papiamento)); Bonaire*, Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Saba*, Sint Eustatius*, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)", - "note": "note 1: the Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and populationrockslides, avalanches
volcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano
" @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most Norwegians live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "text": "most people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Agder, Innlandet, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oslo, Rogaland, Romsdal, Troms og Finnmark, Trondelag, Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland, Viken (2024)" + "text": "12 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Agder, Innlandet, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oslo, Rogaland, Romsdal, Troms og Finnmark, Trondelag, Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland, Viken (2024)" }, "Dependent areas": { "text": "Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard (3)" @@ -744,18 +744,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AAA (1995)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (1997)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AAA (1975)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.1% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 10f391b2..42779967 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "16 voivodships [provinces] (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)" + "text": "16 provinces or voivodships (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative, administrative, and other governmental acts; constitutional law rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final" @@ -787,18 +787,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A- (2007)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A2 (2002)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A- (2018)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 5f7bbed2..de9022bd 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu" + "text": "18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts" @@ -737,18 +737,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB (2007)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa3 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.1% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index f6ac0760..e8cc8ee1 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "117 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 28 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)
municipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada
cities: Beograd (Belgrade), Bor, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Prokuplje, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*
", + "text": "117 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 28 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)
municipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada
cities: Beograd (Belgrade), Bor, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Prokuplje, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*
", "note": "note: the northern 37 municipalities and 8 cities -- about 28% of Serbia's area -- compose the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and are indicated with an asterisk" }, "Legal system": { @@ -754,18 +754,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB+ (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2017)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BB+ (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index e934575d..4278c263 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania" + "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and the population distribution is fairly even throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides" @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania" + "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and the population distribution is fairly even throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea" + "text": "41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -791,18 +791,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2011)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa3 (2006)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2014)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.9% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 60e48631..e1d4bebb 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere" + "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense " }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding; earthquakes" @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere" + "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense " }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 12 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)
municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal ob Soci, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Store, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk
urban municipalities: Celje, Koper, Kranj, Krsko, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje
" + "text": "200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 12 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)
municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal ob Soci, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Store, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk
urban municipalities: Celje, Koper, Kranj, Krsko, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -753,18 +753,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A3 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AA- (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 1e52a827..80c21294 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle" + "text": "9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Italian civil law influences" @@ -632,12 +632,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB+ (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0% (2022 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 520c5228..b312cf02 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ "text": "Tagus river source (shared with Portugal [m]) - 1,006 kmperiodic droughts, occasional flooding
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (3,715 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; La Palma (2,426 m), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcano
" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ "text": "4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" + "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia; Aragon; Asturias; Canarias (Canary Islands); Cantabria; Castilla-La Mancha; Castilla-Leon; Cataluña (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia]; Ceuta*; Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community]; Extremadura; Galicia; Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands); La Rioja; Madrid; Melilla*; Murcia; Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre]; Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [Basque Country]", - "note": "note: the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)" + "text": "17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia; Aragon; Asturias; Canarias (Canary Islands); Cantabria; Castilla-La Mancha; Castilla-Leon; Cataluña (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia]; Ceuta*; Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community]; Extremadura; Galicia; Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands); La Rioja; Madrid; Melilla*; Murcia; Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre]; Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [Basque Country]", + "note": "note: Spain administers the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, which are all located along the coast of Morocco; they are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with regional variations" @@ -783,18 +783,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A- (2018)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa1 (2018)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index adcdf187..fd85ad6c 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ "text": "the name in Norwegian means Longyear Town; the site was established by and named after John Munro LONGYEAR, whose Arctic Coal Company began mining operations there in 1906" } }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (territory of Norway)" - }, "Legal system": { "text": "laws of Norway that explicitly apply to Svalbard, including the Svalbard Act, the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, and certain regulations; the Spitsbergen Treaty and the Svalbard Treaty grant certain rights to citizens and corporations of signatory nations" }, @@ -202,6 +199,9 @@ "International organization participation": { "text": "none" }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of Norway)" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of Norway is used" }, diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 08281daa..0575bda1 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "text": "most of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic" @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "text": "most of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland" + "text": "21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law" @@ -738,18 +738,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AAA (2004)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (2002)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AAA (2004)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "1% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 72c715f0..d7c65649 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), (Adriatic Sea) Po (76,997 sq km), (Mediterranean Sea) Rhone (100,543 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" + "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "avalanches, landslides; flash floods" @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ "text": "5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" + "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Genève (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern (Lucerne), Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich", - "note": "note: the canton names are in the official language(s) of the canton with the exception of Geneve and Luzern, where the conventional names (Geneva and Lucerne) have been added in parentheses; 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 cantons only have a half vote" + "text": "26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Genève (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern (Lucerne), Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich", + "note": "note 1: the names listed above are in the canton's official language(s), with conventional names in parenthesesEngland: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*);
two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire
London boroughs and City of London or Greater London: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster
metropolitan districts: Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton
unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset; Bedford; Blackburn with Darwen; Blackpool; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; City of Bristol; Buckinghamshire; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cornwall; Darlington; Derby; Dorset; Durham County*; East Riding of Yorkshire; Halton; Hartlepool; Herefordshire*; Isle of Wight*; Isles of Scilly; City of Kingston upon Hull; Leicester; Luton; Medway; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; North Northamptonshire; North Somerset; Northumberland*; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Reading; Redcar and Cleveland; Rutland; Shropshire; Slough; South Gloucestershire; Southampton; Southend-on-Sea; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Swindon; Telford and Wrekin; Thurrock; Torbay; Warrington; West Berkshire; West Northamptonshire; Wiltshire; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; York
Northern Ireland: 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils;
borough councils: Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim
district councils: Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down
city councils: Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
Scotland: 32 council areas;
council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian
Wales: 22 unitary authorities;
unitary authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham
" + "text": "England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*)
two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire
London boroughs and City of London or Greater London: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster
metropolitan districts: Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton
unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset; Bedford; Blackburn with Darwen; Blackpool; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; City of Bristol; Buckinghamshire; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cornwall; Darlington; Derby; Dorset; Durham County*; East Riding of Yorkshire; Halton; Hartlepool; Herefordshire*; Isle of Wight*; Isles of Scilly; City of Kingston upon Hull; Leicester; Luton; Medway; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; North Northamptonshire; North Somerset; Northumberland*; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Reading; Redcar and Cleveland; Rutland; Shropshire; Slough; South Gloucestershire; Southampton; Southend-on-Sea; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Swindon; Telford and Wrekin; Thurrock; Torbay; Warrington; West Berkshire; West Northamptonshire; Wiltshire; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; York
Northern Ireland: 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils
borough councils: Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim
district councils: Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down
city councils: Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
Scotland: 32 council areas
council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian
Wales: 22 unitary authorities
unitary authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham
" }, "Dependent areas": { "text": "Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands (12)" @@ -752,18 +752,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AA- (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AA (2016)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.6% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index d1eaa2b6..478b6882 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km), Don (458,694 sq km), Dnieper (533,966 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa" + "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa", + "note": "note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the population, particularly in the east" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional floods; occasional droughts" @@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ "text": "36.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa" + "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa", + "note": "note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the population, particularly in the east" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -509,8 +511,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities** (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol), Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro), Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi), Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol**, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Volyn (Lutsk), Zakarpattia (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr", - "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); plans include the eventual renaming of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, but because these names are mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, the change will require a constitutional amendment66 districts (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular);
rayons: Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab
cities: Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax
" + "text": "66 districts (rayonlar; singular - rayon), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular);
rayons: Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab
cities: Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax
" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index bf177fd4..2ee6210f 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan" + "text": "11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -730,15 +730,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B+ (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Ba3 (2019)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "8.5% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 76ac0ee6..d0487037 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, Shamaliyah (Northern)", + "text": "4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, Shamaliyah (Northern)", "note": "note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor" }, "Legal system": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 217a60ee..c26d2283 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)
regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti
city: Tbilisi
autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)", - "note": "note 1: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)
regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti
city: Tbilisi
autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)", + "note": "note 1: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parenthesesfrequent sand and dust storms
volcanism: despite many volcanic formations, there has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar
" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ "text": "6.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since petroleum was discovered in the 1930s; most of the economic activities - and with it the country's population - is concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east, through Riyadh in the interior, to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea" + "text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east through Riyadh in the interior to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "13 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah al Mukarramah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk" + "text": "13 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah al Mukarramah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; commercial disputes handled by special committees" @@ -720,18 +720,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "A (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A1 (2016)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "A- (2016)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2.7% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 1727d022..77683b4f 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ }, "Population distribution": { "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", - "note": "note: the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution" + "note": "note: the recent civil war has altered the population distribution" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust storms, sandstorms
volcanism: Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries
" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ }, "Population distribution": { "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", - "note": "note: the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution" + "note": "note: the recent civil war has altered the population distribution" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab (Aleppo), Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus" + "text": "14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab (Aleppo), Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and Islamic (sharia) law (for family courts)" @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ "text": "prior to the fall of the ASAD regime in December 2024, men 18-42 were obligated to perform military service; compulsory service obligation was up to 30 months; women were not conscripted but could volunteer to serve, including in combat arms (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; UNDOF has about 1,000 personnel (2024)" + "text": "the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; UNDOF has about 1,300 personnel (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 6f3795dc..7e9a9358 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ "text": "Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" + "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest, where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van; landslides; flooding
volcanism: limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier
" @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" + "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest, where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "81 provinces (iller, singular - ili); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna), Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon (Trebizond), Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak" + "text": "81 provinces (iller, singular - ili); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna), Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon (Trebizond), Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on various European systems, notably the Swiss civil code" @@ -763,18 +763,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BB- (2019)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B2 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B+ (2018)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "6.2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index dad4999a..133927c8 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone--between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier--and around Jerusalem" + "text": "the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone -- between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier -- and around Jerusalem" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts" @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone--between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier--and around Jerusalem" + "text": "the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone -- between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier -- and around Jerusalem" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index cb58bdef..6e992211 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "22 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City), 'Amran, Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago), Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz" + "text": "22 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City), 'Amran, Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago), Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index b90b0bf7..3c52df63 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ "text": "Northern Great Plains Aquifer" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" + "text": "vast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
" @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ "text": "5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" + "text": "vast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 859c244b..dcdd47c5 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "5 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq", - "note": "note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base) in northwest Greenland are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly" + "text": "5 municipalities (kommuner, singular - kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq", + "note": "note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base) in northwest Greenland are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km -- about 46% of the island -- makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Denmark's laws apply in some areas, and Greenland's law for the remainder" diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 02c369dd..f7abf048 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "32 states (estados, singular - estado); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Cuidad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas" + "text": "32 states (estados, singular - estado); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Cuidad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -828,18 +828,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa1 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 55e48118..59778d4c 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -372,13 +372,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 2 communes at the second order - Saint Pierre, Miquelon" - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)" + "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 2 communes are considered second-order: Saint Pierre, Miquelon" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" @@ -455,9 +449,6 @@ "Political parties": { "text": "Archipelago Tomorrow (Archipel Domain) or AD (affiliated with The Republicans)tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" + "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prairie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast, particularly around Anchorage, and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -764,18 +764,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "AAA (1994)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Aaa (1949)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "AA+ (2011)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "0.9% (2021 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index d768466c..4c141f7e 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), Tucuman", + "text": "23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), Tucuman", "note": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" }, "Legal system": { diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index ffa8907f..ad34270e 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ "note": "note: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija" + "text": "9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law" diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index bc2dbe2a..750be6c0 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ "text": "Amazon Basin, Guarani Aquifer System, Maranhao Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro" + "text": "the vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south" @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro" + "text": "the vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins" + "text": "26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law", diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 3bd14bdd..b326a5c8 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ } }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" + "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
volcanism: significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" + "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", + "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", "note": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" }, "Legal system": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index b20fd61a..fd1c8699 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ "text": "Amazon Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" + "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
volcanism: Galeras (4,276 m) is one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, having erupted in 2009 and 2010 causing major evacuations; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Nevado del Ruiz (5,321 m), 129 km (80 mi) west of Bogota, erupted in 1985 producing lahars (mudflows) that killed 23,000 people; the volcano last erupted in 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and Purace
" @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ "text": "-2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" + "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada" + "text": "32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 9131d39a..9e03b5bd 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ "text": "Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" + "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
volcanism: volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago
" @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" + "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe" + "text": "24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in ethnic communities" @@ -752,18 +752,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "B- (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Caa3 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "B- (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "7.7% (2023 est.)" @@ -1185,7 +1173,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2022, women made up an estimated 3-4% of the military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military is responsible for preserving Ecuador’s national sovereignty and defending the integrity of the state; it also has some domestic security responsibilities and may complement police operations in maintaining public order if required; the military shares responsibility for border enforcement with the National Police; it participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises and has sent troops on UN peacekeeping missions; the military has defense ties to regional countries, such as Chile, Colombia, and Peru, and security ties with the US have been revived in recent yearsearthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Ubinas (5,672 m), which last erupted in 2009, is the country's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes include El Misti, Huaynaputina, Sabancaya, and Yucamane; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"
" @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated" + "text": "approximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjoining rainforest are sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento), 1 province* (provincia), and 1 constitutional province** (provincia constitucional); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao**, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali" + "text": "24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento), 1 province* (provincia), and 1 constitutional province** (provincia constitucional); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao**, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -765,18 +765,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB+ (2013)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "A3 (2014)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB+ (2013)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "7.2% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/sx.json b/south-america/sx.json index 9e31bd26..1e878e3b 100644 --- a/south-america/sx.json +++ b/south-america/sx.json @@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK apply" }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (administered by the UK, claimed by Argentina)" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (administered by the UK, claimed by Argentina)" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the UK flag in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the islands' coat of arms is centered on the outer half of the flag and has a green shield with a golden lion holding a torch; a fur seal is to the left of the shield and a Macaroni penguin to the right; a reindeer appears above the crest, and below the shield on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land); the lion represents the UK and discovery; the seal, penguin, and reindeer are native to the islands" } diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index b58771da..4174902b 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ "text": "Guarani Aquifer System" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" + "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts" @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" + "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San José, Soriano, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres" + "text": "19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San José, Soriano, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" @@ -790,18 +790,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2013)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa2 (2014)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB (2015)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "5.6% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index b4c25f47..310273c1 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guárico, La Guairá, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia", + "text": "23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guárico, La Guairá, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia", "note": "note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands" }, "Legal system": { @@ -684,18 +684,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "RD (2017)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "WR (2019)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "SD (2017)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "5% (2014 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index eeaeb40e..a7e68aa2 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul" + "text": "34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the Taliban is implementing its own interpretation of Islamic law, which is partially based on the Hanifi school of Islamic jurisprudence and have enforced strict punishments; before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan had a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law
(2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index e14c1122..25662187 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatshel, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang" + "text": "20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatshel, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on Buddhist religious law" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index e89d0c24..1b6bff7f 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" + "text": "a very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
volcanism: Barren Island (354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years
" @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" + "text": "a very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "28 states and 8 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir*, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh*, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal", - "note": "note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi" + "note": "note: the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi, even though it is considered a union territory" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -797,18 +797,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2006)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "Baa3 (2020)" - }, - "Standard & Poors rating": { - "text": "BBB- (2007)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "16% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index 4b721350..5aa7562d 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch" } }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "UPU" - }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, @@ -187,6 +184,9 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, "Flag description": { "text": "white with six blue, wavy, horizontal stripes; the UK flag is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section has a palm tree and yellow crown (the symbols of the territory) centered on the outer half of the flag; the wavy stripes represent the Indian Ocean; although not officially described, the six blue stripes may stand for the six main atolls of the archipelago" }, diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index f08ca3c2..b8c9228e 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu); Addu (Addu City), Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll), Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll), Faadhippolhu, Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll), Fuvammulah, Hahdhunmathi, Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll), Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll), Kolhumadulu, Maale (Male), Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll), Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu), Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu), Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll), Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi), Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)" + "text": "21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu); Addu (Addu City), Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll), Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll), Faadhippolhu, Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll), Fuvammulah, Hahdhunmathi, Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll), Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll), Kolhumadulu, Maale (Male), Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll), Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu), Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu), Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll), Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi), Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters" @@ -701,15 +701,6 @@ }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, - "Credit ratings": { - "Fitch rating": { - "text": "CCC (2020)" - }, - "Moody's rating": { - "text": "B3 (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained." - }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "5.1% (2023 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 1a42c465..cf767b6a 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ "text": "Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low" + "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons" @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ "text": "-4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low" + "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "7 provinces (pradesh, singular - pradesh); Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Sudurpashchim" + "text": "7 provinces (pradesh, singular - pradesh); Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Sudurpashchim" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index f34486d9..ea7f7f37 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ "text": "aquifers are underground layers of water-bearing permeable rock formations; groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well